PLAN FOR NEW SERVICE STATION, HOTEL AND ROUNDABOUT OFF A31 AT HENBURY

PLANS for a new eco-friendly service station and hotel on a 12-acre site near Sturminster Marshall have been submitted.
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The scheme, submitted on behalf of MB Wilkes Ltd, would see the services, including a battery storage facility, built on land at Hanbury Green off the A31, also serving the A35 and A350.

The scheme would create a new roundabout to the A31 and the Henbury Farm Industrial Estate.

Potentially featuring hydrogen fuel services, as well as electric chargers and a traditional filling station, the plans also outline proposals to create a ‘wetland and woodland habitat’.  The application says the services could cater for around 50 electric vehicle charging points, as well as a hydrogen charging facility and petrol and diesel fuelling.

Parking would also be created for an additional 50 other vehcles, plus 30 for cars towing trailers or caravans, motorhomes and coaches.

The site would also boast an amenities building, business centre and a hotel with between 50 and 100 beds.

Proposal opposed by Purbeck & Poole Group of CPRE.