Work to begin soon on Nelson multi-storey car park to make way for town's first McDonald's

Pendle Rise shopping centre in Nelson will soon be closed every Sunday as refurbishment begins to build a new McDonald's in the town.

By Dominic Collis

Published 8th May 2019, 14:37 BST

Updated 8th May 2019, 15:37 BST

From Sunday, May 19th, the centre will not be open to the public as major construction and refurbishment works will be carried out to the multi-storey car park.

The multi-storey car park will close from 6pm on Saturday, May 18th.

The Nelson Leader reported last month that permission had been granted to bulldoze Nelson's eyesore multi-storey car park and former bus station to make way for a drive-thru McDonald's restaurant.

The Nelson Committee on Pendle Borough Council approved an application to build Nelson's first ever franchise of the famous fast food outlet.

Spearheaded by Reedley-based developer Mohammed Asjad's Future Properties (1st) Ltd, the development is expeced to create a mixture of up to 65 full and part-time jobs.

The development is expected to take nine months to complete.