The fast food giant has submitted a planning application to transform the former Stanborough pub into a restaurant, but residents have voiced fears about litter, noise, and anti-social behaviour. "We are all familiar with the kind of behaviour associated with the McDonald's in the town centre already. Here's how the new McDonald's restaurant site would be laid out. "The McDonalds in town already attracts a lot on anti-social behaviour which they do not have under control, the police are regular visitors. They said: "Given that Welwyn McDonalds has faced publicised battles with serious rat infestations, neighbours are deeply concerned that a new fast-food site will exacerbate the area's rodent issues.