PLANS for a hot food takeaway at the end of Lancaster's Prospect Street have been thrown out by city council planners.

The move to turn the existing butchers shop into an open-all-day chippy caused uproar among local residents, who protested to councillors with a 77 name petition.

The original application was refused last year and went to the Secretary of State for the Environment on appeal. At a planning committee meeting on Monday the plan was resubmitted with specified opening times of 11am to 11pm throughout the week.

Officers recommended refusal and when councillors agreed to reject the plans, local residents were described as "relieved and happy."

Ward councillor, Paddy Kavanagh, said: "When I was out canvassing for the elections a lot of people had heard that the plans had been resubmitted and were extremely concerned. It has been turned down before, you can't park a bike in Prospect Street never mind more cars. Residents were also concerned with noise and litter. The residents I've talked to are extremely pleased its been refused planning permission."

He added: "There are a number of commercial premises at the end of Prospect Street near the junction with Bowerham Road but another hot food takeaway would be too much for what is essentially a residential street."

The street already has a chippy plus a newsagents, launderette and pub but the proposed takeaway provoked nine letters of objection from residents and a 77 name petition.

Council planners recommended refusal citing the reasons of long opening hours, smells, noise and increased traffic.

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