Council serves up legal action over alleged Supermac’s plaza planning breaches

Westmeath authority refused fast food group retention, while officials in Galway consider taking court case over road safety rules, signage and wastewater treatment

Pat McDonagh, owner of Supermac’s, at the Galway Plaza, one of two sites allegedly in breach of planning Picture: Michael Dillon

Supermac’s, the fast-food group owned by businessman Pat McDonagh, is facing legal action over the planning status of two of its most high-profile motorway plaza locations.

The Business Post has confirmed that one county council has already commenced legal action against the company and another council is actively considering a similar course over alleged planning breaches.

Planning files reveal that both the Kinnegad Plaza off the M4 motorway in Co Westmeath, and the Galway Plaza …