Online Representation

Personal Details:  Please Note the Council Publishes the Name and Address of all people who comment on a Planning Application. 

Forename: Anonymous
Surname: Resident
Address: Urban road

Opinion:

Overview View: SUPPORT

Comment:

Comment:I STRONGLY SUPPORT this planning application…

This new McDonalds restaurant and takeaway will create hundreds of great job opportunities for the younger and older generation and will help out the local community for example like how they stated in their consultation that they would send out litter pickers to pick up all litter in the local area (not just McDonald’s litter) this will make the surrounding areas more hygienic and clean.

Right now the land is derelict and doesn't give the opening of kirkby town centre a good view since this land is situated right at the beginning of the high street. This land is also one of the first things that is seen as soon as you leave the train station which doesn't give kirkby a great view. The plans that Mcdonald’s have proposed are to bring a new modern look to the unused site and will give this derelict land a use once again. 

Kirkby is a TOWN CENTRE it’s supposed to be busy and have global retailers on the high street. McDonald's would have nothing  to do with the traffic flow of the town centre the only thing that needs to be sorted is the traffic lights, if these get sorted Kirkby's traffic will not be half as bad.

This eco friendly restaurant will decrease the delivery time to the residents ordering a “Mcdelivery” to Kirkby meaning there will be no more delivery drivers coming from Sutton causing the roads to be more busy. Some areas of kirkby are unable to receive Mcdelivery because they are too far away from the Sutton branch, this restaurant would eliminate this problem and would mean that there would be less people travelling to Sutton. 

The people who complain just simply do not have to use it! This is a great opportunity for Kirkby after the big loss of loosing another food chain JD Wetherspoon from our high street last year (2024). 

Having a worldwide franchise in the town may bring others to come shop in Kirkby so that less of our independent small businesses go out of business and we see less empty commercial spaces in the town. 

This McDonald's restaurant and takeaway will have no an impact on takeaways in the local area. People already order from McDonald’s this just means that the delivery will be shorter, cars will be on the roads for shorter periods of time and the food will come warm.

Because this new restaurant will be within walking distance for a lot of the residents of Kirkby they will not have to drive to the Sutton branch meaning that the roads will be less congested. 

At the moment kirkby doesn’t have alot of venues for residents to socialise. The plans McDonald's have given would be a great venue for the younger and older residents of kirkby to meet up with their friends  over some cheap food. 

1The soon to be pub situated where the wyvern social club used to be the new tea room and the new McDonalds restaurant would bring a once derelict end of Kirkby back alive again with plenty of places to socialise and grab a drink or a bite to eat. 

Here is just a handful of the vast majority of the residents who are with me supporting this application… 

An anonymous resident on facebook has responded to the plans with “100% yes, revitalising a long-derelict site, bringing jobs to the community, recognition from a multi-national corporation in our town” 

Another anonymous resident has responded on facebook with “I say yes. Save me worrying what to give my Grandchildren when they visit!” 

Another anonymous resident on facebook responded with “A definite yes. Kirkby needs investment. It will raise the profile of the town and bring more people to the area.”

Now that Mcdonald’s have adjusted their planning application the amount of green space is impressive meaning that for every tree they take out they are effectively re planting meaning no habitats will be destroyed. They have also changed the entrance and exit to the restaurant, this new entrance is alot more realistic and would not have an impact or slow down traffic at all. 

If something doesn't happen to kirkby high street soon there will be alot more empty commercial properties on the high street. 

Overall I believe that this is a brilliant opportunity for all residents of Kirkby. A small percentage of residents complain when things dont happen and seem to say that Kirkby gets left out, but when things actually start to happen they complain again. You cant please everyone. I am one of the large percentage of people who SUPPORT this application and i hope Ashfield District Council and Nottinghamshire county council do to because this is a big opportunity for our town to be alive once again.