Planning board approves redevelopment of Route 112 gas station with 7‑Eleven convenience store

The Town of Brookhaven Planning Board voted to approve a site plan to redevelop the existing fueling station at 3423 New York State Route 112 into a new gasoline station with a 2,958‑square‑foot 7‑Eleven convenience store.

The approval follows prior Town Board special permits for fuel and accessory retail that had expired and been reapplied for. Planning staff and the applicant told the board the project replaces an existing fueling station and auto‑repair facility with a new canopy, 10 fueling positions and a convenience store; the repair use would be removed.

Planning director Don Hone described the application as “a site plan with variances for proposed motor vehicle fueling station and accessory convenience store,” and said the current submission “complies with those covenants and restrictions” attached to the earlier approvals. The applicant said the new design will provide landscaping and other site improvements that…