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built.\n","link":"","lat":51.33270300000000219142748392187058925628662109375,"lon":-1.3453155999999999448135667989845387637615203857421875,"icon":"/wiki/images/e/ec/Icon-unbuilt.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/History:Chieveley\" title=\"History:Chieveley\"\u003EChieveley (West)\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Chieveley (West)\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n","link":"","lat":51.4499440000000021200321498326957225799560546875,"lon":-1.312144200000000093808694145991466939449310302734375,"icon":"/wiki/images/e/ec/Icon-unbuilt.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"#Private_Proposals\"\u003EChilton (Church Farm)\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Chilton (Church Farm)\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n","link":"","lat":51.55830300000000221416485146619379520416259765625,"lon":-1.2981998999999999622190216541639529168605804443359375,"icon":"/wiki/images/e/ec/Icon-unbuilt.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"#Private_Proposals\"\u003EWest Ilsley\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"West Ilsley\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n","link":"","lat":51.55662199999999728561306255869567394256591796875,"lon":-1.3014829000000001091308376999222673475742340087890625,"icon":"/wiki/images/e/ec/Icon-unbuilt.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"#Private_Proposals\"\u003EAbingdon (Blagrove Farm)\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Abingdon (Blagrove Farm)\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n","link":"","lat":51.69796500000000349928086507134139537811279296875,"lon":-1.2743819000000000674077682560891844332218170166015625,"icon":"/wiki/images/e/ec/Icon-unbuilt.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"#Private_Proposals\"\u003EAbingdon (Blagrove Farm)\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Abingdon (Blagrove Farm)\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n","link":"","lat":51.69386800000000192767402040772140026092529296875,"lon":-1.280969400000000035788616514764726161956787109375,"icon":"/wiki/images/e/ec/Icon-unbuilt.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"#Private_Proposals\"\u003ESteventon\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Steventon\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n","link":"","lat":51.63149800000000055888449423946440219879150390625,"lon":-1.312340499999999909874759396188892424106597900390625,"icon":"/wiki/images/e/ec/Icon-unbuilt.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"#Private_Proposals\"\u003EWendlebury Truckstop\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\nPrivate truckstop proposal, never built.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Wendlebury Truckstop\nPrivate truckstop proposal, never built.\n","link":"","lat":51.868774000000001933585735969245433807373046875,"lon":-1.2018709999999999116226945261587388813495635986328125,"icon":"/wiki/images/e/ec/Icon-unbuilt.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"#Private_Proposals\"\u003EChilton Bridge\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Chilton Bridge\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n","link":"","lat":51.5733359999999976253093336708843708038330078125,"lon":-1.2984359000000000872176997290807776153087615966796875,"icon":"/wiki/images/e/ec/Icon-unbuilt.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"#Private_Proposals\"\u003EChilton\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Chilton\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n","link":"","lat":51.57266899999999765213942737318575382232666015625,"lon":-1.298071100000000033247715691686607897281646728515625,"icon":"/wiki/images/e/ec/Icon-unbuilt.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"#Private_Proposals\"\u003EDrayton (Manor Farm)\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Drayton (Manor Farm)\nPrivate proposal, 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built.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Abingdon (West End)\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n","link":"","lat":51.66870899999999977580955601297318935394287109375,"lon":-1.3140357000000000287087686956510879099369049072265625,"icon":"/wiki/images/e/ec/Icon-unbuilt.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAbingdon\u003Cbr /\u003E\nCouncil's plan, never built.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Abingdon\nCouncil's plan, never built.\n","link":"","lat":51.6677379999999999427018337883055210113525390625,"lon":-1.3084995999999999849450205147149972617626190185546875,"icon":"/wiki/images/a/a6/Icon-closed.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"#Private_Proposals\"\u003EWash Common\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Wash Common\nPrivate proposal, never built.\n","link":"","lat":51.36513599999999968304109643213450908660888671875,"lon":-1.35611410000000010001031114370562136173248291015625,"icon":"/wiki/images/e/ec/Icon-unbuilt.png"}],"imageoverlays":null}

For a list of current service areas on the A34, see Services on the A34.

Unlike many other roads featured in this section, the A34 has been linking Hampshire and Oxfordshire since 1922.

For the most part, the modern road is loyal to its original route, even if it is much faster and much wider. Whenever one bypass was provided, there would still be existing facilities available further up the road, so there was never much need for a wholesale service area review.

The petrol station at Berkshire Downs and the southbound facilities at Family Farm are two examples of old facilities which have seen the road grow around them. The other service areas were new-build developments which were put forward as new sections of the road opened. The Burghclere Garage was probably the most well-known facility to close; it was positioned south of Newbury and closed after the Bypass opened.

