Cllr Andrew Garratt, who leads the Liberal Democrat group, said the scheme’s deficiencies were ‘very well laid out’ by planners. Liberal Democrat councillor Andrew Garratt (LDRS)An officer report said the plans fail to show how the McDonald’s would prevent ill-health in the community. Steve Smith, local McDonald's franchisee (LDRS)“These flexible full and part-time roles offer clear progression, training, and development with as many guaranteed hours contracts as required,” he said. “The proposed restaurant has been carefully designed to minimise impacts from noise, odour or grease while a lighting strategy has been designed to limit glare and light spill. “These measures along with placing limits on opening hours would ensure the restaurant would not result in unacceptable impacts on nearby residential properties.”