Designed around
productive dwell time.

The concept is designed as a destination-scale motorway service development combining fuel and charging infrastructure with commercial uses that support driver dwell time. The planning report explicitly positions food, beverage, convenience retail and associated services as functionally important to the operation and viability of large-scale EV charging.

Sustainable Motorway Service Hotel

The hotel concept provides 100 rooms — 94 standard and 6 accessible — over three storeys, with a total GIA of approximately 4,260 m², around 1,420 m² per floor. The structure is envisaged as CLT/mass timber.

The design language uses local larch timber cladding, dark metal accents, low-E glazing, biodiverse roof zones, solar PV, GSHP/plant strategy and a resilient high-performance envelope.

Farm Shop & Landscape Amenity

The visitor amenity strategy includes farm-to-table retail, bakery, bistro and a local butcher/deli offer. The curved frontage faces arrival while the lower terrace fronts the pond. A biodiverse green roof softens building mass and improves ecology, while the pond/SuDS feature supports rainwater management and creates a distinctive setting.

The concept also includes a children's play area and community-focused landscape setting.

Roasting Tin Coffee Drive-Thru

The single-storey concept provides a drive-thru lane with 5+ car stacking capacity, order point, pay window and collection window. It uses a timber and dark-metal design language with sustainable drainage, landscaping and EV-ready infrastructure.