Ireland’s leading fast food giant Supermac’s is hoping to open only its second outlet in NI between Aughnacloy and Ballygawley as part of a huge multi-million pound development.
Full proposals for a mixed-use development, comprising a petrol filling station and food court – consisting of three hot-food units and a drive-thru – as well as Spar store have been drawn up.
These are currently with Mid-Ulster District Council for consideration.
The proposals, if approved, could see the creation of 35 new jobs when up and running.
The site in question is described as being on “lands at and bound by Annaghilla Road, Tullyvar Road and Tullybryan Road, Ballygawley”.
The new 24-hours filling station – to be operated by Texaco – will provide 12 fuel pumps in a central island.
The associated building – of 999 sq metres to be precise – will comprise a Spar unit, food court with open plan seating and welfare facilities.
The retail unit for fuel payment will also sell ‘grab-and-go’ goods for customers.
The food court will have seating for over 100 – for hot use by customers of the new hot food/deli counters and the drive-thru.
Supermac’s – which has just one other Northern Ireland at Forestside in Derry/Londonderry – would become the new drive-thru operator. It is understood the affiliated Papa John’s Pizza is also in the pipeline, as well as SuperSubs, offering subs, salads, wraps and soups.
The proposed building also includes ancillary floorspace for stores, plant, switch rooms, staff rooms, toilets and offices.
There will be parking available for over 100 cars and 10 HGV/bus spaces. There will also be disabled parking and 10 electric vehicle charging points, and an enclosed service yard to the rear.
There are extensive landscaping plans too, while footpaths surrounding the development will boast dropped kerbs and tactile paving between the car parking areas and the building for safe means of movement.
A new access is proposed onto the Tullybryan Road and there would be a one-way system within the site, with separate parking areas for car and HGVs and buses, for ease of traffic flow and manoeuvring.
The site is described as being situated on the edge of Ballygawley.
A design and access statement says the site is located at a junction along the A4 and A5 and benefits from traffic travelling Omagh – Belfast, Enniskillen – Belfast and Omagh – Aughnacloy / RoI. The main traffic routes are along the A4 to the south of the site and A5 to the east.
The nearest petrol filling station to the site, according to the design statement, is Dalys in Aughnacloy – approximately four miles away.
The design and access statement concludes: “This planning application seeks full planning permission for proposed petrol filling station comprising retail unit, food court, drive thru, parking, access onto Tullybryan Road, landscaping, lighting, CCTV, retaining walls, cut and fill, package treatment plant and ancillary site works.
“The proposed development will not result in any unacceptable impacts on the local character, environmental quality or residential amenity of the wider area and has been appropriately designed by way of a sympathetic bulk, scale, mass and materials.”
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