Popeyes has been granted permission to build a drive-through outlet near Netherfield despite road safety and litter worries from residents and councillors.
Members of the planning committee at Gedling Borough Council approved the American fried chicken giant’s application for the new outlet on Magenta Way near Teal Park yesterday (29) with a majority of one.
A new 2,500 sq ft restaurant will now be built containing a 65-seating area, drive-thru, car-parking and click-and-collect bays.
The restaurant chain has said the new drive-thru will create up to 100 new jobs.
The application was approved, but not all councillors supported it with both Conservative and Labour councillors raising concerns over road safety, litter, noise and potential anti-social behaviour.
More than 40 residents from nearby residential estates like Rivendell also voiced concerns, with some attending the meeting to make their views heard.
An amendment to the plans was requested and accepted with councillors calling for waste management plans to include regular litter picking around the site.
Tom Crowley, CEO at Popeyes UK, 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.”
It’s all right claiming they will do litter picks near the revolting place but what about further afield? For instance, many people already drive down to the river at Stoke Bardolph to eat their takeaways, then ignore the bins and just throw their detritus out of the car windows.
Littering is due to a minority of customers and not the company. Those customers will still drop litter, irrespective of where they buy their food
If I put the waste in the bin myself, it puts someone out of a job.
If they employ people to clean up, you should throw rubbish out of your window.
Its for the good if the economy. More waste = more jobs