It would be just a four-minute walk from the chain’s restaurant in Pitsea Retail park, located on High Road. “Something does need to go in there and any employment for local people is a good thing, but I would have preferred to see something else. He said: “I feel that residents have not had a say.
I am still very much against the idea of having yet another McDonald’s in the area, especially being a stone’s throw away from numerous others. “For Pitsea, I think it’s terrible. There’s not enough vendors out there that offer a healthy lifestyle.
It is understood the new restaurant will have no seats and be purely for collections and delivery drivers. Workers could be heard from behind the coverings at the former carpet store, while a construction vehicle could also be seen on the site. There are five other McDonald’s currently in operation across the Basildon borough, with plans also lodged by the fast food chain for a new restaurant at the Homebase car park in Vange.
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