I have just learned that the proposed new development at the Bridge End Industrial Estate, Hexham (near the waste transfer site) has been approved. A new fuel station with 8 bays including a convenience store and a car wash will be accompanied by an additional building to be operated by Starbucks. The applicant is suggesting that up to 30 full time jobs could be created.
Newly elected Independent County Councillor Derek Kennedy said “This application has taken an awful long time to reach a conclusion. A second fuel station to serve the local area is welcome, I know a lot of people have been frustrated by the queues at Hexham’s Shell fuel station as it struggled to cope with demand. The land that is being developed upon has been wasteland for many years so this should help tidy the area up.”