The owners of Tebay Services have submitted plans for a new service station on the M56.
Named "Tatton Services", the development is a partnership between the Westmorland Family, owner of Tebay Services on the M6, Gloucester Services on the M5 and Cairn Lodge Services on the M74, and landowners the Tatton Group. The service station would be located at Junctions 7 and 8 of the M56 and the plans include a hotel, "fuel barn", farmshop and kitchen.
The 16-hectare site is green belt land, which is currently agricultural. It falls within the Cheshire East administrative area, to the south of Trafford.
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A website for the development says that its vision is to "build on the distinctive model that Westmorland operates, responding to the unique locality of East Cheshire to create a truly sustainable business which is ready to embrace a different future of food, buildings and travel." It also declares that Tatton Services "will bring significant economic and social benefits to its local area, in terms of employment, supply chain and for the wider community and visitor economy."
The proposals state the new service station would create 325 jobs, 40% of which would be for young people, who would be paid the full National Living Wage. Additionally, developers say 558 temporary jobs a year will be supported by the construction phase.
They add that Tatton Services will have a "bespoke approach to sustainability" which will focus on carbon reduction. Developers say: "We want to create a site which feels as green and natural as possible, so our customers can enjoy the outdoors and we can improve biodiversity. We are working with Planit, local landscape architect practice in Altrincham, which has deep knowledge of the local area and its indigenous species."
They continue: "Our aspiration for Tatton Services is create a site which goes well beyond the requirements of a business in this industry in terms of energy generation and consumption, embodied carbon of our buildings, sustainable drainage and enhanced biodiversity.
"During a time of rapid change from traditional fuels to electric vehicles and other future fuels, we have designed a site with flexibility, ready to adapt to future needs. It is proposed to provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure, containment and ducting ready to accept 54 high powered electric vehicle chargers and 42 standard powered electric vehicle chargers to allow progressive installation in line with future demand and supply."
Plans have been submitted to Cheshire East Council and a decision is expected later this year.
