All Planning articles – Page 7
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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.
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NewsPlans to revamp Suffolk forecourt turned down for second time
Plans to knock down and rebuild a forecourt in Lowestoft have been refused by East Suffolk Council for the second time.
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NewsTraffic concerns see Ascona refused permission to knock down and rebuild forecourt
Proposals put forward by Top 50 Indie Ascona to comprehensively rebuild a forecourt and attached café in mid Wales have been refused by the local authority after highways officials recommended against the plans.
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NewsDeveloper refused permission to turn hand car wash back into petrol station
Plans to reestablish a petrol station on a site currently trading as a hand car wash have been refused by Walsall Council.
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NewsShell to knock down and rebuild Welsh forecourt shop
A Shell-owned filling station in North Wales is to get a new, larger forecourt shop, should the oil major’s plans meet with approval from the local authority.
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NewsAscona plans new holiday park as part of “multi-million” forecourt redevelopment
A filling station acquired by Top 50 Indie Ascona back in 2021 is set to be dramatically updated, with the firm planning to add 14 new holiday lodges and 10 caravan pitches to the site.
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NewsEG On The Move plans knock-down-rebuild of Telford forecourt
Plans to comprehensively redevelop a petrol station in Telford, Shropshire, have been submitted to the local authority by EG On The Move.
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NewsUnderground/overground makeover for Shell Glastonbury forecourt
A Somerset filling station is to get a fresh lease of life after Shell applied for planning permission to install a new canopy and signage.
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NewsHighway Stops’ project to turn forecourt into four-storey block of flats rejected by planners
Plans to demolish an Essex petrol station and construct an apartment complex in its place have been refused by the local authorities.
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NewsPolice station car park reborn as EV charging hub
Some have cited the conversion of former petrol stations into EV hubs as emblematic of recent societal changes, but the conversion of a closed-down police station car park into an EV charging station is arguably no less telling.
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NewsMFG gets permission to upgrade Scottish forecourt
Local authorities have granted MFG permission to carry out improvements to a site in Scotland.
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NewsPlanning Inspectorate rules against another MFG/Wildstone digital advertising sign
A planning appeal lodged by advertising firm Wildstone to install a digital advertising board at an MFG forecourt has been refused by the Planning Inspectorate.
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NewsObjections roll in over Lincolnshire forecourt
A planning application to construct a new petrol station has received a slew of objections from residents, with the local authority warning developers its proposals are “highly unlikely to be supported”.