STARBUCKS is coming to Wincanton – in place of a fast-food favourite KFC – after plans for a drive-thru premises were approved.

The chain, which has a branch off the A303 at nearby Warminster, will appear in the Somerset town after planning applications were submitted to Somerset Council for new signs and to make changes to the building currently housing KFC, at Lawrence Hill.

Cobra Coffee Ltd, run by the Southern Co-op, runs a number of Starbucks franchises across the south and was the applicant.

Documents for the building changes application said it would be converted into a “Starbucks coffee shop and drive-thru”.

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“The existing building was purpose built as a KFC restaurant and therefore some of the branding, for example red composite panels, was incorporated into the finish of the building,” the application said.

“The proposals will include the removal of the existing branding and new elevational treatment to the building as required.

“Additionally, a single-storey canopy will be added over the collections window on the rear.

“New Starbucks branding will be added to the building”, it went on, which are covered in the signs scheme.

Theplans have been approved by Somerset Council, and the news comes as another drive-thru development was revealed on a site behind the current Lidl in the town – just 100 metres away, at the former Wincanton Logistics site at Southgate Road.