When will a popular fast food restaurant open in Bradford

A POPULAR fast food restaurant is opening a drive-thru in Bradford next month.

Earlier this week, the Telegraph & Argus reported that Burger King on The Broadway will close its doors on Friday 26 July.

The branch has been there since the mall first opened in 2015.

The new branch will have a drive-thru for drivers (Image: Newsquest) But fear not Whopper lovers, a drive-thru Burger King is set to open in Eccleshill in August.

Plans for the fast food restaurant on the former Union Mills site on Harrogate Road, which is currently home to a Lidl and a Starbucks, were approved in summer 2022.

When the Telegraph & Argus visited on Friday afternoon, the work was almost complete.

The company obtained planning permission to install various signage earlier this year.

When the Telegraph & Argus visited on Friday afternoon, the work was almost complete (Image: Newsquest) A Bradford Council document said: “A 9.8m high totem pole sign is proposed at the corner with the site entrance on Harrogate Road.

“Although this is a tall advertising sign, given the surrounding buildings and street furniture, the sign is acceptable and will not create a dominant or incongruous visual feature in the area.

“The overall proposed signage is considered to have an acceptable impact on the visual amenity of the host building and street scene.

“There are no safety concerns arising from the location, scale or design of the signage.

“Lighting will be kept to a minimum and will be static and will not cause undue damage to neighboring residential properties.

“The signage will not be detrimental to highway or pedestrian safety and will not cause any confusion or distraction to motorists due to the appropriate distance from the highway.”

Broadway Shopping Center (Image: Newsquest) It will become the only Burger King offering in Bradford following the closure of The Broadway branch.

This news came after another Sakkusamba mall restaurant “was temporarily closed for renovations”.

Broadway says it will “announce new fashion and beauty retailers in the coming weeks.”

A Burger King spokesperson said: “We can confirm that our restaurant in Broadway, Bradford will be closing, however we are pleased to tell you that customers can enjoy Burger King at our new Eccleshill, Bradford restaurant which will open next month.

“We will be in touch with more information about the new opening soon.”

A spokesperson for The Broadway said: “We can confirm that Burger King will be closing on July 26.

“We will be announcing new fashion and beauty retailers in the coming weeks.”