Fighting Mobile Highways Town

Residents fight to stop new McDonalds coming to Peak District town

Reading now: 114
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Residents in Glossop have been fighting plans to build a brand new McDonald's restaurant in their town. The planning application to build a McDonald's on the site of a former pub on Glossop Brook Road has been met with strong opposition.

People are worried that the fast-food restaurant will bring more traffic and will look out of place in the conservation area. READ MORE: Storm Eunice LIVE: Met Office issues red weather warning According to Derbyshire Live, plans show that the restaurant is set to bring 60 jobs to the town and that demolition of the old building would be required.

Currently the public planning application is inundated with comments, most of which expressing the same statement of support for the planned building which have been submitted through a link on the McDonald's website.

However, there is significant opposition from local residents about the the proposed fast-food restaurant. A Facebook group called Oppose McDonald's was started in early December in a bid to raise awareness about the planned McDonald's, as well as encouraging locals to sign a petition which has around 800 signatures.

Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA