Plans for Kirkstall Burger King Drive-Thru

Plans to build a new Burger King drive-thru restaurant at Kirkstall Valley Retail Park are currently in the works.

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00:00 Plans to build a new Burger King dry-through restaurant at Kirkstall Valley Retail Park

00:07 are currently in the works.

00:08 An application has been submitted to build the takeaway by the Morrison's Garage on land

00:13 that's currently fenced off.

00:15 The company behind the development have said that the new restaurant could provide around

00:18 40 jobs.

00:20 Nineteen objections have been lodged on the Leeds City Council planning portal, with most

00:24 flagging concerns about an increased volume of traffic.

00:28 Similar concerns have already been raised about the A65 junction by Kirkstall Leisure

00:32 Centre, which has been the scene of a number of accidents in recent weeks.

00:36 A report from the council's Highways Department suggests that the development would not result

00:40 in a severe impact, subject to mitigation being implemented to improve the junction's

00:45 signal timings, operation and technology.

00:48 A final planning decision is expected in the coming months.

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