The Devonport City Council has unanimously approved a new fuel station, convenience store, and drive-thru food outlet at Spreyton. The Advocate reported that the council voted in favour of the project at its October meeting.
The development, located on Mersey Main Road, is described as similar to South Burnie’s Mood Food complex or the OTR fuel station on Formby Road in Devonport.
Despite the project’s traffic report using survey data based on McDonald’s traffic generation, co-director Panos Miltiadou confirmed that McDonald’s will not be a tenant. Mr Miltiadou, who is a co-director with Tim Kemp-Bishop and Mark Delaney, stated, “We do not have McDonald’s at all as an operator, just so we’re very clear.” He added that McDonald’s was used as a benchmark for high volume traffic management to ensure the design accounted for drive-through and parking needs.