These are just some of the building projects in Oxford this week. For more, visit oxford.gov.uk/planning McDonalds will not be allowed to build a drive-thru entrance onto the side of its Headington restaurant. The fast food giant had planned to demolish a Carphone Warehouse building which sits alongside its restaurant on London Road, and replace it with a single drive-thru lane. However, Oxford City Council refused permission for the plans, because the restaurant sits just off the busy Headington Roundabout, which leads to the A40. In a notice which explained the decision, the council s head of planning Adrian Arnold said the drive-thru would lead to an intensification of traffic on the roundabout, clogging up nearby roads with more traffic.