Burger King drive -thru plan for city retail park

Plans have been drawn up to encourage more visitors to a Peterborough retail park.

A new Burger King drivethru is planned for the Boongate Retail Park and, separately, improvements to the entrance and exits of the park are also being proposed.

Permission is being sought by KUK Group to create a drive-thru lane to the former Frankie and Benny’s restaurant, which closed last year.

A planning application states that a reconfiguration of the car park is needed to allow for the drive-thru lane and which would mean the loss of parking spaces.

It states: “This application seeks planning permission for a minor reconfiguration of the existing car park to facilitate the provision of a lane drive-thru lane

“The works are required to facilitate the reoccupation of this vacant unit by ingoing tenant, Burger King. The drive-thru lane will wrap around the existing restaurant unit. This includes associated infrastructure including a height restrictor, menu boards, ordering point and grill bays.”

The two grill bays, which will provide dedicated waiting area spaces for use where a food order requires an extended cooking time, and a further two parking spaces will be designated ‘click and collect’ spaces. It states the works would mean the loss of nine car parking spaces.

Separately, Daejan Retail Properties, the owners of the retail park, is seeking the council’s approval to make changes to the entrances and exit to ease the problem of traffic queues. For more details visit: