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{{facilities| Forecourt | | {{facilities| Forecourt | | ||
|N = {{Esso|N|s}}, {{Spar|N|s}}, {{ | |N = {{Esso|N|s}}, {{Spar|N|s}}, {{Greggs|N|s}}, {{Starbucks on the Go|N|s}}, AdBlue4You, Free Cash Machine | ||
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|gridref = SU115929 | |gridref = SU115929 | ||
|websites = * [http://uk.eurogarages.com/ Northbound Forecourt operated by Euro Garages] | |websites = | ||
* [http://uk.eurogarages.com/ Northbound Forecourt operated by Euro Garages] | |||
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Revision as of 15:21, 28 December 2020
A419 northbound between Cirencester and Swindon
Signposted from the road? Northbound only
SN6 6JR
map and directions
Two sites staggered between junctions, with no public connection between them..
A pair of petrol stations, although currently only northbound is open. Southbound is mothballed due to legal issues.
Facilities
Forecourt: northbound only: Esso, SPAR, Greggs, Starbucks on the Go, AdBlue4You, Free Cash Machine
and southbound only: Under development
Contact Details
🏢 Address:
Calcutt Service Station
Calcutt
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN6 6JR
Trivia and History
The southbound petrol station is known as Seven Bridge Garage. It was built in the 1950s, on the then-single carriageway Ermin Way. Its name refers to the small crossing of the River Ray immediately south-east of here, which is officially (and confusingly) named Seven Bridges Bridge.
The northbound side was built in the late 1970s or 1980s, and is known as just Calcutt services.
In 1988, Roadchef planned to build a restaurant next to each forecourt, but their plans were refused. In 1990, Blue Boar planned to build a restaurant, shop, tourist information centre and motel beside the existing southbound forecourt, but this plan was refused too.
The northbound side included 'On the Run' branding and a Costa Coffee unit, before it was taken over by Euro Garages in late 2015.
Southbound Issues
While the northbound side had road signs referring to it as an official service station, the southbound side did not.
It was a Gulf filling station operated by Bayford Group. The site was also used by the Seven Bridges Service Centre, and a used car dealer which operated from the detached house next door.
In 2015, the petrol station closed and the land was fenced off. The site was put up for sale and purchased by a developer who worked with BP Express. BP made a planning application to demolish the existing facility and replace it with a new, more modern, BP forecourt and shop.
Highways England attached several conditions to this planning application, relating to the short entry and exit from the petrol station, and the fact that the petrol station itself would be positioned so close to the main dual carriageway. These safety concerns are an inevitable consequence of such an old site being re-used.
Highways England also raised concerns with the cramped layout proposed for the new site, and this would combine with the entry issues to create a real risk of traffic queueing along the A419.
It's understood that the developer were happy to comply with Highways England's requests, with work starting in 2018. This would have included the construction of a very long entry slip road. However, it was discovered that the new slip road would interfere with the main water line, which meant this aspect had to be put on hold.
While the main build was finished in late 2019, as of March 2020 the slip road issue remains unresolved which means Highways England will not allow it to open. It's hoped that the issue will be resolved late in 2020. While the remaining issues may seem relatively trivial, they would require lane closures on the main A419 which has to be negotiated with Highways England.
Alternatives
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