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Drive-thru Panera planned for Westchester Commons

Posted at 8:14 AM, Aug 30, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-30 08:14:41-04

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — A fast-casual restaurant chain with a heavy presence throughout metro Richmondhas another location in the works in western Chesterfield County.

Panera Bread is planning to build a freestanding 4,400-square-foot restaurant on a 1.7-acre site at 200 Schofield Drive in the Westchester Commons development, according to plans filed with the county’s planning division.

Plans call for the restaurant to front Watkins Centre Parkway, with access via Schofield Drive. It will have a drive-thru and patio seating.

Locally based Timmons Group is the engineer on the project, county documents show.

The site plan is pending approval from county planners.

Panera did not return multiple emails for comment by press time.

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