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Plans have been unveiled for a new £40 M  service station on the M1 in South Yorkshire.

A 20-acre (eight hectare) site at junction 35 near Chapeltown, which is largely woodland, has been chosen.

A number of groups have spoken out against this proposal as the area chosen is ancient woodland - comments include:

• Plans have been unveiled for a new £40m motorway service station on the M1 in South Yorkshire.
• A 20-acre (eight hectare) site at junction 35 near Chapeltown in Sheffield, which is largely woodland, has been chosen.
• Extra Motorway Service Area (MSA) Group said there was a need for services there as drivers were having to go up to 42 miles without the chance to stop.