PLANS have been approved to demolish a car wash at Culcheth and replace it with an EV charging zone.
The proposals involve the demolition of car wash and the creation of a charging zone, the erection of EV chargers, the erection of a canopy, sub-station enclosure and associated forecourt works at Culcheth Service Station, Warrington Road, Culcheth, Warrington.
A condition includes the use of the EV chargers only to be operable between 06:00hrs and 23:00hrs on any day. The
units shall not operate outside of these hours.
There were no objections to the plan.
The proposal seeks to remove a car wash building located towards the rear of the forecourt and erect 7no EV charging bays with contiguous canopies. Each charging station would be 3m wide and would contain an EV charger, each to a maximum height of 2.23m and maximum width on a flat top of 0.85m and with a slimline profile of 0.42m. Each station will have an individual LED downlight to achieve 100 lux on each bay.
A cantilevered canopy which would be enclosed at the rear would shelter each station. The maximum height of this structure would be 3.3m with the main vertical support being 0.61m wide. The canopy section would project a further 2.5m above the EV charger area.
Planners acknowledged that both the agent and the applicant worked with Warrington Borough Council to achieve the highest standards of design and development
