A PETROL station looks set to be built on the new A12 junction north of Colchester.
BP Oil UK has applied for permission to develop the planned filling station next to the junction currently being built in Mile End, giving northbound traffic a new way of getting into the town.
The garage would have a forecourt with a canopy, shop, plus lorry refuelling and car washing facilities.
Colchester Council’s planning committee is being recommended to approve the scheme at its meeting on Thursday. Five letters of objection have been sent to the council, arguing the plan would increase noise disruption, light pollution andhealth hazards from exhaust fumes.
Objectors also raised concerns about the 24-hour nature of the operation, and possible risks posed by underground fuel storage.
Myland Parish Council raised the issue of light pollution and suggested special lights should be used which could be dimmed at night.
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