Nicholl Fuel Oils: Ballyquin Road, Limavady.

GM Design provided full RIBA Stage 0-7 design and project management services for this new build Petrol Filling Station development. From design inception to gaining of all statutory approvals and full implementation of works on site, we ensured the project was delivered to the unique needs and requirements of our client, Nicholl Fuel Oils. The Petrol Filling Station includes a 3 island / 6 pump petrol forecourt with ancillary shop, hot food takeaway unit, first floor office accommodation, car wash, vehicle parking and associated landscaping. Additional ancillary services provided on site include a local laundrette facility. GM Design also assisted the client with the design and install of the petrol canopy and totem signage.

The delivery of this development has provided essential services and facilities for road users and the surrounding residential neighbourhoods. The project also achieved an objective of the wider Housing led Gorteen Masterplan, in which GM Design had previously played a key role in delivering, on this 30 hectare site. 

The enthusiastic multidisciplinary team allows our scope of services to range from private dwellings through to industrial business parks. An open plan office layout boosts creativity whilst providing an integrated design approach to ensure that the client receives the best possible outcome and service. With Chartered Architects and Chartered Architectural Technologists our architectural services include but are not limited to:

Residential development planning
Statutory approvals
Procurement
Construction management
Historic buildings consent
Site selection & appraisal
Feasibility studies
Major & cyclical works programmes
Contract management
Design & build delivery
Social housing
New build
Major & Cyclical works
External work
Condition surveys

The Practice has extensive experience in a wide range of scenarios providing not only an aesthetic appearance but also achieving any necessary BREEAM credits or similar sustainability criteria. The team competently provides services for:

Bespoke private gardens
Public town paths & parks
Historic & costal landscaping
Golf courses, sports facilities & children’s play areas
Landscape & visual impact assessment
Expert witness for planning appeals/public enquiries
University campuses
Parking & access arrangements
Caravan & holiday parks, marinas
Planting schedules, management & maintenance plans
Minerals, landfill and restoration.

The Practice has extensive expertise and exceptional experience in all areas of planning practice including:

Planning Appraisals & Site Feasibility
Planning Applications
Enforcement, provision of advice on regularising unauthorised development
Planning Appeals, Public Inquires and Area Plan. Preparation of written evidence and oral presentation at Appeals and Inquiries
Expert witness and licensing for legal hearings, appeals and public inquiries
Environmental impact assessment
Retail impact assessments
Renewable energy proposals including wind turbines, photovoltaics, etc
Brown field redevelopment & consideration of land contamination
Urban realm and regeneration
Strategic planning and master planning – for the co-ordinated and comprehensive development of large scale sites for residential,commercial and mixed-use developments

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