Opposition to restaurant plan

STRONG objections have been made to plans for a two-storey restaurant at a computer shop in a “congested” area of Stockton Heath.
The parish council opposed plans to set up the restaurant and extend the first floor to the rear, at the site of DCS Computers in Walton Road by BWF Holdings.
A parish council spokesman said: “The property is sited in a large residential area of primarily terraced properties on the corner of the difficult to negotiate junction of the busy A56 Walton Road and the highly congested Kimberley Drive.”
It was reported that in front of the property on Walton Road there are centre double white lines and there are double yellow lines along the side of the plot on Kimberley Drive.
Members felt there was no close provision for customer and staff parking, and access by service and delivery vehicles would be difficult. They reported that parking was already difficult for residents and would be made worse by the development.
They also felt residents would be bothered by smells from the kitchen and waste bins and disturbed by noise as people left the restaurant late at night. They also felt that as first floor restaurant windows would overlook properties there would be a lack of privacy.
Members asked that the council’s development control committee make a site visit before making a decision on the application.