PLANS to build a fast food restaurant and service station in the new Gateway commercial development at Kelso have been approved by Bathurst Regional Council.
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A KFC outlet and Shell service station will be built on Ingersole Drive, off the Great Western Highway at the eastern entrance to the city.
The plans were approved by council under delegated authority this month.
The Blayney Group also plans to develop a major wholesale warehouse to sell and market its wide range of food service products.
Development director Bob Walsh, from Gateway Land Corporation, told the Western Advocate last year that seven of the 14 lots in stage one of the project had been pre-sold, while a further three lots were then in “advanced negotiation”.
“It's comforting for a developer to get a certain number of pre-sales … not only because of the financial commitment, but also it ties into the design,” he said.
Stage one and stage two make up just 25 per cent of the overall commercial sub-division, which has a site area of 25 hectares and nearly one-kilometre frontage to the Great Western Highway.
Council is also considering separate DAs for a childcare facility and motel as part of the development.
Mr Walsh said panning had also started on stage three for a six-hectare industrial precinct at the rear of the estate.
Mr Walsh said Bathurst was the ideal location for a development like Gateway, given its projected growth and proximity to Sydney.
He said it was good to build infrastructure before the population hits the forecasts.
“It’s good to be ahead of the game, so council has been very forward thinking in that,” he said.
“Obviously the highway widening has been a major catalyst to this. We couldn’t have the entry we have without the highway being widened and a major roundabout put in to give us an A1 access point.”