PLANS have been made to open a brand-new KFC inside the Asda supermarket in Brighton Hill.

The popular fast-food chain has submitted a planning application to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, which is currently under consideration.

KFC is an American fast food restaurant chain with its headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky that specialises in fried chicken. It is the world's second-largest restaurant chain after McDonald's

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If planning permission is approved by the council the KFC will open inside the store.

As previously reported last year the fast-food chain was looking for an extra 500 sites to expand its portfolio of drive-thrus and restaurants.

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KFC have been contacted for comment.

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