People living in and around Teal Park retail park near Netherfield say they are incredibly excited and “looking forward” to the opening up of a new Popeyes drive-thru in early 2024.
The American fried chicken chain is hoping to open one of its first UK drive-thru sites next to the retail park on Magenta Way in the spring.
Plans have been submitted to Gedling Borough Council and will be discussed at a planning committee meeting next week. Planning officers have recommended that the plans be approved.
Popeyes recently opened its first Nottingham branch in Upper Parliament Street in the city centre and is now hoping to open their second site in the city.
Plans have been submitted for a 2,500 sq ft unit would be built containing a 65-seating area, drive-thru, car-parking and click and collect bays.
The restaurant chain has said the restaurant would create up to 100 new jobs.
John Spencer recently moved to Netherfield and described himself as a ‘massive fan’ of the chicken chain.
“I lived in the US for a while and Popeye’s was one of my favourite places to eat at when I was there. I can’t believe one of their restaurants will literally be on my doorstep. I’m really excited,” he said.
Jemma Crew lives on the nearby Rivendell estate; she thinks it will provide ‘much-needed’ employment for people living in the area.
“It is great for the area as it will create jobs and they are really needed,” she said.
“There are a lot of supermarkets around here so it’s nice that jobs are being created in a different sector.
“It’s not worth going into Nottingham now as most things you want are here and this strengthens the choice of things to do.”
But David Randall said he was concerned about the litter the new restaurant would create.
The Carlton resident said: “If you look at the Loop Road and how much litter is on the verges chucked out of cars that have been visiting nearby drive-thrus then its a concern. I hope they tackle the problem before simply adding another restaurant that will create even more mess.”
Tom Crowley, CEO at Popeyes UK, at the time of the announcement, said: “It’s great to see how enthusiastically the UK has welcomed Popeyes, and we’re particularly proud to be opening our first drive-thru locations. Following the success of our Upper Parliament Street restaurant which landed in Autumn 2022, opening a drive-thru location locally was an obvious choice for us.
“We’re looking forward to expanding our offering in Nottingham.”
