All Planning articles – Page 6
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NewsEV chargepoints get boost with removal of planning red tape
The push for electrification continues apace in Whitehall, as the Department for Transport announced a loosening of the planning processes required for EV chargepoint installations.
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NewsAnother digital advertising board denied planning permission
An application to install a digital advertising board at a petrol station has been turned down, this time over concerns the sign could distract passing motorists.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Grove Retail gets go ahead for forecourt extension
A filling station in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, owned by Grove Retail, will be expanded to offer EV charging and jet-wash facilities after local councillors granted planning permission.
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NewsCOMMENT: The M62 motorway services saga is emblematic of the madness of our planning laws
Speak to anyone attempting a major commercial building project and they will tell you that planning laws and processes in the UK are complex; talk to someone involved in the development M62 Birchwood services and you may well be met with a heavy sigh.
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NewsMFG Hertfordshire forecourt set for significant upgrades
Planning consent is being sought to implement a range of upgrades at an Esso liveried forecourt in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.
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NewsPlanning permission granted for improvements at North Ayrshire forecourt
Developers have been given the go-ahead to implement a host of upgrades to a filling station in Fairlie, North Ayrshire.
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NewsNewport used-car lot could be reinstated as petrol station
As metaphors for the industry go, a petrol station changing into a car showroom many years ago, only for a 2025 planning application to seek to turn it back into a PFS, is pretty apt.
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NewsNew EG On The Move site opens following years of planning difficulties
The rise of EG On The Move continues apace, with the firm opening a new forecourt in Stone, Staffordshire, following years of planning difficulties.
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NewsSomerset forecourt looks to install trio of jet wash bays
A planning application has been submitted to Somerset Council for the installation of three jet wash bays at a Taunton forecourt.
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NewsEG On The Move plans new Powys forecourt
Plans for a new filling station, complete with EV charging and a drive-through Starbucks, have been submitted for a site in Newtown, Powys, by EG On The Move.
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NewsSafety concerns raised over plans for roundabout petrol station
Developers seeking to build a new petrol station just off a roundabout on the Isle of Sheppey have been told a pedestrian crossing will likely be needed to provide access to the forecourt, while one local resident branded access plans for the site “downright dangerous”.
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NewsDevelopers appeal to Planning Inspectorate over forecourt digital advertising billboard
An application to install a six metre wide digital advertising billboard by a petrol station, initially refused by the local council, has seen developers appeal to the Planning Inspectorate in an attempt to get the screen allowed.
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NewsWest Midlands to get 10,000 new EV chargers following DfT investment
A further 10,000 new chargepoints for electric vehicles will be installed across the West Midlands after funds were secured from central government for EV infrastructure improvements.
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NewsMFG gets planning approval for new Dorset EV charging hub
MFG, which operates over 1,200 forecourts across the UK, has secured planning permission to add eight new EV charging bays to a Dorset filling station.
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NewsPlanning permission for pair of petrol stations in Norfolk refused
Plans to construct two new petrol stations either side of the A47 trunk road in Dereham, Norfolk, have been refused after the local authority deemed they would “cause significant harm to the character and openness of the landscape”.
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NewsAmbitious plans for new Middlesbrough EG On The Move forecourt revealed
A plot of land in Teesside, Middlesbrough, that has been vacant for two decades could be revitalised following the submission of plans for a new 24-hour petrol station, plus a drive-through coffee shop, EV charging and parking for 46 cars.
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NewsEG On The Move secures forecourt plot for £3.6m
The ground lease on a forecourt in Huyton, Merseyside, has been bought for £3.6m by EG On The Move.
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NewsChargepoint firm invests £900k in new ultra-rapid hub
A new EV charging hub with six ultra-rapid points is set to be installed at a Greater Manchester retail park following a £892,000 investment by chargepoint network Be.EV.
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NewsEV chargers hit 100,000 milestone amid claims of “declining” petrol station numbers
Source: Getty Images EV charger numbers are, petrol stations down, says Octopus There are now 100,000 public EV chargepoints across 34,200 locations in the UK, growth that is in “stark contrast” to “declining” numbers of petrol stations, according to an energy supplier. Octopus Energy says a new ...
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NewsCostco forecourt gets go-ahead despite traffic concerns
A new filling station development by Costco has been approved by planners despite concerns from a local council that it would increase traffic volumes too much at a busy retail park.