McDonald’s gets permission for renovations at its Douglas branch

Conditional planning permission has been granted for renovations to a fast-food establishment in Cork.

McDonald’s Restaurants of Ireland Ltd lodged a planning application with Cork City Council in February seeking permission to modify and alter its existing restaurant location in Douglas.

The application proposed that the development would provide for modifications and upgrade works to the interior and exterior of the restaurant, along with improvements to the drive-thru lane and associated signage.

The approved plans will see the a new entrance lobby put in place with a new sliding door and glazing, new internal doors and walls, extension works to provide for increased kitchen and dining areas, and new booth windows to replace the existing ones. .

They will also provide for the installation of a new height restrictor, canopies and road markings in the drive-thru lane, as well as a new fast-forward booth and associated bay, where customers can wait for their orders without causing congestion, and solar panels at roof level.

They will further see a partial re-configuration of the existing car park, installation of new customer bins to replace those existing and improvements to the outdoor seating area to include the erection of umbrellas and lamps.

The application was approved by Cork City Council on April 22, and is subject to 14 conditions.

One condition stipulates that, in the interest of residential amenity, noise during site clearance and construction shall not exceed 65 decibels, and that working hours during site clearance and construction shall be restricted to between 8am and 6pm on weekdays, and between 8am and 4pm on Saturday.

Activities outside of these specified hours shall require prior approval from the planning authority.

Another condition stipulates that in the interests of orderly management and disposal of waste, the developer shall take measures to ensure that construction works do not give rise to dirt or litter on the public road, and they shall be responsible for the immediate removal of such if caused by the construction works.