New gas station, convenience store with drive-thru pitched for Queen Street in Southington

An applicant is looking to build a new gas station and convenience store along Queen Street in Southington.

Ahmed Choudry, of Pawcatuck, has submitted a site plan application for a proposed 4,000-square-foot gas station and convenience store at 1177 Queen St.

The new plans also include a drive-thru lane for a commercial vendor in the convenience store. 

The parcel is mostly vacant with remnants of a former gas station that had been on the site, which is located along the busy commercial stretch of Route 10/Queen Street.

According to the application, Choudry is under contract with the estate of Jean G. Martin to buy the parcel, which is just under 1 acre. 

The proposal won approval from the town Inland Wetlands agency earlier this year. The plan now goes to the Planning and Zoning Commission at its meeting Tuesday.