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Oct 2023
Plan to create 200 HGV parking bays at Wetherby Services
Plans have been submitted to expand Wetherby Services to create 200 new heavy goods vehicle parking spaces.
Rapleys LLP which has tabled a screening application on behalf of services operator Moto Hospitality Ltd for the site off junction 46 of the A1(M).
It would see the site expand to create 200 HGV parking spaces, while the current HGV parking facilities would be replaced with 118 electric vehicle charging bays.
In documents submitted to the council, the developer said the extension was required to meet demand at the services.
It said:
The planned layout for the parking spaces at Wetherby Services.
It added that its plan to include 118 electric vehicle charging spaces would align with Moto’s strategy to increase infrastructure at its sites.
The document said:
The move comes as Gridserve, a sustainable energy firm in Kirk Deighton, also applied to North Yorkshire Council to install 12 charging bays within the existing services car park.
North Yorkshire Council will make a decision on both proposals at a later date.
Read more:
- Contractor sought for £3m electric vehicle charging rollout in North Yorkshire
- Knaresborough traders set to escalate electric vehicle parking row
- Plans to install 12 electric vehicle charging points at Wetherby Services
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