A new petrol station and convenience store has been given the go-ahead for a junction linking three A-roads in East Yorkshire.
Work on the site at Killingwoldgraves roundabout, between Beverley and Bishop Burton, will start in the summer after the Planning Inspectorate overturned the local authority’s refusal.
Lincoln-based Lindum Group will bring it forward.
Development manager Matthew Carter said the scheme would serve an identified need for roadside facilities west of the market town.
“We are really pleased to have finally secured planning permission for this development, which will create jobs, provide a boost for the local economy and meet the needs of motorists using this busy junction,” he said.
“We anticipate that construction work will begin within six months and we will be working with local suppliers and subcontractors to deliver the building.
“Alongside the filling station, the retail element will serve food, drinks and essential supplies. There will also be space for one EV charging point.”
The development site is at the junction of the A1174, the A1079, the A1035 and Killingwoldgraves Lane, just beyond Beverley Westwood.
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Planning inspector Matthew Birkinshaw agreed with Lindum’s view that the proposal would respect the intrinsic landscape character of the surrounding area.
He also agreed the proposal would not undermine the viability of local shops, which serve a different market and are more conveniently located for nearby residents, while the development would primarily serve passing motorists.
Lindum, which is behind an expansion of nearby Bishop Burton College, was represented at the appeal by Alison Ogley from Walker Morris.
She said: “This is a great outcome; the team worked collaboratively to present a robust case, successfully demonstrating that development would not have the negative effects the local planning authority claimed.
“This development will now be able to proceed as planned, providing a timely boost to the local economy and serving a need for a new, modern, petrol filling station in this location.”
It comes as plans have been lodged for a by EG Group, also off the A1174.
East Riding Council declined to comment on the outcome.