Monday night's meeting supported the very controversial proposal for a McDonald's restaurant, McCafe and drive-through facility on the corner of Argyle and Cliffe streets in Picton.

Mayor Col Mitchell and councillors Shane Read, Michael Beshara and Robert Khan voted in favour of the development, which they said would bring more job opportunities for young people in the area.

Crs Michael Banasik, Benn Banasik, Simon Landow and Judy Hannan voted against the proposal because of concerns with the traffic management plan.

Cr Hannan said she had no problem with McDonald's as a business, but could not support the application while traffic from the drive- through came out on to the main road.

Cr Cassandra Twarloh went into labour on Monday at 3pm and was unable to attend the meeting, leaving the votes locked 4:4.

So Cr Mitchell used his casting vote as the Mayor giving McDonald's the green light.

Last week, Cr Twarloh told the Advertiser that she would vote in favour of the proposal and the Mayor spoke to her before the meeting and voted accordingly.

But at the end of the meeting Crs Benn Banasik, Michael Banasik and Simon Landow moved a rescission motion to have it brought back to the November meeting so it may be reconsidered.

Cr Khan said he couldn't recall any major accidents on the intersection of Margaret and Argyle streets.

``I want to know what traffic you are all talking about,'' he said.

``Have you seen what traffic is?

``There is no traffic this is just an excuse not to have McDonald's.''

Cr Benn Banasik said he thought there should have been a full council for such an important decision and felt there were better alternatives for the traffic on Argyle Street.

``I'm still against it but if it does go through I'm seeking to remove traffic lights from the application,'' he said.

``A better alternative would be a raised pedestrian crossing.

``It won't just be this set of lights but on the corner of Menangle and Arygle streets as well.

``The whole thing will cost us $500,000 and we have way too much stuff on agenda to waste that much money on a poor traffic solution.''

The development application will be discussed again at the next council meeting, on November 16.