McDonald's get green light for new drive-thru restaurant in west Belfast

21 June 2021

McDonald’s is set to create 65 jobs in west Belfast after gaining planning permission for its latest outlet in the city.

The new drive-thru restaurant at the Tesco car park on Ballygomartin Road has been granted planning approval by Belfast City Council.

It comes just two weeks after it emerged that McDonald’s is preparing a fresh planning application to relocate to a new drive-thru in Enniskillen.

The fast food chain is also seeking to develop a new drive-thru at the Tesco site at Newtownbreda on the outskirts of south Belfast.

New Enniskillen drive-thru site
McDonald’s Restaurants, which has a site at Cathcart Square in Enniskillen, is due to submit development plans for planning approval in the coming weeks to move a short distance down the road to the former TP Topping car dealership, site for a drive-thru site.

The site was bought by long-standing local property investor David Mahon and he has now struck a deal with McDonald’s Restaurants for a part of the site.

Working alongside the two parties was William McFarland from Eadie, McFarland & Co, and he said all parties were delighted that the deal has been agreed between both parties.

“McDonald’s have agreed to purchase the front one-acre plot of the former TP Toppings car dealership site to redevelop to provide Enniskillen with their latest generation drive-thru restaurant,” said William.

McDonald’s were advised by Jago Bret, of Avison Young, and David Mahon was advised by William, of Eadie McFarland & Co.