The only especially controversial part of the A34's history (as far as service areas are concerned) was the area around Abingdon. Here a cluster of planning applications were made in around 1987, once all the dual carriageway sections were beginning to join up. Other events around this time include work starting on the M40, and proposals to complete the M3 and provide a bypass for Newbury. All of these pointed towards the A34 being about to become very busy, and prompted developers to investigate any gap they could find. These applications were resolved with a public inquiry.

Prior to this, Abingdon saw another quirk. In 1975, when the town's bypass had just opened, Vale Of White Horse District Council proposed building a service area at the Marcham Interchange, where the large Tesco store is now. They later withdrew their plan. Their intention may have been to encourage a developer to purchase the land.

Private Proposals

The site proposed for the Chilton Interchange service areas.

As the A34 is not a motorway, the Department of Transport (and its equivalents) don't propose new service areas. Pretty much all proposals are therefore private proposals.

The table below lists many of the proposals to provide significant facilities on the A34 which we have found, generally involving the construction of at least a petrol station, restaurant and several parking areas. Smaller developments (including sites which have grown over many decades) may not be included.

It goes without saying that we are only looking at the busiest section of the A34, between Winchester and Wendlebury. The rest of the road to Manchester has some local service stations, but nothing comparable with the trunk road service areas we are looking at here.

Place	Location	Proposed	Resolved	Outcome	Notes
Peartree	Peartree Interchange (east side)	1961	1964	Built.	Planned by Forte.
Berkshire Downs (northbound)	Between West Ilsley and Chilton	1970	1976	Withdrawn.	Planned by G. H. King (Agriculture) Ltd.
Milton Heights	Milton Interchange (south-east corner)	1972	1985	Built.	Planned by Minscombe Properties.
Chieveley	Between Newbury and Chieveley (Bird's Lane)	1975	1986	Part-built.	Planned by Trusthouse Forte and Granada. Was supposed to straddle both sides of the A34.
Whitway	Between Tot Hill and Beacon Hill	1983	1983	Refused.	Planned by Ultramar Golden Eagle Ltd.
Sutton Scotney	Sutton Scotney Bypass (Stockbridge Road)	1983	1986	Built.	Planned by Trusthouse Forte.
West Ilsley	West Ilsley Interchange (south-west corner)	1986	1986	Refused.	Planned by G. H. King (Agriculture) Ltd. Refused because it's an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and there were road safety concerns.
Berkshire Downs	Between West Ilsley and Chilton	1986	1987	Withdrawn.	Planned by Heron Property Corps Ltd. The petrol station has been there for years, but this was an attempt to rebuild it.
Chilton (Church Farm)	West Ilsley Interchange (east side)	1987	1987	Refused.	Refused because there was no proven need, and it's green belt land.
Abingdon (Blagrove Farm)	Abingdon Bypass	1987	1987	Refused.	Planned by Norfolk House. Would have been staggered across the road. Refused because there was no proven need, and it's green belt land.
Abingdon (West End)	Abingdon Interchange	1987	1987	Refused.	Planned by Abingdon Town Council with Trusthouse Forte. Refused on road safety grounds. Inclusion of a Little Chef Lodge didn't help them.
Chilton Bridge	Chilton Interchange (north-west corner)	1987	1987	Refused.	Planned by Esso. Included construction of new northbound slip road (which didn't exist at the time). Refused because there was no proven need, and road safety concerns with the junction layout.
Steventon	Between Didcot and Abingdon	1987	1987	Refused.	Planned by BP.
Drayton (Manor Farm)	Between Didcot and Abingdon	1987	1988	Refused.	Planned by Norfolk House. Large development with restaurant and tourist information buildings on both sides of the road.
Wendlebury Truckstop	Wendlebury Interchange (south-west corner)	1990	1996	Refused on appeal.	Planned by Weston Rescue. Actually a large truckstop, but with its own amenity building and a significant entry road from the A34 northbound, so would likely have needed official endorsement. Refused due to local policy and environmental objections.
Tot Hill	Tot Hill Junction (west side)	1991	1998	Refused.	Planned by Thornfield Roadside Ltd and Redmoor Properties to replace Burghclere Garage.
Family Farm (northbound)	Between Oxford and Wendlebury	199x	1994?	Built.	Planned by Trusthouse Forte.
Wash Common	Wash Water Junction (north-east corner)	1994	1994	Refused.	Planned by Trusthouse Forte.
Chilton	Chilton Interchange (north-west corner)	2016	2019	Refused.	Planned by Strutt & Parker. Was to be built in the middle of the new junction. Refused because there was no proven need, and it's an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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