By John Baron
Around 80 new full and part-time jobs could be created at a proposed new McDonald’s drive thru restaurant in Stanningley.
Bosses at the fast food chain want to build the 24-hour restaurant on the site which was once home to the North Sea Chinese Restaurant and the Old Roundabout Public House, off Town Street in Stanningley.
There would be 30 new parking spaces at the ‘sustainably constructed’ drive-thru, which will also include indoor and outdoor seating for customers.
Access will be off Water Street, which will be upgraded to serve the development.
An initial online consultation has been launched into the proposals, along with a public exhibition of the plans at St Thomas’ Church on Tuesday, 10 December. The consultation will help shape the full planning application, which McDonald’s hopes to submit to Leeds City Council in early 2025.
“The proposed car parking provision is sufficient to accommodate the expected level of demand. Deliveries will typically occur three times per week at pre-arranged times,” the community consultation states.
Consultation documents add: “The site is an ideal location for a new drive-thru restaurant. It is located in an existing town centre commercial area, and would complement the other businesses in Stanningley.
“We are committed to listening to the views of the local community and want to hear your feedback on our proposals before we submit a planning application to Leeds City Council.”
The deadline for submitting feedback is Sunday, 15 December 2024.
Have your say
The in-person public exhibition will take place on Tuesday, 10 December, from 3-7pm at St Thomas’ Church Hall.
The online consultation can be found here.
Indicative timeline
- December 2024 – Public consultation
- January 2025 – Submission of plans to Leeds City Council
- February 2025 – Validation and statutory consultation by Leeds City Council
- Spring / Summer 2025 – Planning application decided.
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McDonalds are leading the consultation, it feels like it is loaded in their favour
Well it’s better than what’s there now I guess. Suspect the usual NIMBY Not In My Backyard brigade will be up in arms about it but I’m quite partial to my Chicken McNuggets and don’t have a problem with it as long as they sort the access out properly and it doesn’t increase traffic issues in Town Street
A very sensible comment.
Is this where Infinity Metals was? I thought they’d put in plans for some housing here?
Yes, those housing plans are also still active.