21/00247/FUL - Change of use from Estate Agents (Use Class E) to Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) with the installation of extraction flue to rear elevation and associated internal works (Amended Plans showing removal of shop front alterations submitted 23rd March 2021).

(In reaching its decision, the Committee took into consideration the Planning Officer’s report (previously circulated), the views of the Council’s Environmental Health Department, the request of the Police Architectural Liaison Officer, thirteen letters of objection, fifteen letters of support, and the views of the Applicant, the Applicant’s Agent, one objector, one supporter, and the Ward Councillor, whom the Committee heard).

RESOLVED – That Planning Permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

1.    An extraction system including a 45 Maxfan Compac model number EJ463266 shall be installed in accordance with drawing number KMS/104A dated 06/06/21 along with 2 CDA silencers and anti-vibration mountings. The system shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations so long as the use continues. No modifications to the system shall be undertaken without the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority. Following installation, commissioning sheets shall be provided to the Local Planning Authority.

REASON - To protect the amenity of residents from noise.

2.    In accordance with EMAQ guidance - Control of Odour and Noise from Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Systems, a high level of odour control will be required for this application which includes:

a.    Fine filtration or electrostatic precipitator (ESP) followed by carbon filtration (carbon filters rated with a 0.2 – 0.4 (resistance time).

b.    Fine filtration or ESP followed by UV ozone system to achieve the same level of control as 1.

These shall be installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations so long as the use continues.

Following installation, commissioning sheets shall be provided to the Local Planning Authority. No modifications to the system shall be undertaken without prior approval from the Local Planning Authority.

REASON - To protect the amenity of residents from fumes and odours.

3.    The drainage system to the premises shall be provided with a suitable grease trap 2.

REASON - To prevent the discharge of grease into the public sewer.

4.    Deliveries to and collections from the site, including the loading and unloading associated with the use, shall take place between the hours of 8am to 6pm Monday to Saturday, with no deliveries on Sundays/Public Holidays.

REASON – To protect the amenity of local residents.

5. The use hereby approved shall not operate after 9pm Monday to Saturday and not at all on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

REASON – In the interests of residential amenity

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