Central site could soon offer salivation

McDonald’s Restaurants (New Zealand) Ltd has entered into a conditional agreement to lease the...
McDonald’s Restaurants (New Zealand) Ltd has entered into a conditional agreement to lease the existing Salvation Army-occupied site in Camp St, Queenstown.PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGH
A cross may be replaced by "the golden arches" in Queenstown.

McDonald’s Restaurants (New Zealand) Ltd has applied to the Queenstown Lakes District Council for new signs and changes to the exterior appearance of a store in Camp St which for many years has been leased by the Salvation Army.

On a 190sq m land parcel, the building was constructed in 1991 and converted for use by the Salvation Army, which has used it as a base for community and social support services and a retail shop.

At present it has a gross floor area of 425sq m: 55sq m of ground-floor retail showroom, 145sq m of partitioned first-floor meeting areas and 57sq m of second-floor open-plan meeting room space.

At the end of 2018 the Salvation Army announced it would exiting the site, planning to relocate to Frankton.

Arrow Art Hospitality Ltd purchased the building last June.

In its resource consent application, lodged three weeks ago, McDonald’s said it had entered into a conditional contract to lease the building.

The fast food chain, which also has a presence in Frankton Rd, had to move from its former site in the O’Connells shopping centre at the beginning of February due to owner Skyline Enterprises Ltd’s multimillion-dollar upgrade.

The application said that on completion the new McDonald’s — directly beside KFC — would trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

It proposed to paint the existing building black, white and dark grey.

The restaurant would seat 47 customers on the ground floor.The upper levels would be used for staff, the kitchen and storage.

Proposed signage would largely replace existing signage, but there would be an increase of 3sq m.

That would include "generic golden arches", to replace Salvation Army signs on top of the veranda and existing crosses.

The council has asked for further information on the application.

tracey.roxburgh@odt.co.nz

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