New McDonald's restaurant opens in Livingston
The restaurant in Deer Park, Livingston has created 86 new jobs for the local area
A brand-new McDonald’s restaurant in Livingston, West Lothian will open on 3rd December, 2025. Following significant investment from local Franchisee Mike Hall, the restaurant will open for dine-in, takeaway, Drive Thru and Click & Serve. Opening hours will be 06:00 – 23:00 for both in-store and Drive Thru.
The new 76-seater restaurant will create around 86 new full and part-time jobs for the local community.
The restaurant has been developed in close collaboration with local businesses, showcasing innovations that prioritise sustainability without compromising comfort or functionality.
Local McDonald’s Franchisee, Mike Hall, who now owns and operates six McDonald’s restaurants across West Lothian and Edinburgh, said: “We are delighted to be opening another brand-new McDonald’s restaurant in Deer Park and can’t wait to see local customers, both new and old, enjoy our services on offer. People are at the heart of our business, and we look forward to welcoming new employees with the jobs our restaurant will create. We’re committed to investing in opportunities for a mix of all ages, life stages and backgrounds, promoting flexibility and equality”.
With consumers increasingly looking for greater speed, efficiency and choice when ordering their food, the Deer Park restaurant has been built in-line with McDonald’s ambitious ‘Convenience of the Future’ programme. This combines a new layout with the latest technology to create a more seamless and enjoyable experience for customers.
With dedicated areas for the different ways to order, the new restaurant offers a more efficient way to order and provides customers with adequate space to enjoy their meal. The new kitchen design and dedicated courier waiting area will allow crew to better accommodate both courier and customer needs, meaning they will be able to serve more quickly, efficiently and accurately than ever before.
Encouraging the adoption of sustainable practices continues to be a key focus for McDonald’s. As part of its commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2030 across all restaurants and offices, the Deer Park restaurant incorporates a range of sustainable design features, including:
- The steel used in the building is certified with Environmental Policy Declarations, making it among the lowest-impact steel manufactured in the UK
- Using sheep’s wool instead of synthetic alternatives for insulation
- Reduced glazing to the Shopfront and Serving Booths, due to the new building model, which in turn reduces the energy demand for heating and cooling
- Using recycled plastic for the lining of the roof parapet panels
- Solar panels installed on the roof to generate on-site electricity and renewable energy
- Timber window frames and partition walls have replaced the traditional aluminium and steel frames.
- A fully modular building which allows it to be reused in the future.
- Wall lettering from recycled material (including McDonald’s own used coffee grounds).
The new restaurant is located at Heartlands Business Park, 2 Heartlands Court, Whitburn, United Kingdom, EH47 0TB.