By John Baron
McDonald’s will have to overcome noise concerns if it is to build a new drive thru restaurant in Stanningley.
Bosses at the fast food chain want to build the restaurant on the site which was once home to the North Sea Chinese Restaurant and the Old Roundabout public house, off Town Street.
Plans, submitted in March, say around 70 new full and part-time jobs could be created at the restaurant, which would open from 6am-midnight.
But Leeds City Council’s environmental health department have submitted their objections to the proposals, and have voiced concerns about noise and the impact on neighbouring properties.
A report submitted to the council’s planning department says: “Controlling the impacts associated with customers and their vehicles is virtually impossible and the only other option is to restrict hours of operation to reduce the duration of adverse impacts and give affected residents more respite.”
The report objects to the proposals and concludes: “In summary, we have concerns over the potential impact of the drive thru on the proposed residential development to the north and eastern boundaries of the site. In particular, the two-storey apartments to the north that will have line of site of the car park and roof top fixed plant.
“The hours proposed extend into the night time period and will result in little respite from noise impacts, noting that whilst the level of impact will vary due to many factors, critical impacts on health and quality of life are most likely in the evenings and early mornings even when low levels of customer activity occur.
“The proposal conflicts with Leeds Unitary Development Plan Review Policy GP5 which states that proposals should seek to avoid loss of amenity and the Core Planning Principles of the NPPF which advocates that planning should always seek to secure a good standard of amenity for all existing and future occupants of land and buildings.”
The report also suggests limiting the hours to avoid late-night deliveries.
McDonald’s will need to overcome the concerns if the proposals are to receive planning permission.
The plans can be seen in full here.
These Leeds city council workers whom are concerning themselves over this McDonald’s need to take a good hard look at the reality in the city, McDonald’s are creating jobs and the country is an industry of 24 hour working. Instead of objecting and making up objections I think these individuals need to concern themselves on housing and takle homeless. This council is absolutely ridiculous.