Alterations in connection with a change of use from bank to restaurant (class 3) and takeaway, including installation of flue from new extraction...

Refusal Reasons

• ✗The site is unsuitable for a takeaway facility due to the close proximity of the signalised pedestrian crossing which would result, from the insufficient on site parking provision to serve the development, in illegal on-street parking on the crossing zig zag markings and the double yellow lines adjacent to the site. This would reduce the visibility by approaching traffic of pedestrians on the crossing, decrease the visibility pedestrians on the crossing would have of approaching vehicles and could obstruct through traffic on the main route, resulting in queueing back onto the pedestrian crossing, which is unsafe. The proposal therefore fails to accord with Transport Policy 6 and General Policy 2i.
• ✗The parking spaces have no manoeuvring space available to them which results in vehicles either reversing in or out of the spaces onto a busy main road. This will be detrimental to highway safety, contrary to Transport Policy 6 and General Policy 3h and i.
• ✗There is insufficient information to demonstrate that the proposed operation would not adversely affect the living conditions of those in surrounding residential properties by virtue of noise from the disposal of waste and the comings and goings of staff and customers later in the evening, and by virtue of the noise and smell from the operation of the flues. The proposal would therefore be contrary to Environment Policy 22 and General Policy 2g and k.