Approval has been granted for a new Applegreen motorway plaza in Ballinasloe.<\/p>\n
It’s described as an electric vehicle hub & service station, on a site just off Junction 15.<\/p>\n
There’s an existing small Applegreen station on the R446 heading into Ballinasloe, and this will be decommissioned and most elements demolished.<\/p>\n
Its nearby replacement off Garbally roundabout would be a full service station comparable to the other motorway offerings.<\/p>\n
It’ll include a shop with off license, two restaurants, coffee dock, car wash and toilets, as well as a drive-thru, outdoor picnic space, play spaces and driver exercise area.<\/p>\n
A core part of the plans is a new electric vehicle charging hub for 36 vehicles, as well as 4 spaces for electric heavy goods vehicles.<\/p>\n
There’ll be a new vehicle entrance off Garbally roundabout, and also included in the project is a dedicated active travel route along the northern boundary of the site.<\/p>\n
County planners have approved the project with 15 routine conditions attached.<\/p>\n
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