A McDonald’s restaurant could replace the former Beefeater at The Grandstand in Kingsteignton under plans submitted for the existing restaurant building.
The application proposes alterations to the former Premier Inn Beefeater restaurant on Newton Road, including changes to the elevations, replacement rooftop HVAC plant, a new entrance door and associated works.
Planning documents say the former Beefeater, known as The Grandstand, closed in July 2024 and is set to be rebranded as a McDonald’s restaurant. The venue would open to the public from 6am to 10.30pm, Monday to Sunday.
The proposed work includes refurbishment of the building’s elevations, replacement external materials, refinished window frames, an automated sliding door on the western elevation and a new customer area, staff space and kitchen inside. Three new cycle stands are also proposed.
An odour control assessment says the closest residential properties are approximately 87m away and concludes the restaurant has a “high” odour risk rating, recommending a high level of odour control. Proposed measures include grease filters, electrostatic precipitation filters and ozone injection.
The planning statement says a noise report and odour assessment have been submitted with the application, and that the proposed replacement plant would have no adverse impact on the local environment.
McDonald’s says it carries out at least three daily litter patrols within 150m of its restaurants and provides bins and anti-littering signage at sites.
