Planning precedent report

Construction of a 6 pump (12 stand) petrol station incorporating a single storey service station shop (and associated signage) with a gross floor area of c.92sq.m, an automatic car wash/jet wash with ancillary plant, a forecourt canopy (covers c.420sq.m and 5.8m in height) and associated signage; underground storage tanks, a tanker fill point, circulation areas, 2 internally illuminated double-sided totem signs (5.8m x 1.91m) with a total advertising area of 22.15sq.m per sign, access from and egress onto the realigned internal link road permitted under Reg. Ref. No. SD12A/0014, ancillary site boundary and landscaping works and all associated site development works.

The proposed development will consist of: 1. Automatic car wash with water recycling system & payment terminal and 2. Associated revisions to existing knee-high timber fence, landscaped area and all associated site development works including drainage infrastructure, landscaping and line marking.

A new unmanned service station development consisting of construction of new petrol filling station forecourt with 4 dispensers, 2 underground fuel storage tanks with canopy structure (covering c. 235sq.m and 6.2m in height) with associated signage; Widen existing site entrance to the north-east of the site and creation of new egress location onto the Fonthill Road along the northern boundary to allow one-way internal road network incorporating new pedestrian crossing over existing footpath at site egress location; Automatic brush car wash and adjoining jet car wash with water recycling system; Single storey services building structure comprising of a car wash plant room and comms room area (gross floor area 16.3sq.m.); 4 electric charging bays, each comprising of a parking space and electric vehicle charging unit and associated signage; 3-room ESB substation to cater for EV charging infrastructure (gross floor area 38.3sq.m.); Air/Water services area with 2 car parking spaces; 2 internally illuminated double-sided totem signs, 1 at site entrance (4m high x 1.91m wide) with advertising area 15.3sq.m and 1 adjacent the new site egress location (5.8m high x 1.91m wide) with advertising area 22.16sq.m; All other associated underground and overground infrastructure, drainage, lighting, CCTV unmanned systems, landscaping and site development works.

(i) Construction of a sheltered canopy (c.55sq.m) in the existing car park for the purpose of providing 2 dedicated 'Click and Collect' spaces for the existing Tesco store and (ii) ancillary signage and all associated site development works.

1 free standing, double sided illuminated sign of 7.12m x 2.176m finished in timber cladding at the northern car park entrance.

The development will consist of change of use of the existing vacant ground floor retail unit 1B to a new medical centre, comprising 3 No. consultation rooms, reception and waiting area, canteen and WC facilities and to include alterations of existing double doors on North Elevation to 2 No. single doors.