End of Fishponds McDonald's row in sight

A 6 day public inquiry begins at Bristol City Hall this morning. Credit: ITV West Country

People living in the Fishponds area of Bristol will find out in the next week whether their two-year fight to stop a new McDonald's being built in their community has succeeded.

They've been protesting against McDonald's plans to build a restaurant on Fishponds Road.

The 160-seater, drive-thru restaurant on the site of the old Tile Workshop would necessitate a new traffic island and traffic flow system on Fishponds Road.

The fast-food chain, which already has eleven restaurants in Bristol, first proposed the Fishponds plan in November 2014.

Plans were first proposed 3 years ago. Credit: ITV West Country

It sparked angry campaigning from residents worried about traffic congestion, architectural disruption and the effect on the health of local children, many of whom would be walking past the McDonald's to and from school.

Residents are worried about traffic and the effect on children. Credit: ITV West Country

The restaurant chain is appealing an earlier ruling that it couldn't build a two-storey drive-thru.

A 6 day public inquiry begins at Bristol City Hall this morning.