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Plans for McDonald's restaurant in Oakham will be debated by Rutland County Council on January 14




Plans to build a McDonald's restaurant in Oakham - Rutland's first brush with the golden arches - will be debated on Tuesday, January 14.

The meeting of Rutland County Council’s planning and licensing committee will be held in public at the main council chamber at Rutland County Council’s Catmose offices, starting at 6pm.

The agenda and reports for this meeting will be published on Monday January 6 at www.rutland.gov.uk/meetings.

McDonalds logo (10187749)
McDonalds logo (10187749)

The 372m2 restaurant with drive-thru is planned for a 4,461m2 site at Lands End Way. It would contain parking for more than 50 vehicles and thirty-five full-time and 30 part-time jobs are promised.

The application stated: "The McDonald's planning team now feel that Oakham has a suitable size to justify a restaurant."

The company said that 394 people attended the public consultation on May 22, which showed 60 per cent either supported a McDonald's in Oakham, or they were neutral. Some 63 per cent were supportive of the jobs such a restaurant would bring, plus the sponsorship opportunities for local sports clubs.

A poll after the plans were announced in May showed people were in just about favour of a McDonald's opening
A poll after the plans were announced in May showed people were in just about favour of a McDonald's opening

Some 1,689 people voted in our online poll in May, with a slim majority in favour of McDonald's opening in Oakham.

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