A planned $7 million Z Energy Centre comprising a service station and truck stop in Paengaroa will create about 12 jobs for the area.
Z Energy has applied for resource consent to build the development at 780 State Highway 2, Te Puke, near the Whakatane turnoff on land occupied by Fruitlands, which leases part of the site.
Z Energy spokeswoman Christine Langdon said the service station and truck stop would occupy about 60 per cent of the site and the development would include space for parking and picnicking, so motorists could rest on their journey.
Ms Langdon said Z Energy had entered into a sale and purchase agreement with the land's owners and there was no confirmed settlement date yet.
"Time frames for the new development depend on the resource consenting process, and once we have resource consent we'll work out dates for construction and opening," Ms Langdon said. "We'd like to build it as soon as possible because we think it will be a great facility for the area."