A proposal to reintroduce petrol sales at a Pringle Avenue site in Belrose has brought renewed attention to a property with decades of service station history, as residents raise concerns about traffic, parking, noise and school safety.
The development application, listed as DA2025/1638, applies to 8 / 0 Pringle Avenue. It seeks approval to use the existing premises as a service station, with alterations and additions to the building, new petrol tanks and pumps, business identification signage, and regularisation of an existing vehicle repair workshop.
The proposed works are valued at $1,109,210. The application was submitted on 10 November 2025 and was exhibited from 19 November 2025 to 3 December 2025. Its listed status remains under assessment.
Pringle Avenue Site Has Long Fuel Station History
The proposal would mark a return of fuel sales to a site that has previously operated as a service station. Planning permission for fuel use was first granted in 1965, and petrol was sold there until 2009.
After fuel sales ended, the underground tanks were decommissioned. The site later continued with a carwash and vehicle repair use. Earlier records linked to the property include DA2008/1482, which covered alterations and additions to an existing service station to provide a carwash facility, along with related records from 2009.
Speedway, an independent petrol chain with more than 40 outlets across NSW and Victoria, is seeking to operate the Belrose site with four bowsers. The plan would remove the existing carwash, replace underground fuel tanks and alter the existing building.
The proposed operating hours are 7 am to 10 pm.
Residents Raise Concerns Near Belrose Public School
The proposal has drawn concern from nearby residents, particularly because of the site’s proximity to Belrose Public School.
Issues raised include traffic, pedestrian safety for pupils travelling to and from school, petrol fumes, operating hours, noise linked to fuel deliveries and waste collection, and whether the proposed parking would be enough for the site.
The plan includes 13 parking spaces. One resident raised concern that local planning controls would require 20 spaces, arguing that any shortfall could place pressure on surrounding streets.
Residents also questioned whether discounted fuel could draw drivers away from nearby routes and into local streets close to the school.
Applicant Says Fuel Deliveries Would Avoid School Hours
The applicant’s planning consultant said fuel deliveries by tankers would not take place during school hours.
The applicant’s position is that the service station would operate as a local fuel option rather than a major draw for vehicles from Forest Way. The consultant also said the proposal was not intended to increase the scale of the existing vehicle repair workshop.
The application is now awaiting a decision. The proposal has become a local test of how a former fuel site could operate again in a neighbourhood setting, with discounted petrol access weighed against concerns about traffic, parking, noise and school safety.
Published 27-May-2026
