Work has started finally started on a mototrway service station on the M5
Work has finally started on a motorway service station on the M5 between junction 11A to 12.
Stroud District Council gave Westmorland and Gloucestershire Gateway Services the green light to build it on both sides of the M5 in August 2010.
The development, which will cost more than 40 million pounds, will open in the summer of 2014.
Sarah Dunning, chief executive of Westmorland Limited, the company behind the plans, said: "We are aiming to open well before the summer holidays and have a bit of time with a slightly softer opening, ready to bring all the families who are travelling to the south west for the summer holidays."
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More than 300 permanent jobs will be created after it is complete.
Hundreds of letters of support and objections have been sent to the council over the application, in the last two years, over the controversial development.
Objectors say it will spoil the landscape and create more noise and traffic, whereas supporters contend there is a need and it will create jobs.
6 Comments
by TimMessanger
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 7:16PM
“Freeradical1 - It's where they are open but not open ie the signs don't say they are open.”
by FreeRadical1
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 6:17PM
“The legal documents relating to the application actually stated 155 full time equivalent jobs, which is the way that it has to be phrased on the application. Many of the jobs will be part-time, so the full number of employees could well be 300.
What is a "softer opening"?”
by TimMessanger
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 2:54PM
“lordigaga 300 jobs? quite possible when you take into account holidays etc
This will have about 64 people there every hour on average!”
by Belios69
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 1:03PM
“Lordigaga if they do your idea they will all be working seven days a week. They will need four teams so people can have days off that would mean 25 people on a shift at all times. And 25 split over 2 services will be 12 in each services and 1 manager to cover both so if anything they under estimated.”
by Ysedra
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 10:29AM
“You know it's happening when TiG start spelling the name right...”
by lordigaga
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 10:13AM
“More than 300 permanent jobs will be created after it is complete
HOW? if they have three shifts of eight hours, that means 100 people will be working there daily.
If you believe that you will believe any thing.”