Motor Fuel Group has secured planning permission to increase the height of the canopy at its petrol station in Auchinleck, East Ayrshire.
The owners of the Jet service station on Main Street, which has a Londis-branded store, asked East Ayrshire Council (EAC) for permission to increase the canopy by 50cm primarily to keep customers dry and the forecourt illuminated.
The planning document adds: “At the present height the canopy is vulnerable to impact damage and has been repaired on many occasions.
“The need to remove the ongoing risk of damage and subsequent loss of business by raising the height of the canopy is the reason for this application.”
EAC officials approved the application but dismissed an attempt by the Ayrshire Roads Alliance to add a condition to the plans, which would have banned lorries from reversing out of the station.
