State planners have approved another Yanchep development, this time a drive-through service station with a car and dog wash valued at $3 million, despite objections from Main Roads WA.

The development at 1 Peony Boulevard owned by Yanchep Central Investments Pty Ltd was unanimously approved on Tuesday and will sit across the carpark of a recently approved tavern, also owned by Yanchep Central Investments.

The site just outside the carpark of Yanchep Central will see an On the Run service station constructed, with 16 fuel bowsers and a joint fast food drive-through.

The OTR station will be accompanied by four manual cash wash stations, one automatic carwash, four vacuum stations, and two dog wash stations.

“The proposed left-out turn treatment to Marmion Avenue is within 150m of a roundabout, on a curve at 60km/h, and sightlines are affected which presents a major safety concern,” Main Roads said in a report.

“Main Roads is not able to accept the proposal as it is not certain without the support of a road safety audit (including sightline assessment) to ensure standards are met.”

An additional lane will also be built leading to a left-out turn on to Marmion Avenue as part of the development.

This led to the city of Wanneroo and the Department of Lands, Planning and Heritage providing their own recommendations, both suggesting approval and imposing their own set of conditions, with DPLH adding the approval was subject to a road safety audit to be provided to the city.
This additional lane was the subject of debate for Main Roads, which did not support the development because of the Marmion Avenue entrance’s proximity to a roundabout.

The unanimous approval at the Metro Outer Development Assessment Panel meeting comes despite the development receiving 127 submissions objecting to the proposal and just 10 in support.

Wanneroo Cr Jacqui Huntley said she supported the development and was “glad to see a dog wash in there as well”.

Extracted in full from:  https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/on-the-run-petrol-station-with-a-drive-through-approved-for-yanchep-along-with-car-and-dog-wash-c-16635220

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