Tebay Services have submitted plans for a major revamp.

Opened by the Dunning family in 1972, the popular motorway service area is aiming to get a facelift.

Having undergone incremental developments over five decades, Tebay Services is now looking to undergo a comprehensive redevelopment, aimed at enhancing customer experience.

This includes an energy proposal to cater to the growing number of electric car users.

James Errington, buildings and design director for the Westmorland Family, said: "We recognise our position in the industry as leaders for change and our applications allow for significant improvements in the energy efficiency of our buildings and enhanced external areas that have been designed with climate and biodiversity at the core of our design principles.

"The proposal for onsite energy generation allows us to reduce our carbon footprint as well as reducing the carbon footprint of our customers who charge their electric vehicles using our ultra-fast chargers.

"We see this as a positive step towards the government’s aim of working towards net zero.

"We take a great deal of care in developing our plans for our motorway service areas, ensuring that our plans are sustainable and sympathetic to our landscapes and surroundings, using local skills and expertise as well as materials local to the area, where feasible.

"The refreshed vision for Tebay looks forward to the future while keeping the charm and ethos of the original buildings so many of our loyal customers have grown to love as much as we do."

The plans include three independent projects.

The first, at the northbound MSA, features a car park redevelopment, segregated parking areas, increased parking numbers, a facilities building expansion, a drive-through at the existing petrol station, and additional landscaping.

The southbound MSA will have a similar redevelopment, including car park expansion, facilities building expansion, a drive-through facility, and more landscaping.

A photovoltaic solar installation is also proposed across two field parcels, to meet increasing energy demand and cater to up to 18 electric chargers across the MSA.

The Westmorland Family use a set of guiding principles to inform the design of their motorway service area sites.

This includes creating a safe, and pedestrian-friendly environment, ensuring that the design relates to its setting, including space for trees, implementing clear and segregated car and HGV parking, using local materials and workforce, and facilitating a biodiverse and natural space.