Greggs to open 24-hour ‘pod bakery’
Greggs has been granted permission to open a 24-hour ‘pod bakery’ at a motorway service station.
Wakefield Council has given go-ahead for the company to open the outlet at Welcome Break services, on the A1 southbound at Darrington.
The scheme includes replacing an office building with the new unit as part of plans to modernise the services.
A new planning statement submitted by the company said: “The proposal intends to improve facilities for motorists using the site.
“The food and beverage offer within the services are not in accordance with contemporary expectations of motorists.
“The site as existing is occupied by an office building which is tired in appearance, provides no service to users of the services nor a beneficial quality to the operator.
“The proposed building will be of a high-quality appearance.”
The company said the new single-storey facility would be “only marginally of greater height” than the structure is would replace.
The statement added: “Overall, it is considered that the proposal represents a sustainable and appropriate design, which relates directly to the site’s permitted use and to its physical, social and environmental context reflecting the requirements of national and local planning policy.”
Approving the scheme, an officer’s report said: “Whilst the planning history of the site is noted, following changes to the national planning policy framework, it is considered that the development proposed would be appropriate in this greenbelt location."
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