Petrol station plans for Asda, Maidstone Road, Chatham

A supermarket hopes to offer cut-price fuel to its customers.Asda has applied for planning permission for a fuel station at their superstore in Maidstone Road, Chatham.The self-service six pump petrol station will be similar to the pumps at the Asda store in Pier, Road Gillingham.Motorists will only be able to pay for their fuel by card at the pump as there will not be a kiosk.If the plans are given the go-ahead, the petrol station would be built in the corner of the car park, opposite the recycling area, and 46 car parking spaces will be lost.The council has received two letters of objection to the plans which raise concerns over extra traffic and potential tailbacks on to the A229, and the number of nearby petrol stations.However, Cllr Sylvia Griffin, who represents Rochester South and Horsted, the ward Asda Chatham falls in, supports the plans.