LOCALS have slammed plans that will see a 24/7 McDonald's open in their town, saying it will ruin their way of life and cause traffic chaos.

The fast food chain opened a new restaurant in Whitley, Coventry this month – and now it has applied for the drive-thru to be open at all hours of the day.

But Maccies application to the Coventry City Council has seen residents quickly hit back at.

Some have blasted it as "a money maker", while others say it could encourage "traffic, noise and anti social behaviour to continue through the night".

McDonald's has applied for its London Rd restaurant to be open from 5am-5am ever day.

Council officers say the licence will likely be granted – as long as Maccies agreed to new CCTV and litter rules.

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But locals have blasted the idea – which will be decided on at a hearing next week.

CoventryLive reported one wrote: "It is bad enough that the local community have had this restaurant foisted upon us following appeal out of town, but the thought that our lives will be disrupted further by all night trading is a step too far.

"The necessity for fast food in the middle of the night is hardly anyone’s priority, just a money maker for an already profitable business.

"I believe that all night trading will lead to further traffic pollution which is as we all know bad for the environment and noise pollution for those residents living opposite the site."

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Another slammed the proposal, saying most of the community "completely opposed" it.

They said: "This restaurant originally was opposed by the local community, but somehow it was forced through.

"Now I see they would like the traffic, noise and anti social behaviour to continue through the night."

The newly opened restaurant has space for 100 Maccies lovers inside, and documents to council read: "This restaurant understands that in extending our opening hours we have a duty to the local community and that we continue to protect our staff and customers from danger and harm.

"We believe that the systems we have in place are robust, thorough and will, as far as reasonably practicable, secure the promotion of the four licensing objectives."

A spokesperson for McDonald's added: "We can confirm that our restaurant on Abbey Park in Coventry has applied for an extension to its current opening hours.

"If successful, this would allow us to provide a convenient choice for customers increasingly living outside of the nine-to-five routine whilst also creating further job opportunities within our local community."

This is not the first time locals have slammed plans to see a massive chain pop up in their town.

Last week London residents hit out at the fact Poundland was coming to their neighbourhood.

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