Plans to build a Starbucks drive-thru near a large shopping centre have been submitted.

Applicant L S Thanet Ltd wants to open the new facility on a site off New Cross Road in Broadstairs, next to McDonald's and near Westwood Cross and Sainsbury's.

If approved, the drive-thru would be accessed through the existing McDonald's car park.

The applicant, in planning documents drawn up by the Harris Partnership, says it wants to create a single-storey standalone coffee shop with a drive-thru facility, with landscaping, access and parking.

"The proposal will provide a welcome, high quality addition to this area of Westwood, helping to bring activity and value to a vacant plot of land and bringing further vibrancy and vitality to the area," they said.

A total of 18 car parking spaces and six for bikes will be provided with space for eight queuing.

If approved, the new coffee shop will take on 14 full-time staff and six part-time, and be open from 6am to 8pm seven days a week.

In the planning documents, L S Thanet Ltd says the building will follow Starbucks' 2020 branding, with a mixture of timber cladding, fibre-cement cladding panels and glazing.

"Internally, the design concept is to create a bright, lively, modern, and contemporary feel for visitors to the restaurant," they added.

The site was previously earmarked for a wider development that was only partially built.

In a planning statement, the proposed drive-thru is described as the "missing piece of the jigsaw" from the 2012 masterplan for the southern section of Westwood Cross.

To see the application visit https://planning.thanet.gov.uk/ and search reference F/TH/21/0371.

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