A fuel station on the border between Earley and Woodley is set for changes to improve the experience for drivers.
Shepherd's Hill is one of the main junctions of the A4, connecting Reading to Maidenhead, and also linking Pitts Lane in Earley with Reading Road in Woodley.
As well as the Shepherds House pub, Majestic Wine, Wenzels Bakery and a Marks & Spencer (M&S) Food Hall, the junction also has an M&S fuel station, which is officially known as the Sonning Cutting Filling Station.
The company Chargemaster Ltd has applied to increase charging capacity for drivers with electric vehicles (EVs) at the fuel station.
The project involves the installation of three new EV chargers to serve a total of six vehicle spaces, which will replace two existing EV charging bays and the infrastructure that will be removed.
This would also involve removing an existing car wash, support infrastructure, two storage buildings and hardstanding.
Therefore, customers would lose an automatic car wash but gain access to more EV charging capacity and two jet car wash bays.
The changes have been submitted in a planning application to Wokingham Borough Council.
Justifying the project, a planning agent from Bowman Riley argued that it meets the council's goals by “modernising existing infrastructure, supporting low-emission transport and ensuring the continued viability of an established roadside facility.”
They also stated it would “facilitate investment in an existing business, improve infrastructure for low-emission vehicles, and make efficient use of previously developed land.”
You can view the application by typing reference 260798 into the council's planning portal.
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