South Island fuel retailer begins North Island expansion
Nelson Petroleum had originally considered building the station, shop and car wash all at once, but decided to split the development into two stages for expedience's sake. Smith said the company sought feedback from the Palmerston North City Council on the preliminary plans, to ensure the consent applications went smoothly. The council indicated there were some minor problems where the shop’s design didn’t meet requirements “So rather than get into it and delay things making tweaks... and going back and forth which could take months... we decided to take the store off the table for ...