Gosport Dorothy Perkins store undergoes transformation as McDonald's expected to open at site

Dorothy Perkins shut its store at 114 High Street, Gosport in 2019 which was followed by the closure of the next door Burton shop - also owned by Boohoo. Since then, speculation has been rife about what will happen to the site.

Now, The News understands that an application for restaurant chain McDonald's will be submitted within the next two weeks. It follows the closure of Gosport's former McDonald's restaurant at 57-59 High Street in November 2018. McDonald's said at the time that the decision was made to close that site because of the new opening in Brockhurst Gate Retail Park two days after the high street closure.

If the fast food chain were given permission to open in Gosport it will follow the recent opening of a McDonald's at 75 London Road, North End, Portsmouth on January 17. It also has planning permission to open an eatery at Whiteley. More information about the proposed Gosport site is expected to be revealed soon.