Lambasted plans for a 24/7 drive-thru KFC in the car park of a Gosforth supermarket appear to have been dropped.
The proposals to open a branch of the fast food chain at the Asda in Hollywood Avenue have been widely criticised since being lodged late last year, drawing more than 100 objections – including from MP Catherine McKinnell and the nearby Gosforth Academy. And it has now emerged that, following those widespread complaints, the developers behind the scheme have withdrawn their plans.
There were 139 public objections made against the plans, a Newcastle City Council report reveals, as well as concerns from local authority noise and transport experts. Neighbours aired fears about the drive-thru causing even worse congestion and air pollution in what is already a busy part of the city, as well as the prospects of added noise, litter, vermin, and anti-social behaviour.
