City council ponder ban on new takeaways
NEW takeaways could soon be banned from opening on two city roads 'overrun' with fast-food restaurants.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is considering adopting planning guidelines to stop more takeaways setting up in Waterloo Road, Cobridge, and London Road, Stoke.
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WALL TO WALL: Takeaways in Waterloo Road, Cobridge. It has been proposed to ban further fast-food places being set-up.
The authority is already looking at creating takeaway exclusion zones surrounding secondary schools to tackle childhood obesity.
And it is now discussing extending the restrictions to out-of-town centre areas where there is already a proliferation of kebab houses and other food outlets.
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Councillor Alan Dutton, below, a member of the development management committee, said: "I think it is a good idea because we don't want takeaways everywhere we look.
"There are fast-food restaurants every two feet in some cases, especially towards the end of Waterloo Road.
"It comes at a time that we are discussing obesity in children across the city. We need to restrict the number being built but we need backing in terms of planning constraints."
The stretch of Waterloo Road from Elder Road to the junction with Moorland Road has around 16 takeaways and London Road has a similar number.
Senior planning officer Vicky Wootton said: "London Road and Waterloo Road are not defined as being in city centres and these are two particular problem areas. There is a lot of sprawl in these areas and the issue is that it takes visitors away from towns centres and it is about controlling that leakage."
The proposals, which are expected to be adopted next summer, have been welcomed by takeaway owners.
Mohsen Maqbool, aged 29, manager of Adams Fast-Food, in Waterloo Road, said: "This road is literally packed full of fast-food joints so I think it's a good idea if the council wants to stop anymore from opening.
"I've lived on this road since I was born and there only used to be a few takeaways and then more and more came and it hasn't stopped."
Omar Walizada, of Barrett Drive, Cobridge, whose dad owns Aria Charcoal, in Waterloo Road, said: "If it does go ahead, I think it will probably help the business because there will be less competition. At the moment, business is OK but not that great."
Comments
by mole10
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 12:12PM
“The chip shop in Tunstall square @3:30pm had at least 50 children from Brownhills forming a queue.
The case from Alan Dutton centres on obesety in children as a principal cause for concern.
He really needs to prove this causal link between obesety and chips etc on his way to refusing applications based on what appears to be unproven data.”
by I_Norris
Monday, December 10 2012, 10:13PM
“Warren: Victoria Rd Fenton and Uttoxeter Rd Normacot can be dealt with under Local and Neighbourhood Centres guidelines and Sandon Road Meir under Town Centre guidelines (well the bit by the Traffic Lights)
London Road and Waterloo Road have been picked out as they are not covered by any of the above guidelines. But as I've said before these planning guideline will impact a lot of areas not just those near schools as reported the other week.”
by ravo1972
Monday, December 10 2012, 10:00PM
“How can you be obese if you spend four hours on the bog in a morning?”
by Real_Stokie
Monday, December 10 2012, 9:27PM
“Why ban any at all? Surely the market would dictate how many takeaways are viable in any one location? The public health argument is a red herring given that no-one is forced to eat from takeaways, they CHOOSE to. You will never beat obesity in a culture that looks for convenience and down at exercise.”
by ravo1972
Monday, December 10 2012, 8:16PM
“@TJ ofTNE I hope the kids are not buying from these outlets late at night , but in this day and age I would not be surprised. Probably hours before they go home anyway.Waft away the cannabis smell before the parent falls through the door!”
by jotlemming
Monday, December 10 2012, 3:42PM
“Victoria road,Fenton as quite a few.”
by warren-lloyd
Monday, December 10 2012, 3:16PM
“Mole, its not the Curry Mile mate. Most food outlets in that area are restaurants anyway, not take always. The idea that we project an area as that within the city is a good one, but would need doing well. I don't have any problems with take always that are open at the moment, they all seem to do good business or they would not be open. The problem of late night selling of food, traffic, litter, noise and policing at times bring problems to the areas that have many food outlets. Areas in the report, the areas I have pointed to in my post and others, Victoria Road in Fenton need to be looked at, there are a lot.”
by Valeplace
Monday, December 10 2012, 2:29PM
“Caveat Emptor (or something similar lol) Let the buyer beware! Have you ever been in the back room of some of these places? Every creature cooking! Sorry that should have read "Very creative cooking",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Freudian slip,”
by mole10
Monday, December 10 2012, 2:24PM
“I wonder if Birmingham will shut its curry mile?”
by mole10
Monday, December 10 2012, 1:43PM
“Please shut my local Chinese take-away so that I can't buy a Chinese take-away at 7:30pm on any given saturday night.
This will help education.”