All Planning articles – Page 2
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NewsMFG gets green light for Haverfordwest Morrisons extension
MFG has been given the green light to extend its Haverfordwest Morrisons forecourt site.
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NewsNew filling station planned for £30m Shropshire business park
An outline planning application has been submitted to Shropshire Council to construct a new £30m business park complete with petrol station, kiosk shop and EV charging.
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NewsWokingham forecourt up for auction
A former petrol station near Wokingham, Berkshire, currently operating as a hand car wash and café, is coming up for auction with a guide of £800,000.
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NewsLocal council investigates “fiercely” bright lights at EG On The Move forecourt
A Shropshire council is considering whether to issue a planning enforcement notice to EG On The Move over concerns one of its forecourts has been kitted out with “very fierce” lights.
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NewsRapleys appointed to sell Recharge One’s plot for flagship Buriton Site
Rapleys has been appointed to sell destination charging firm, Recharge One’s land for a flagship site at Buriton, near Petersfield in Hampshire.
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NewsEG On The Move seeks planning permission for Popeyes drive-thru
EG On The Move has submitted planning permission to Pendle Council to add a Popeyes drive-thru restaurant to its Greenfield Road, Colne site.
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NewsWelcome Break secures “landmark” 75-year lease extension for eight motorway services
Motorway services operator Welcome Break has renegotiated the leases on eight of its sites, securing their continued operation for the next 75 years, a move the firm says will allow it to “continue to make significant further investments” in the services.
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NewsShell twice tweaks upgrade plans for Warwick forecourt
Oil major Shell must be hoping the third time’s a charm after it submitted a trio of applications to Warwick District Council regarding the proposed renovation of a filling station in the town.
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NewsConcerns loom over derelict forecourt’s underground tanks
Authorities have twice visited an abandoned petrol station following complaints from nearby residents over the state of the site’s underground tanks.
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NewsCouncil meeting could see Guy White’s long-running expansion quandary resolved
Forecourt operator Guy White could soon find out if his expansion plans, working alongside Aldi, will be going ahead, after the local authority called an “extraordinary meeting” for October 13 to move the matter forwards.
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NewsBanks back petrol cars as they end 2035 repayment requirements for forecourt finance
Banks are indicating a renewed confidence in the forecourt sector, with financiers no longer requiring loans and mortgages issued against petrol stations to be repaid by 2035 – the date by which sales of new petrol and diesel cars are set to be banned.
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NewsLidl to replace East London Jet forecourt with new supermarket
Hackney Council has granted Lidl planning permission to demolish a filling station in East London and replace it with a new supermarket.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Brookfield Group wins planning permission after 2023 refusal
Revised plans for a petrol station and drive-thru restaurant have met with approval from Newcastle City Council after proposals to develop the site – described as “a single featureless agricultural field” – were rejected by the authority in 2023.
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NewsAscona looks to extend Peak District forecourt to offer bakery
Top 50 Indie Ascona has submitted a planning application to grow a filling station in the Peak District, intending to convert a building previously used as a garage workshop into a bakery.
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News“Unsafe and disordered” trunk-road services set for total redesign
A trunk-road services in West Sussex that is in “fundamental need” of highways improvement is set to be comprehensively redeveloped following the submission of a planning application to the local authority.
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NewsMFG gains permission to add car wash to Bolton forecourt despite neighbour objections
Bolton Council has granted permission for MFG to install three jet wash bays and an associated plant room at a Morrisons forecourt in the north-east of the Greater Manchester town, despite a number of objections having been raised against the proposals.
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NewsNew EG On The Move forecourt opens in Newcastle
A new-to-sector filling station has been opened by EG On The Move in Newcastle as the firm continues to expand.
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NewsPlans for two London tower blocks on Jet site show the sky’s the limit for forecourt redevelopment
The forecourt sector may be bullish at present, but developers seeking to repurpose land occupied by filling stations are proving the asset class’s potential is almost limitless, with plans to demolish a Jet site in central London and construct two high-rise tower blocks in its place getting the go-ahead this summer.
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NewsForecourts that have been closed for 20+ years being reopened as demand for sites outstrips supply
Competition for forecourt acquisitions and lengthy, complex planning processes are seeing operators reopening filling stations that have been closed for decades, according to industry experts.
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NewsPlans submitted to turn hand car wash into EV charging station
A planning application has been submitted to Peterborough City Council to construct an EV charging station on land currently occupied by a hand car wash.