Decision Maker: District-Wide Planning Committee

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: November 27, 2025

Purpose:

Content: Application Refused (Contrary to Officer’s Recommendation).     Contrary to the Officer’s Recommendation, the application be refused on the grounds of (i) road safety (ii) swept analysis (iii) noise pollution and (iv) impact upon residential amenity of Trinity Street.   In regard to (i) road safety, the Committee considered that the proposed location of the premises would likely result in customers parking on double yellow lines, blocking the entrance/exit to the adjacent fire station and encourage pesestrians to cross a busy section of the highway with no crossing point. In regard to (ii) swept analysis, the Committee raised concerns over the impact of no swept path analysis having been undertaken, and the impact upon access to bin storage and accessibility for waste collection wagons. In regard to (iii) noise pollution, the Committee raised concerns over the noise impact of the flue upon residential amenity and, in regard to (iv) residential amenity, the Committee raised concerns of the impact of the application upon the residents of Trinity Street, due to the width of the road, traffic generation, noise generation and impact upon the loss of the exisiting residential amenity.