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ArticleBMC public health2026

Living next door to McDonald's: a qualitative study of community submissions and resident realities pre- and post development.

Roslyn Giglia, Jacinta Francis, Jana Buckle, Clare Whitton, Ros Sambell, Frith Klug, Lukar Thornton, Siobhan Hickling, Katherine Kent, Gina Trapp

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Roslyn GigliaNutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, 6027, Australia. r.giglia@ecu.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0001-9016-1251
Jacinta FrancisNutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, 6027, Australia.
Jana BuckleNutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, 6027, Australia.
Clare WhittonNutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, 6027, Australia.
Ros SambellNutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, 6027, Australia.
Frith KlugNutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, 6027, Australia.
Lukar ThorntonDepartment of Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Siobhan HicklingSchool of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, 6009, Australia.
Katherine KentSchool of Medical, Indigenous and Health Science, University of Wollongong, Northfield Ave, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia.
Gina TrappNutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, 6027, Australia.

Funding

Healthway Communities Grant, Cancer Council WA funding and a Western Australian Future Health Research and Innovation Fund, Near Miss Award Grant number WANMA2023Ideas/7
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Abstract

backgroundThe proliferation of fast-food outlets (FFOs) in residential areas has raised growing concerns about their impact on community health, safety, and wellbeing. This qualitative study examined both pre-development community consultation submissions and post-development resident experiences surrounding the development of a McDonald's outlet in a newly established suburb on the urban fringe of Perth, Western Australia (WA).

methodsUsing a qualitative descriptive design, the study analyzed 183 community submissions lodged with the local council prior to development and conducted semi-structured interviews with 11 residents living within 300 m of the outlet after construction.

resultsContent analysis revealed strong opposition, with 168 (92%) submissions objecting to the development. Key concerns included health, FFO density, proximity to schools, traffic congestion, safety, pollution (noise, litter, light, odor), antisocial behavior, neighborhood amenity and property devaluation. Despite these concerns, all objections were dismissed by the council on planning grounds. Post-development interviews revealed that residents' lived experiences reflected all of the very issues they had predicted, expressing frustration with poor council transparency and perceived apathy.

conclusionThe findings reveal a clear disconnect between what communities want and what planning systems deliver, highlighting the need for planning reform in WA that prioritizes public health through exclusion zones, density restrictions and mandatory health impact assessments. As WA councils prepare to implement mandated public health plans under the Public Health Act 2016, these findings provide timely evidence to strengthen community engagement and support health-promoting urban planning.

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Environment DesignFast FoodsResidence CharacteristicsRestaurantsFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleQualitative ResearchWestern AustraliaFast-food outletFood environmentObesityPlanningPolicyPublic health

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