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[[File:Charnock Richard alternative model.jpg|300px|right|One of the rejected plans for Charnock Richard.|alt=Motorway services model.]]
While operators who no longer exist have their history listed in detail in the [[Operators]] section, there are some who only exist on paper, as they never made it off the ground.

Note that almost all applications were made under the company's formal name, and in most cases a trading name would have been developed before the service area opened.

==Building Agreement Applications==
The following developers applied to build one of the Ministry's proposed services, but were unsuccessful. Reasons are detailed on each service area's page.

The [[Original Five#Investigating the Options|original firms surveyed]] are not included here, and neither are firms who asked to be involved but never produced a service area plan. This list is not complete.

===Airborne Catering Ltd===
The company responsible for the catering at Gatwick made a number of bids to operate the early services. Despite their poor plans and worrying finances, with every bid they got more ambitious, but were still always outbid.

They bid for:

* [[Burton-in-Kendal]]
* [[Charnock Richard]]
* [[Medway|Farthing Corner]]
* [[Keele]]
* [[Knutsford]]
* [[Newport Pagnell]]
* [[Strensham]]
* [[Watford Gap]]

Their architect was Sydney Clough, Son & Partners, who worked on successful projects at [[Knutsford]], [[Medway]] and [[Newport Pagnell]].

===Banquets of Oxford Ltd===
The Forton bid was made under the name 'Banquets Catering Ltd'. 

* [[Lancaster|Forton]]
* [[Newport Pagnell]]
* [[Toddington]]
* [[Watford Gap]]

===British Electric Traction Investments Ltd===
Usually written as B.E.T. Ltd. At the time, BET operated a bus company, giving them transport experience, but they also operated Associated-Rediffusion, who had a partnership with [[Granada]]'s television division.

* [[Newport Pagnell]]
* [[Strensham]]

Their subsidiary, Potteries Motor Traction Co. Ltd, bid unsuccessfully for [[Keele]].

===Hanover Grand Ltd===
* [[Rownhams]]
* [[Sandbach]]

===Normand Ltd (J Lyons)===
* [[Medway|Farthing Corner]]
* [[Lancaster|Forton]]

===Oliver Hart===
* [[Charnock Richard]]
* [[Knutsford]]

===Property Investments Consolidation===
* [[Severn View|Aust]]
* [[Hilton Park]]

===Regent Oil===
* [[Severn View|Aust]]
* [[Heston]]
* [[Hilton Park]]
* [[Trowell]]

===W. Blamire===
* [[Charnock Richard]]
* [[Knutsford]]

===Developers who only bid once===
* A S Mallin: [[Watford Gap]]
* AVP Industries Ltd: [[London Gateway|Scratchwood]]
* Blackburn & Son Ltd: [[Rownhams]]
* Cohen & Wilks: [[Strensham]]
* Fosse Motor Company: [[Leicester Forest East]]
* Grand Metropolitan Motorway Service: [[London Gateway|Scratchwood]]. Possibly related to Grand Metropolitan, the owners of Mecca Leisure, who built [[Trowell]] and planned [[Hilton Park]]
* J Davy Limited (The J Davey Group of Companies): [[Watford Gap]]
* John Jordan: [[Newport Pagnell]]
* John Willment Automobiles: [[Heston]]
* Kenwell Motor Services: [[Leicester Forest East]]
* Knutsford Motors Ltd: [[Watford Gap]]
* Loxhams Garage: [[Charnock Richard]]
* Manor Holdings Ltd: [[Sandbach]]
* Messrs Wildman & Partners (W. Wildman): [[Newport Pagnell]]
* Penn Motor Services Ltd: [[Strensham]]
* R. H. Banks Esq: [[Toddington]]
* Shadsworth Garage Ltd: [[Charnock Richard]]
* Smerhursts: [[Severn View|Aust]] (withdrawn)
* Telefusion Ltd: [[Lancaster|Forton]]
* Warners Holiday Camps Ltd: [[Watford Gap]]
* Whatley Transport Ltd: [[Strensham]]
* W.H. Turner Properties: [[Heston]]

==Private Developers==
Since service areas were deregulated, private developers would often plan their own service areas, in the hope their successful plan would be taken up by an operator. It can therefore be assumed most of these would have gone on to be owned by a mainstream operator - but maybe not.

* A&L Basson: [[History:M4#Private Proposals|Hook]]
* Adamstan Holdings Ltd: [[Frodsham]]
* Argent Group, Dashswivel: [[Hill Hall]]
* Avalon Enterprises: [[Great Wood]]
* Belgrave Holdings: [[Curdworth]]
* Bushwing Plc: [[Chester]], [[Winwick]]
* Bryant Central: [[Brockworth]]
* Cameron Hall Developments Ltd: [[Rossington]]
* Cape Plc: [[Woodlands Park]], [[Elk Meadows]]
* Caswell Contracting: [[Elk Meadows]]
* Chantry Property Development: [[Hill Hall]]
* Chartergate Estates Ltd: [[Barton Park]]
* Corporate Land Ltd: [[Woodlands Park]]
* Hadmere Ltd: [[Chertsey]]
* Hallam Land Management: [[History:A1#Private Proposals|Bramham Crossroads]], [[Bridgwater#Former Plans|Bridgwater]], [[Great Hazes]], [[Hedgerley]], [[Lutterworth]], [[Redbourn]], [[Tibshelf#Planning|Tibshelf]]
* Heather Ive: [[Vale of York|Kirby Hill]]
* J F Oram: [[Waltham Abbey]]
* J Rowland: [[Theydon Mount]]
* Laser Properties Ltd: [[Waltham Abbey]]
* Lawlor Land Plc: [[Ickleton]], [[Pedham Place]], [[Warren Farm]]
* Manchester Ship Canal Company: [[Woolston]]
* Oakstead Developments Ltd: [[Hedgerley]]
* P F McCall: [[Stumps Cross]]
* Petromar: Walton Summit
* S Notaro Land Ltd: [[Bridgwater#New Services|Huntworth]]
* Shirley Estates (Developments) Ltd: [[Solihull]]
* South East Oil Co: [[Tibshelf#Planning|Tibshelf]]
* Stansford Holdings: [[Maidenhead]]
* Three Kings: [[Folkestone]]
* Tucker Parry Knowles: [[Wootton Bassett]]
* William Davis: [[Hadzor]]
* Wyatt Bros: [[Waterstock]]

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