Short update McDonalds development 13-2-20

UPDATE ON THE McDONALDS DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FOR BIRKDALE FAIR SHOPPING CENTRE

Summary of current status: (for those who are time-poor)

Residents delivered 771 online petition signatures, 81 individual submissions and dozens of comments on Facebook and the Website opposing the McDonalds development proposal.
The Local Action Committee provided the RCC Planning team with a detailed submission outlining the major issues with the proposal.
RCC Planners requested further information from the Developer to be provided by the 5th of February.
The Developer met (the week before the deadline) with local Councillor Paul Bishop who outlined the community concerns.
The developer then requested a further extension until the 29th of April to resubmit.
The RCC Planning team agreed to the extension.
The Local Action Committee is disappointed RCC did not reject the proposal based on developers failure to answer the queries thereby sending a message to developers inadequate applications will be rejected.
As the extension date is after the election, residents should now ask all candidates, including Mayoral, what their position is on the development.

Kind regards Local Action Birkdale

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