Plans for new car wash business in Washington which could create 10 jobs

Land At Eddison Road, Swan Industrial Estate Washington Picture: Google (2021)Land At Eddison Road, Swan Industrial Estate Washington Picture: Google (2021)
Land At Eddison Road, Swan Industrial Estate Washington Picture: Google (2021)
Proposals for a car wash business in Washington creating nearly a dozen jobs have been lodged with planning chiefs.

Earlier in August, Sunderland City Council’s planning department validated an application for land at Eddison Road, Swan Industrial Estate.

This included the erection of a hand car wash and associated works to create a staff office, a plant and a customer waiting room.

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According to supporting information provided with the application, the car wash would offer four customer parking bays, including one disabled space, and a further two valet bays and two hand car wash bays.

The applicant added that all equipment used would emit “very low levels of noise” and that the development would create a safe environment for vehicles and pedestrians.

A planning statement from the applicant reads: “The proposed layout has been designed in order to maximise site usage and enable a safe environment for vehicular and pedestrian access.

“There is adequate space for the proposal [which] brings a currently unused site into use.

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“The scheme would have minimal impact upon existing traffic to and from Eddison Road and the development would possess adequate egress/ingress with an agreed radius for visibility splay.

“The introduction of the car wash will [also] create new and sustainable economic growth in the area; it will have a positive impact on local employment creating both full and part-time work.”

According to the submitted planning application, a total of 10 jobs are proposed at the car wash business – with two full-time employees and eight part-time roles.

Opening hours applied for also include 8.30am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

The planning statement adds the car wash would be environmentally friendly, with the use of “biodegradable detergents” and specialist “contaminant filters” in the drains.

A final decision on the plan is expected by the end of September, 2021.

For more information on the application or to track its progress, visit online-applications.sunderland.gov.uk/online-applications and search planning reference: 21/01671/FUL