A CONTROVERSIAL plan to convert a former community centre into a hot food takeaway shop will come before Warrington planners for a second time tomorrow (Wednesday).
The scheme involves a change of use of part of the Longbarn Local Centre in Pasture Lane, Fearnhead, which has stood empty for about a year.
The centre has already been sub-divided and the other part is now in retail use.
Borough councillors representing the area – Iona Gillis, Sharon Wilson, Scott Wilson and Colin Oliver – have lodged objections and at their last meeting, members of the development control committee decided to visit the site before coming to a decision.
The building is close to the entrance to the Longbarn estate, off Harpers Road at the junction with Pasture Lane and Fallowfield Grove.
It was originally used as a shop but was changed to a community centre in 2000. Two previous applications for hot food takeaways have been thrown out on the grounds of noise, disturbance and lack of off street parking.
Planning officers say there should be no harm to residential amenity, subject to restrictions on opening hours. Potential concerns over cooking smells can be dealt with by installing odour extraction equipment.
Fourteen nearby residents have objected on the grounds of smells, litter, noise and anti-social behaviour.
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to convert a former community centre into a hot
food takeaway shop will come before Warrington planners for a second
time tomorrow (Wednesday).
Takeaway shop plan under scrutiny
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