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Café and kebab shop plans turned down

By Tim Harris
December 14, 2012

PLANS for a café and takeaway in a Farnborough ward have been dropped because it could cause "dangerous parking".

Proposals had been made for the eatery in Fernhill Road, which previously sparked fears among residents.

The food outlet would have served English breakfasts and lunches as well as kebabs in the evening.

An application was submitted to Rushmoor Borough Council last month to change an empty shop into the café/takeaway, but the plan has now been refused.

The council’s development control committee rejected the application when it met on Wednesday last week (December 5).

The report detailing the reason for refusal said: “Inadequate customer parking at the proposed restaurant/hot food takeaway would be likely to attract indiscriminate, dangerous and obstructive customer parking in the street outside.

"[This would be] to the detriment of the safety and convenience of highway users.”

People who live in the Fernhill ward had voiced their concerns over the plans.

Objections were made when the planning application was submitted and the residents’ main worry was the potential impact that the food outlet could have had on parking and road congestion in the area.

One objector described how there was "inadequate" parking in the lay-by in front of where the food outlet would have been based.

They also said additional morning traffic would "not be acceptable".

Other residents suggested there could be a potential danger to pedestrians and drivers as a result of traffic congestion.

There were also worries that the new outlet could encourage trouble among young people loitering in the area, and create smells and unpleasant odours.

Fernhill ward councillor, Ken Muschamp, said: “My personal opinion is that a café/takeaway must not disturb anyone.”

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Well, having looked at this application I now can see , sadly, why it was vociferously opposed. It saddens me to say it, but if the application had been made using a good old fashioned English name I reckon there would have been few objections.

SpongeBob NoPants, Farnborough
17/12/2012 at 11:02

On the back of a new Dominos being put in just down the road from the proposed site I'd argue that "too many" is not a valid reason.

Pigfarmer, Farnborough
17/12/2012 at 10:23

to many take aways in rushmoor something has to change?

PJA
17/12/2012 at 09:18

I'm in agreement Pigfarmer, Exactly what would be an acceptable shop then ? Presumably one that nobody goes to and shuts within 6 months !

SpongeBob NoPants, Farnborough
14/12/2012 at 16:33

lets just leave the place empty then? what exactly does the council expect to happen with regards to parking? and how come there were no such issues when it was a shop before?

and there I was looking forward to my Bacon sarnie in the mornings ont eh way to work.

Joking aside what do people of Farnborough actually want? they propose to tidy up an old building in the town centre that is rejected becuase its too generic and from a big chain (Tumble to MacD's) and then reject a local shop trying to do what they want