A new service station on the M5?
On Thursday's show we are taking a futuristic trip along the M5. Will we have a new service station between junctions 11a and 12 or not?
In exactly two months it goes before the planning committee. The voices for and against are growing ever louder. Have a listen to the debate and let me know what you think.
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Thursday Update (April 15th)
Martin in Gloucester says the services would be better at Junction12. Then it wouldn't ruin the countryside and they could improve the slip roads on to and off the motorway.
Scott from Stroud says the county set aside land at junction 11A a long time ago. He believes this would be the best place for it as it catches the A417 and M4 traffic and wouldn't ruin a green site.
Nick in Uckington says Westmorland and Gloucestershire Gateway limited should only get permission to build a services if they pay for junction 10 to be accessible both ways.
Basil in Minsterworth can't see the harm in a new services, he feels they're needed as much as a rest as for food.
Kay in Gloucester says the need for services hasn't been proved. She is against anything being built in the countryside.
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Comment number 1.
At 14th Apr 2010, need a wet flannel wrote:Well, I navigated the 91Èȱ¬ registration process, call for wet flannel no1. but NOooooo, filled a bath and soaked the necessary towel to apply to furrowed brow whilst loading the planning application for the M5 services, Tis a whopper. Decided to listen in tomorrow to hear what it looks like etc - in need of a lie down.
Good luck from a Gloucester not in my backyard-digan in the making
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Comment number 2.
At 14th Apr 2010, Mike Lowe wrote:Why not? Hundreds of thousands of people pass through Gloucestershire on the M5 every day. Let's earn some money from them, creating new jobs in the process.
And given the nature of the site, I can't see any real planning issues. Bring it on.
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Comment number 3.
At 15th Apr 2010, Nigel wrote:Listening to the programme this morning, it struck me that most of the people who were against this sounded like they didn't need the employment this will bring...
There's no reason why a service station needs to be an eyesore. As long as the planners keep a tight rein on the developers and make sure that the buildings compliment the area, I think it's a good idea.
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Comment number 4.
At 15th Apr 2010, Siddington Sid wrote:The Tebay services in Cumbria are probably the best in the country, so if Westmorland can build something of similar quality in Gloucestershire, then it's worth having.
There's a farm shop (at Tebay) on the northbound side which can be accessed from off the motorway, which effectively means there's an additional junction on the M6 northbound. I suspect it can also be accessed from the southbound side as well.
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