'forward-looking concept'

Fuel station company Jan de Croon wants to replace DCO filling station for mobility hub near A1 motorway

Tankstationbedrijf en oliehandel Jan de Croon uit het Gelderse Twello heeft plannen gepresenteerd waarbij het bemande DCO-tankstation in Voorst plaatsmaakt voor woningbouw.
Het bemande DCO-tankstation in het Gelderse Voorst gaat plaatsmaken voor woningbouw om vervolgens in Klarenbeek verder te gaan als nieuwe mobiliteitshub. Foto: Google Street View, 2026

Petrol station and oil trading company Jan de Croon from Twello in Gelderland has presented plans whereby the manned DCO petrol station in Voorst will make way for housing development. At the same time, the company wants to develop location De Kar near the A1 motorway in Klarenbeek into ‘a multifunctional hub’ including a power station, hospitality and hotel.

The DCO petrol station in Voorst in Gelderland, known among other things for the manned Croon’s Corner petrol shop, will make way for residential development if the plans go ahead. The tank site on Rijksstraatweg is to be home to 25 to 35 homes. Jan de Croon is working closely with the municipality to realise the plans, giving Voorst ‘a wonderful boost’, in its own words. Ending business activities at this location will create space for new projects elsewhere, according to Jan de Croon.

De Kar

For example, the company wants to redevelop the site of roadside restaurant De Kar on Zutphenseweg in Klarenbeek. The site, on the N345 and a stone’s throw from the Voorst-Zutphen slip road of the A1 motorway, was purchased after a devastating fire in May 2011 by Jan de Croon, who turned it back into a roadside restaurant with car park. Jan de Croon now sees opportunities on the 15,000 m2 site for a “contemporary and future-oriented concept” with space for a petrol station/energy hub, catering, hotel and last-mile solutions.

Several petrol station companies in the Netherlands realise so-called ‘energy hubs’ where multiple energy solutions and services such as toilets, car wash and a textile launderette are offered at one location. These energy hubs are in easily accessible locations, often close to motorway entrances and exits.

“For us, this means another step towards a multifunctional hub in the heart of the Stedendriehoek Region, on the border with the municipality of Apeldoorn,” said Jan de Croon.

Family business De Croon (DCO, oliehandel.nl, Autobedrijf de Croon and Gebr. de Croon) has been active in the Twello region since 1928. In 1950, the company started supplying petrol from its bicycle shop in Bussloo. It currently operates five manned petrol stations under the name DCO in Deventer, Klarenbeek, Markelo, Twello and Voorst.

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This article was automatically translated from the Dutch language original to English (British).

Author: Paul Blonk

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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