New plans unveiled for M5 Bridgwater services

Detailed plans have been revealed for a proposed new service station off the M5 in Somerset.

Welcome Break acquired the land last year to build on a 10-acre plot at the new Notaro Park, off the Huntworth roundabout near Bridgwater.

If approved, it would become the second service station near junction 24, with Moto Motorway services on the other side of the motorway.

The application is open for public comments on the Somerset Council planning website until the middle of April.

Welcome Break chief executive John Diviney previously said the site would also create 150 jobs.

Last July, confirming the land sale had been sealed, David Myers, property director at Welcome Break, said: “I am delighted that we have achieved another major milestone on our journey to increase the size of our operational estate.

“As a team, we have gone the extra mile to realise the potential of Bridgwater as a strategic location for Welcome Break and we are confident in our ability to develop a world-class facility for motorway customers travelling along the M5.”