Chesterfield’s new McDonald’s opens – delighting fast-food fans

The restaurant and drive-thru, situated off the West Bars roundabout, welcomed customers from noon.

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The launch comes after significant investment from McDonald’s franchisee Walter Wright.

With the addition of this restaurant, Mr Wright will create more than 65 new full and part-time jobs for the local community.

He said: “We are delighted to be opening another brand new McDonald’s restaurant in Chesterfield and can’t wait to see local customers, both new and old, enjoy our services on offer.”

A number of residents have raised concerns about litter and traffic issues as a result of the new McDonald’s – but many others have said it is good to see new life being breathed into the site and jobs being created.

In a statement sent to Chesterfield Borough Council when McDonald’s submitted its planning application for the development, the company said: “McDonald’s is committed to tackling litter in as many different ways as possible.

“It is company policy to conduct a minimum of three daily litter patrols, whereby employees pick up not only McDonald’s packaging but also any other litter that may have been discarded in a 100m vicinity of a restaurant.”

A planning officer’s report which was considered by councillors last year also said ‘there is no data … that the development would result in severe harm on the highway network’.

There are currently two McDonald’s outlets in Chesterfield – on Low Pavement and at the Alma Leisure Park.

The site of the new development had lain derelict since 2015 when the old multi-storey car park was knocked down.

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