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Search the Public Notice PortalA PLAN has been submitted to redevelop a Somerset site at a major A303 junction, including knocking down the existing buildings and car wash.
JMS Planning, for Motor Fuel Group Limited, has asked Somerset Council to approve the revamp of Podimore Service Station on Podimore Road.
The scheme would clear the site, including the demolition of the shop, storage building, car wash, forecourt and underground tanks, then build a new sales building and forecourt for cars.
It also includes new pumps and a canopy, new underground tanks, HGV fuelling, jet-wash bays, parking and landscaping.
According to the planning documentation, the scheme would provide enhanced roadside service for both domestic vehicles and HGVs.
Plans include parking and refuelling, upgraded fuel systems to meet environmental standards, an electric vehicle charging (EVC) hub for eight vehicles, a bigger shop and accessible toilets.
The site is by Podimore roundabout, a major A303 junction where the A303 meets the A37 and A372.
It sits in an established roadside cluster with a Travelodge and food outlets, including Burger King and Greggs, alongside the service station in the application.
As well as the new shop and customer toilets, the plans include snacks and drinks plus food-to-go concessions with seating.
According to the planning statement, the proposed design is ‘modern’ and ‘practical’ and designed to ‘meet the needs of the users whilst also respecting the character of the wider site’.
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The statement said: “The proposed development comprises the redevelopment of an existing service station to better meet the needs of modern motorists.
“The proposal is a high-quality, functional design, whilst respecting the site boundaries and adjacent roadside occupiers.”
It added: “The proposal responds positively to the site’s opportunities and constraints, and consideration has been given to layout, scale, landscaping and appearance.
“Access to and within the site has been carefully reviewed.”
Motor Fuel Group, described by the company as the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator, has been expanding sites in Somerset with new fuel, convenience and EV-charging facilities.
MFG has said its newer forecourts are designed to combine traditional fuel with EV charging and “food-to-go” style convenience offers in one place.
The view or comment on the application, visit the Somerset Council Planning Portal online, using the reference 25/02979/FUL.
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