McDonald's takes Newtown store via fast-track approval
McDonald's began work on a Newtown location using a fast-track approval process that skipped standard council input.
McDonald's started building an $1.2 million restaurant on Enmore Road in Newtown. McDonald's used a fast-track approval process.
The move skipped the lengthy planning review. The company abandoned a court case against Sydney's council one week before.
The Enmore Road site was a former Oporto restaurant. It is due to open later this year and will create over 130 jobs.
A private certifier approved the application within one day. Unlike standard applications, fast-track certificates combine planning and building approval.
There is no public display or local panel review.
- $1.2 million
- Project cost
- Over 130
- Jobs created
- One day
- Approval timeline
- Enmore Road, Newtown
- Location
Why it mattersThe fast-track process lets businesses avoid community input. This raises questions about residents' say in how their suburbs develop.
AustraliaSydneysiders in Newtown will see a McDonald's outlet open for the first time since 1998, changing the inner-west suburb's retail landscape despite vocal local opposition.
Corroborated bytheage.com.au
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