The global coffee giant will open on a long vacant site off Thornton Road, and the signage has recently been installed at the branch. The new Starbucks on Thornton Road (Image: T&A)Starbucks plansPlans for a drive-thru restaurant next to the Starbucks site were recently approved by Bradford Council, and a planning application for a new data centre on the same site is currently going through the planning process. The branch will be the latest in a wave of new Starbucks to open in the city. Although the City Park branch recently closed its doors, a new Starbucks has opened in the Broadway Shopping Centre. A drive-thru has opened in the Weaverthorpe Retail Park off Tong Street, and another is soon to open on Valley Road.