Campaign to stop new drive-thru restaurant plans

ACAMPAIGN to stop a new drive-thru restaurant near Ibrox Stadium is urging people to object to the plans.

Plans have been submitted to the council for a new drive thru in the grounds of a petrol station in Paisley Road West, in Ibrox.

Currently, the BP garage site is home to a shop, a four-island petrol pump forecourt and a disused car wash.

Under the plans, if approved, it would include a new drive-thru restaurant, an expanded shop and a new re-instated car wash.

The site owners say there is “limited eateries nearby” despite there being a McDonald’s and KFC at Helen Street, less than a mile away and under eight minutes by car.

There are also several food outlets on Paisley Road West.

In an area where there are car parking spaces it is planned to build the restaurant with the drive thru. The car parking spaces would be moved.

Cars would enter from Paisley Road West and exit at the other end of the site.

The applicant GSHL said: “The drive thru will provide a new type of service to the locality as there are a limited number of eateries at present.

“The one-storey structure of the drive-thru will also provide a seating area for customers to allow longer stays on site. The entrance to the dine-in part of the drive thru will be on the north elevation, clearly visible as you enter the site off Paisley Road West.”

The deadline for objections is tomorrow.

The Scottish Greens are encouraging local people to state their objections to Glasgow City Council who will decide on the application.

They said: “Drive thrus can come at a big environmental and social cost, increasing traffic and air pollution for local residents. Not only will it bring more cars into the area but it is an issue of road safety as it will make the busy crossing points near the BP Garage even more difficult for local residents.”