Tipperary County Council is asking McDonald’s Restaurants to provide an assessment of queuing of traffic through a proposed drive thru restaurant it is seeking permission to construct and operate at Clongour, Thurles.
The council decision on the planning application was due today but yesterday the planning portal updated to show that the council was seeking further information from the applicant before making the decision.
25 submissions were made in respect to the application to construct a single storey Drive Thru in Clongour adjacent to the N62 and the proposed Thurles Inner Relief Road.
The submissions raised concerns about noise, litter, traffic congestion, damage to the local environment, pollution and the location of a fast food outlet in a residential area and near to a crèche and Montessori school.
Planning officials now say they have “concerns that the development will attract a large number of vehicles at peak times which may exceed both the on-site parking provision and limited queuing space within the development.
There is concern that no assessment of queuing of traffic going through the drive thru has been provided and that traffic queues may extend back onto the Thurles Inner Relief Road and subsequently the N62 Junction.”
McDonalds now has up to 6 months to supply the information and can also ask for an extension to compile the report. The planning application reference number is 2460829
