A kebab shop owner has objected to plans for a new residential apartment next to his town centre takeaway.
Hyusein Hyuseinov, of Dalyan Ventnor, is opposed to Ian Green’s proposal for a change of use and renovation of 16A Pier Street in Ventnor, previously home to Green and Forster Vets.
The proposed apartment would act as a ‘well needed step on the ladder for first time buyers’, according to a statement from Nova Architectural.
But Mr Hyuseinov told planners the ‘noisy’ site is not suitable for a residential property, with a ‘very loud’ fan operating from a neighbouring Chinese takeaway. He also described the area as ‘fairly unsightly’ and said it is used to store bin bag waste.
Another opponent of the bid, Colin Wickham, pointed to the kebab shop opposite the proposed site with ‘staff working late at night’ and an adjacent large fridge freezer.
Ventnor Town Council signalled its support for Mr Green’s application, however, with a spokesperson describing it as a good use of an empty building to provide extra housing stock.
Nova Architectural’s statement said:
“The client has explored every viable avenue to retain the use of the building as a commercial premises, but unfortunately, it has become clear that the property is no longer a feasible option for business use.
Article continues below this advertisement “It is worth noting that if both the commercial and residential routes are deemed unviable, the building is at serious risk of falling into disrepair, with no viable future use to support its upkeep.
“This is an ideal candidate for conversion – being a brownfield site located centrally within Ventnor town, with its own parking space, and requiring no major construction works to bring it into a habitable state.”
The Isle of Wight Council’s public consultation on proposal 25/01324/FUL finished on 14th November and a decision is expected on 11th December.
That makes a change. It’s usually home owners objecting to takeaways.
What will happen – they’ll get permission to turn it into a residence, give it a year or two and the residents that live there will complain to environmental health about noise/smell! Unnecessary pressure and expectation placed on a small business.
Bit like numpties who move near airports, then
complain about the noise.
What if the resident was Donna!
Lol
Let me think, what is more important in the scheme of things, a flat for a first time buyer or a smelly Kebab shop.
Surprising that adjacent fast food shops are happy to describe how poorly they maintain their immediate area.
It’s businesses like these that are paying their taxes & keeping the town relevant for locals & tourists
“Flat for first time buyer” – that’s very naive of you! A landlord will buy the property cheap and with either let it privately to a Housing Benefit recipient (guaranteed rent) or will give it to the council to let on his behalf (which will also be a Housing Benefit claimant and guaranteed rent).