Perth and Kinross Council’s Planning and Placemaking Committee approved two separate applications which will see five drive-through restaurants, an office block and 14 business units built next to the busy junction.

Drysdale Holdings Limited will build three restaurants with drive-thrus, 14 offices, 36 electric vehicle charging hubs and car parking all on land 90 metres south of Broxden Avenue, 200 metres from the roundabout.

One of the restaurants named in the application is the coffee chain Starbucks, the other is Burger King. The third is not specified but would have outdoor seating, the plans state.

A report tabled at the meeting stated: “One of the units is identified as a ‘Starbucks’ and set over a single storey, the layout includes a drive-through lane, car parking, landscaping, and outdoor seating.

“The unit has been designed to be visible from Broxden Avenue.

“A second unit is indicated as to be occupied by ‘Burger King’ and again a single story ‘branded design’.

“The occupier of the third unit is not advised, but has similar form and facilities to the others.”

Council planning officers say the project is a departure from the local authority plans for the site, but “there are material considerations which justify this departure”.

The report states that the plans are “considered to complement the existing character of the area and will ensure the delivery of the business element without being of detriment to the wider Perth City” as well as creating jobs.

In a second application, West Coast Estates Aglo and EG Group have asked for permission to build a 2000 sqm office building and two more - as yet unspecified drive-thru restaurants on land 100 metres south west of Broxden Avenue.

Documents lodged with the West Coast Estates/aglo plans state that while the application is “a minor departure” from the adopted development plan “it is considered that there is suitable justification” for it.

It states: “The proposed development will generate employment opportunities, stimulate further development in the area, and contribute to sustainable economic growth.

“[The restaurant units] are intended to complement the existing trunk road service area function of the surrounding area and are also intended to serve the employment function of the remainder of the site.”

After being recommended for approval by council officers, the applications were unanimously approved by councillors despite concerns about business being moved out of Perth’s city centre and SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) placing holding objections on both applications.

If SEPA maintains its holding objections to both applications, Perth and Kinross Council will have to notify Scottish Ministers.

The developments are expected to create around 220 jobs.