A previous planning agreement meant that the restaurant could open 24/7 for two years before it had to seek further permission
A popular fast food outlet near a city centre retail park is looking to maintain its around-the-clock opening hours.
The McDonald’s Drive Thru restaurant at Morrisons supermarket next to Brotherhood Retail Park has requested permission to maintain its current 24/7 trading hours from Peterborough City Council.
Documents submitted to the council’s Planning Services department on behalf of McDonald’s by Savills real estate services state the application has been made “in order to enable the restaurant to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”
The application has been made to offset previous planning permission requirements agreed two years ago.
In 2024, a planning agreement granted around-the-clock opening with a condition (Condition 4) which stipulated the restaurant would revert back to non-24/7 opening times.
It said: “Within 24 months of the date of this decision the site shall cease operating 24 hours, 7 days per week.”
The current application seeks “continued use of the [Lincoln Road] site, without compliance with Condition 4 of the 2024 Permission”.
The application states that the Lincoln Road restaurant’s capability to successfully operate around-the-clock has been evident.
“Over the course of the 24 months, members of the public and the Council have not raised any issues with regard to the additional hours of trading during the temporary period,” Savills noted.
“As such, the 24/7 operations have not caused any disturbance relating to noise or anti-social behaviour.”
The document concludes by saying the proposed extension will “ensure that the restaurant is better able to meet the demands of its established customer base and enhance its overall efficiency”.
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