All Planning articles – Page 2
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NewsBad news for Roadchef as Moto intervention sees planning permission overturned
The small world of UK motorway services operators has been racked with drama after the High Court overturned planning permission that had been granted to Roadchef for a new MSA following an intervention from rival firm Moto.
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NewsDevelopers make third attempt to get EV charging station through planning
First, there was the council’s initial refusal; next came an unsuccessful appeal to the government’s Planning Inspectorate. Now, developers have lodged a fresh planning application in the hope of building a 31-bay EV charging hub and drive-thru restaurant on the A34 south of Stoke.
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NewsEG On The Move involved in new £20m roadside services project
Top 50 Indie EG On The Move has been named as the forecourt operator providing refuelling services at a new £20m development on the A90 trunk road in Perthshire, Scotland.
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NewsEsso seeks to upgrade Warrington forecourt
Oil major Esso is seeking planning permission to upgrade the forecourt hardware of a filling station in Warrington, Cheshire.
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NewsShell to knock down and rebuild Glasgow forecourt
Shell has been granted planning permission to demolish and reconstruct a filling station in Erskine, a commuter town seven miles to the west of Glasgow.
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NewsUnderground gas pipeline fears see authorities recommend forecourt not be built
Plans to construct a new-to-sector filling station on the Norfolk coast are hanging in the balance after the Health and Safety Executive recommended the project not go ahead due to an underground gas pipeline in the vicinity.
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NewsPeterborough forecourt set for knock-down rebuild
A planning application has been submitted to Peterborough City Council seeking permission to demolish and reconstruct a BP filling station.
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NewsMFG granted permission to add eight EV and five jet-wash bays to Norfolk forecourt
South Norfolk District Council has granted MFG permission to upgrade a Morrisons forecourt in Diss, south Norfolk, adding valeting and charging facilities, amongst other improvements.
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NewsIonity partners with Hubber to build new central Birmingham charging hub
Chargepoint provider Ionity has opened what it terms its “most urban UK charging site” to date, with project being undertaken in partnership with Hubber, which was set up by three former Tesla execs.
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NewsRoadside Real Estate plans knockdown rebuild of former Sainsbury’s forecourt
Just weeks after revealing it has “big aspirations” to become a serious player in the forecourt business, Roadside Real Estate has applied for planning permission to knock down and rebuild a former Sainsbury’s filling station in Coventry.
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NewsTesco plans to turn disused filling station into convenience store without forecourt
Planning officers have recommended New Forest District Council give Tesco the go-ahead to turn a defunct forecourt into a convenience store with 2,100sq ft of retail space, despite hundreds of objections from residents.
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NewsRemote community launches £500k fundraiser to reinstate village filling station
Rural petrol stations are often said to serve as hubs for the community as much as they are motorist pit-stops, and residents of a remote Scottish village are proving this point after beginning a £500,000 fundraiser to replace a forecourt and village shop that closed last year.
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NewsPlanning error sees developer refused permission to reinstate forecourt
Plans to reinstate a former petrol station that currently trades as a used-car dealership have been turned down by a local council after the applicant used the wrong route to seek permission.
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NewsMFG plans to triple size of forecourt shop with Pret addition
A planning application has been submitted by MFG seeking permission to extend the shop at a forecourt in Norwich, with the proposed build set to almost triple the amount of retail space on offer.
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NewsCouncil hit with hefty legal bill after trying to stop Gridserve EV charging hub
Planning applications can be expensive undertakings, but one local authority has been hit with unexpected costs after the Planning Inspectorate ruled not only that a Gridserve EV hub should have been given the go-ahead, but that Hartlepool Borough Council must pay the chargepoint operator’s legal fees.
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NewsPlanning refusal sees MFG slim down forecourt redevelopment proposals
MFG has submitted a slimmed-down planning application to redevelop a Nottinghamshire forecourt after road-safety and flood-risk concerns saw the local authority refuse the firm permission to carry out a knock-down rebuild of the site’s shop last year.
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NewsEG On The Move wins controversial bid to replace “eyesore” car dealership with new forecourt
Wyre Forest District Council’s planning committee has unanimously granted permission for EG On The Move to knock down a defunct car dealership described as “a redundant eyesore”, and construct a new 24-hour filling station in its place.
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NewsYo-yo planning process sees forecourt application reintroduced
Developers looking to construct a new employment hub on the Isle of Sheppey have reintroduced a filling station to their plans, having initially proposed a forecourt, before previously deciding against it.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON PROPERTY: The art of the deal
Neil Findlay is a man who spends much of his working life in a car. That’s because he is the acquisitions director at EG On The Move, and he says if you don’t ride the roads, you’re not going to identify the opportunities. Forecourt Trader caught up with him, as well as other property experts, on a rare occasion he was at his desk.
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NewsPark Garage Group follows MFG into partnership with digital ad firm Wildstone
Hot on the heels of a deal to upgrade advertising boards throughout MFG’s portfolio, outdoor media company Wildstone is partnering with Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group to install digital ad boards across at least three forecourts in the firm’s estate.