All Planning articles – Page 9
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NewsEG On The Move’s latest venture unveiled in planning documents
It was only a couple of months ago that EG On The Move opened its 150th filling station, and with the firm targeting a portfolio of 400 forecourts within six years, the regular release of plans for new-to-industry sites is to be expected.
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NewsMFG plans big update for Ayrshire Morrisons forecourt
A planning application to extend a Morrisons forecourt in Troon, South Ayrshire, has been submitted to local authorities by MFG.
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NewsRetrospective plans for launderette on NTS Group site refused
A retrospective planning application for a launderette unit at the NTS Group-owned petrol service station on the Broadway in Little Thurrock, Grays, Essex, has been rejected by Thurrock Council planning officers.
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NewsPlans submitted for new forecourt on the Atlantic Highway in Devon
XL Planning Ltd has submitted plans for a mixed-use commercial development comprising a service station, 22 business units and access from the A39 Lake Roundabout in Tawstock, Barnstaple, Devon.
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NewsCar wash owner applies to convert business into petrol station
The owners of a carwash in Pelsall, a village to the north of Walsall, West Midlands, have submitted a planning application to convert their existing business into a petrol station, which the site previously played host to.
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NewsAbandoned Hertfordshire petrol station could return as modern forecourt
Plans have been submitted to bring a disused filling station back to the sector. The White Horse Service Station in Baldock, Herts, ceased selling fuel between 2010 and 2015 based on historic map imagery.
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NewsMFG gets permission to substantially upgrade Suffolk forecourt
East Suffolk Council has granted planning permission for MFG to significantly update a BP filling station in Martlesham, a village to the east of Ipswich.
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NewsMFG applies to expand West Midlands forecourt
MFG has applied for planning permission to extend a Morrisons forecourt it operates in Coventry, West Midlands. If approved, the development will involve almost tripling the square footage of the site’s shop, and installing a four-bay jet-wash facility.
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NewsPlanning granted on appeal for forecourt digital advertising board
Plans to erect a 1.4m by 2.4m high digital advertising board by an MFG Esso forecourt in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, have been approved after initially being declined by the local authority over concerns the billboard would distract drivers.
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WhitepapersWhy compliance is your untapped growth driver
Having evolved into multi-service retail destinations, forecourts now grapple with myriad regulatory demands. Discover how investment in streamlining this complexity can give operators a competitive advantage.
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NewsPlans submitted to add hand car wash to Wiltshire forecourt
Proposals to install a hand car wash at a filling station in Royal Wootton Basset, Wilts, have been submitted to the local authority.
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NewsPlans for new A303 services met with local opposition
Proposals by Welcome Break to construct a new services on the A303 to the north-west of Yeovil are facing complaints that the development would negatively impact a nearby independent picnic area and café.
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NewsShell starts knockdown rebuild of Playing Place site
Work has begun on a knockdown rebuild of Shell Playing Place on the A39 near Truro.
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NewsHand car wash planned for Leeds pub car park
Proposals to use the car park of a defunct pub have been submitted to Leeds City Council.
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NewsNew-to-industry Lake District forecourt gets go-ahead despite objections
A small village in the Lake District is soon to feature a petrol station after planners gave the go-ahead, despite a number of objections from residents.
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NewsMFG withdraws application to install five-metre EV charging pole sign
A planning application to install a five-metre-high illuminated pole sign advertising EV charging at an MFG forecourt in Bury St Edmunds has been withdrawn, despite local authorities raising no objections.
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NewsSafety concerns see West Midlands hand car wash close
A hand car wash that was operating without planning consent has been forced to close after the local authority refused a retrospective application for the business to operate.
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NewsCouncil raises concerns new M4 services would increase car use
Proposals to construct a new motorway services area (MSA) on the M4 by J37 have prompted the local council to warn that the plans would increase car use, and so be in contravention of the authority’s Local Development Plan.
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NewsTroublesome tanks and a bothersome bungalow: fresh plans for knock-down rebuild
Fresh plans to knock down and rebuild a filling station in Lowestoft, Norfolk, have been submitted after the developer’s first planning application was refused in September last year.
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NewsMFG Morrisons site faces planning battle over jet washes
Proposals to install three new jet wash bays at a Wiltshire forecourt by MFG are running into difficulties after a series of complaints about the plans by neighbours.