Cafe expansion and terrace approved
The Sunrise Cafe in Scarborough will be allowed to build a first-floor extension, construct a new outdoor terrace and insert new windows following approval from the borough council.
Scarborough Council approved the plans proposed by the Sunrise Cafe, on Quay Street, opposite Luna Park.
The proposed first-floor extension will raise the height of the roof to almost nine metres at its highest point, with the new terrace positioned to the side of the first extension, which houses The Rooftop bar.
It will replace the current glass canopy, and the two extensions will be linked by a walkway.
In addition to the new terrace which will be able to accommodate 24 people, the café will also be making changes to its existing terrace.
Regarding the first-floor extension and new windows, council officers said that “no property near the application site would be overlooked, overshadowed or dominated by the proposal” and as such there would be “no other detrimental impact on amenity”.
The seaside café – close to Scarborough Castle – has said that the plans will also allow it to create a new full-time job opening.
No objections were received from members of the public or from environmental health officers regarding plans for the site that lies in Scarborough’s conservation area.
As the café is near a listed building, it is the duty of the council to “have special regard to the desirability of preserving the building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses'.
The council’s own Local Plan also states that any “proposal affecting a designated heritage asset should conserve those elements of the asset which contribute to its significance.
However, the council’s planning officers said that as the proposal would be “constructed using appropriate materials, it is considered that it would have no detrimental impact on the character or appearance of the conservation area or the setting of the nearby listed building”.
The authority did set out a requirement that the wall and roof materials of the development must “match those of the existing building on the site” and must be maintained that way.