A new drive through coffee shop has popped up on Portland but an opening date has yet to be confirmed.
The new Starbucks set to open on Hamm Beach Road looks complete with the car park ready and the shop looking ready to go.
Despite everything on the outside looking finished, Starbucks remains tight lipped on an opening date.
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A spokesperson for Starbucks said: “We look forward to bringing the Starbucks Experience to customers in Portland, Dorset in the near future and will be in touch once we have more specific plans to share.”
As reported by the Echo, the company has already been interviewing for positions at the site, which will be a sit-in venue and a drive-through.
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It is located next to Portland Harbour and close to the sailing academy, opposite Lidl.
There have been concerns over the site about extra litter, traffic and the impact that the building would have on Portland’s landscape.
These included the design of the building not reflecting the unique waterfront setting and the expanse of 76 car parking spaces.
Natural England also said it was worried about the litter likely to be generated by the drive-through and asked for proposals to deter people walking from the site to the Hamm Beach.
Plans were approved back in 2022.
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