<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The City of Sydney has voted against allowing McDonald's to open up in Newtown after residents and police opposed the plan, saying it would ruin the neighbourhood.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>McDonald's Australia's proposal to build a $1.7 million restaurant operating 24 hours a day and seven days a week at 212-214 King Street attracted strong opposition.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>More than 1000 residents signed an online petition after the development application was lodged on July 8, with </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-newtown-mcdonalds-king-street-proposal-local-businesses-say-they-cant-compete/ac37e002-0a90-46fd-9165-db338e6950de" rel="" target="_blank" title="chicken shop owners fearing they would not be able to keep up"><span>chicken shop owners fearing they would not be able to keep up</span></a><span> with the competition and may have to close down.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/bali-shooting-three-australian-men-face-death-penalty/ff2492a8-21ec-46c6-90b9-3499f0268245" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Aussie trio could face firing squad in Bali after murder charges</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There are already six chicken shops, including KFC and El Jannah, within a 170-metre radius of the proposed site. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The local planning panel considered the proposal during a council meeting this evening, where residents voiced their distaste.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Newtown has a heart. King Street has a heart. People love this street. I love this street and I would be so upset if a McDonald's can just come in here and take over, boot out all the small businesses that these residents love," Liam Coffey said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/mcdonalds-king-street-newtown-council-votes-to-refuse-application/360a7ec3-02b6-44b6-9e72-26d768eecd88" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There's going to be no toilets there. There's no loading zone. There's nowhere to park. So this is all infrastructure stuff that is going to trash our neighbourhood. It's going to clog up the area," Michaela Davies said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW Police had also raised concerns, saying a 24/7 McDonald's in Newtown could increase anti-social behaviour, exacerbate traffic congestion that negatively impacts pedestrian and road safety, and lift the number of crime reports.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/missing-boy-gus-lamont-update-day-two-of-new-search-as-hot-weather-may-hamper-efforts-tomorrow/c051a827-397f-41d6-9189-4847dd042556" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>No evidence found in second day of fresh search for missing boy Gus</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The proposal was officially recommended for refusal this evening due to its reliance on an on-street loading zone and the footpath for deliveries, and inconsistent trading hours with other local businesses.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was also found not to account for or comply with the public domain, waste management, transport and parking and social and environmental responsibilities.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Council also noted that it received more than 1400 submissions from the public, with the majority of those in objection.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It is therefore concluded that the proposal is not suitable for the site and is not in the public interest. The application is recommended for refusal," the assessed application read.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The recommendation of refusal was adopted after the matter was put to members of the meeting, and ayes and clapping rang out across the chamber.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-state-coroner-teresa-osullivan-makes-rare-public-statement-on-profoundly-distressing-milestone-of-indigenous-deaths-in-custody/b20d302c-688e-47ab-a72e-b6a7d22285e0" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>State coroner pens rare public letter on 'profoundly distressing milestone'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>9news.com.au has contacted McDonald's Australia for comment. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The City of Sydney knocked back a similar McDonald's proposal to bring a restaurant to Redfern in May. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The community feared it would bring crime to the area, with an overwhelming majority of submissions from the public also being against the plan.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Residents won their fight against a McDonald's in Manly Vale and Mount Evelyn.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Melburnians are in a similar fight against a plan for a McDonald's in what could be the city's equivalent of Newtown's King Street - 323 High Street in Northcote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank" title=""><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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