Action sought on city fast food outlet
A fresh enforcement notice is being sought for a city fast food outlet which has been criticised by neighbouring residents.
Franchise Cream Curls had been operating from Cowane Street premises since September 2020, but changed its name to Crunch Munch earlier this year.
A couple living above the ground floor outlet, Cameron Mckay and Felicia Szloboda, had complained to Stirling Council over noise and smells emanating from the shop.
They accused the business of breaching planning conditions by cooking hot food on the premises.
The operation had been told by officials that hot food could not be cooked there until details of a ventilation system had been approved.
But no details were submitted and officials sought enforcement action over‘non-compliance with grant of conditional planning’.
Officials have now put forward a‘progression of requisite enforcement action’which states:‘the property is situated within the Stirling Town and Royal Park Conservation Area and is proximate to residential properties.
‘Planning and environmental health officers have actively sought the submission of the relevant details for an acceptable flue, which have not been forthcoming and we are also seeking the removal of the unauthorised/unacceptable flue.
‘Members may recall that we previously sought authority to pursue formal action on this case on planning schedule dated September 8, 2021.
‘However, it has come to light that the enforcement notice was incorrectly served and has now had to be withdrawn.
‘We are asking members to authorise the re-issuing of the enforcement notice to include all the relevant parties.’
The owner/occupier of the premises are named as Mr Z Haider and T & S Shakoor.
Mr Shakoor has previously told the Observer that he does not wish to comment on the matter.
In September 2020, when planners granted a change of use application from class one (shops) to class three (food and drink) at 49 Cowane Street, a condition had been attached requiring that details of a suitable ventilation system had to be submitted – as well as securing the authority’s satisfaction over its installation – adding:‘for the avoidance of doubt, no hot food shall be cooked on [the] premises until an acceptable ventilation system has been agreed in writing and installed.’