Redevelopment planned for former filling station site
A FORMER petrol station site close to the Wombwell boundary with Rotherham could be redeveloped with a parade of three shops and electric vehicle charging points.
Since the filling station closed, the site on the junction of Brampton Road and Dove Road has been used as a car wash and tyre-fitters, along with a car sales pitch and barber’s shop.
Around 20 years ago a planning application was approved which could have seen 23 apartments built on the site, though the development never progressed.
Since then, the filling station was renovated, including a shop and the current application states that “sets a strong precedent for the current proposal”.
The plans are for one larger and two smaller units - with the anticipation a convenience store could occupy the biggest, with take-away food outlets taking up the remaining two.
Outside, there would be parking spaces for 36 vehicles and charging points for six electric vehicles. There would also be facilities for leaving bicycles parked.
Access would be from Brampton Road, with a one-way system on-site for traffic.
It is also anticipated that a postal locker, now widely used for online shopping, would also be installed.
As part of the application, the availability of suitable existing buildings was examined by the applicant.
Vacant shops in Wombwell centre were deemed unsuitable, with free units at Cortonwood retail park regarded as oversized for the proposed scale of development.
A shopping parade in Brampton Bierlow had no free units.
If approved, it was expected businesses occupying the site would create new jobs within the community, application papers state.
A decision whether to approve will be made later by Barnsley Council.