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If we keep our eye on the link in ladyruskin's post, all the details will appear in due course once the application has been processed (might take a couple of weeks).


From a resident's perspective, although the new owners might be nice people, the change of use to A3 will inevitably open up the possibility of a restaurant with late-night operation in the future if the property is sold on.


One way around addressing this is for residents to request that a planning condition be required for last orders to be set at 10pm with a closing time of 11pm. This will at least restrict the operational hours of what ever ends up there with a view of protecting the amenity of the surrounding neighbourhood. Any future business who wanted to operate beyond those hours would have to reapply for planning permission which in turn would trigger a consultation.

rch Wrote:

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> If we keep our eye on the link in ladyruskin's

> post, all the details will appear in due course

> once the application has been processed (might

> take a couple of weeks).


Will this be before the building work now underway is completed?

I don't know the specifics of this site, but they don't need planning permission to build, it's more for change of use to A1/A3. So my guess is that the planning application will run in tandem with the building works but they can't operate as A3 until they have planning permission, which can take up to 2-3 months as there will have to be a consultation period. Will be interesting to see if they're open by Christmas, although they can operate as retail in the first instance without change of use. The way a cafe operates as retail is that the customer has to order and pay at the till rather than having a waitress come to the table, this is exactly how Gail's operates in the Village.

rch Wrote:

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> The way a cafe operates as retail

> is that the customer has to order and pay at the

> till rather than having a waitress come to the

> table, this is exactly how Gail's operates in the

> Village.


Has the legislation changed?


The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987


SCHEDULE


PART A


Class A1. Shops


Use for all or any of the following purposes?


(a)for the retail sale of goods other than hot food,


(d)for the sale of sandwiches or other cold food for consumption off the premises


Class A3.


Food and drink


Use for the sale of food or drink for consumption on the premises or of hot food for consumption off the premises.

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