Two more fast-food venues are coming to Swansea, including a drive-thru McDonald's. The burger giant's newest venue will be within the Tesco Extra car park, Parc Fforestfach, north of the city.
Swansea Council's planning committee unanimously approved the scheme at a meeting on June 14 after hearing from officers and asking them questions. The drive-thru will have a 95-seat ground floor restaurant, outdoor seating area, and employ 65 people.
The committee dealt with the application as it was considered a departure from planning policy, which stipulates that food and drink units in out-of-town retail centres in Swansea should be small-scale. The overall floor space of proposed McDonald's is a fifth larger than that prescribed under the policy, but the public floor area is lower.
