Service station plans approved after rejection
Globe Consultants LtdPlans for a lorry park with two drive-thru restaurants off the M180 have been approved after they were previously rejected.
North Lincolnshire Council turned down plans for the land at Barnetby Top last year due to concerns over traffic at the interchange and drainage.
Applicants Lindum Group Limited and Brocklesby Estate appealed, and planning inspector Graham Wraight has ruled the development can go ahead and the council's position was "not defensible".
Outline permission has been granted for the site to include up to 200 parking bays, an amenity building, a fuel filling station, an electric vehicle forecourt and two drive-thru restaurants.
The development is expected to represent an investment of about £11m, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service,
'Ideal position'
Mr Wraight states in his appeal verdict that the applicant "provided a detailed assessment" on surface water drainage and how it could be addressed.
Subject to planning conditions, neither the Environment Agency nor Anglian Water objected.
More than 60 individual comments had been made on the application, most objecting for reasons such as highway safety and traffic congestion.
The appeal verdict stated there was "a clear need for the proposal and the services it would provide".
It stated it was "an ideal position for such a facility to be located" and the benefits outweighed the conflict with the development plan. These include a "substantial benefit" economically.
It has been estimated the lorry park development will create up to 200 full-time equivalent jobs in total, including those associated with its construction.
Once up and running, it is anticipated to support between 58 and 75 FTE jobs.
The outline permission has more than 30 conditions attached to it, including undergoing a litter management plan, and completing a detailed design of necessary roadworks at J5 of the M180 and a construction traffic management plan before any work starts on the development.
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