Altered plans for JLR showroom and petrol station
Altered plans have been submitted for a new petrol station and JLR showroom in Shrewsbury to adapt to concerns from Highways England and ecologists.
Plans have been submitted for the multi-million pound development which would bring a Jaguar Land Rover showroom, petrol station and drive-through coffee shop to land near to Thieves Lane.
But ecologists and Highways England have expressed concerns about the plans and now an amended scheme has been submitted.
The new plans have reduced footprints for the JLR buildings, which have also been re-positioned further away from the road.
The development, which would also include a workshop and office park, would create dozens of jobs.
Two planning applications have been submitted to Shropshire Council for the development next to Shrewsbury Business Park.
MDG Architects has submitted plans on behalf of Hatfields Jaguar Land Rover for the £9 million investment.
The JLR development would see 104 full-time employees on site, 74 of whom will be existing employees.
Meanwhile PWA Planning, on behalf of Monte Blackburn Ltd, has submitted a hybrid application seeking full planning permission for the petrol station, drive-through coffee shop, a new access, parking and landscaping, and outline permission for a new office park.
The development would create 15 full-time jobs and 30 part-time jobs.
The site is in the Emstrey area of Shrewsbury and lies between the A5 and the B4380 Thieves Lane.
It forms part of an area designated by Shropshire Council’s Site Allocations and Management of Development Plan (SAMDev) as Shrewsbury Business Park Phase 3, an extension to the existing business park.
Until recently, the site was farmland.
