McDONALDS is hoping to open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The fast food restaurant in Colwell Drive has been permanently open since March last year with the exception of six hours between midnight on Sunday and 6am on Monday.

Now it has asked Vale of White Horse District Council if it can close that gap permanently.

The restaurant’s planning agent Savills said there had been no issues with the police or environmental health over the extended opening hours since last March.

Planning officers will to make a decision on March 14.