McDonald’s get planning to open drive through at Lakepoint

McDonald’s Ireland Ltd have received planning permission for a drive-through at Lakepoint Retail Park, Mullingar.

According to the details lodged with Westmeath County Council, the development will consist of a single storey drive-through restaurant for the sale of hot food for consumption off the premises.

The planning consent included a corral area, elevational signage, car parking including accessible spaces, grill bays, EV charging spaces, bicycle parking, a height restrictor, and order points with associated canopies.

There will also be totem signage, free-standing signage, banner frames and digital menu boards, an ESB substation and kiosk, landscaping including outdoor furniture/seating area with parasols, boundary treatments and lighting.

Reconfiguration of part of the existing car park to facilitate the development, including new pedestrian crossings, and all associated site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development, are part of the permission.