A 220-signature petition has been lodged against plans for a new KFC drive-thru restaurant. Sunderland City Council’s planning department recently validated plans for the Barnes Service Station off Durham Road in the St Michael’s ward.
Proposals from Euro Garages Ltd state the land, which is currently occupied by a petrol filling station and a Spar convenience store, would be flattened, with a KFC drive-thru restaurant built in its place. The site would also feature an indoor seating area for customers, a one-way traffic system and parking.
Conservative Councillor Antony Mullen, at the latest Sunderland City Council meeting, submitted a petition signed by 220 residents against the proposed development. He said the signatures had been collected from residents of Barnes, Millfield, St Michael’s and other surrounding wards, and outlined several concerns over the plans.
