They believed this would “result in a detrimental impact on the overall character and amenity of the centre.”
The firm called for the decision to be overturned as there has only been interest for takeaway use during a six-month marketing campaign.But it was upheld by East Renfrewshire Council’s planning local review committee as councillors agreed the development would cause overprovision.
“I don’t see that necessarily is footfall-generating; many of the establishments there are open at night. They’re closed during the day, so it certainly doesn’t do much for the vibrancy of the area. When the committee met earlier this month, it heard how planning officials had rejected the application as there would be a “concentration of similar uses that would further erode the mix and diversity of retail and non-retail uses within the neighbourhood centre.”
The appeal said: “The refusal of our application for change of use is therefore actively contributing to the vacancy of these premises and the deterioration of this neighbourhood parade.
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