German kebab eatery plan for Newborough
An international kebab restaurant is proposing to open a branch in central Scarborough.
Plans for the opening of a branch of the German Doner Kebab chain in Scarborough’s town centre have been submitted to the borough council.
The plans seek permission for the siting of extraction equipment and shopfront alterations.
They include seeking approval for an orange shopfront advertising sign that would be 8.3 metres wide and 1.3 metres high.
The application also includes evaluations of the
noise impact of extraction equipment, such as ventilation and air conditioning, that would be in use on the site.
The restaurant is proposed
to open on 80 Newborough, a vacant site opposite Marks & Spencer, between the Trespass store and the PDSA charity shop.
The space was latterly a factory outlet shop and once was home to Greenwoods Menswear.
Local investment and the creation of “approximately 30-40 jobs in the town centre at a time when the high street is suffering” has been promised by the applicant, Alaya Enterprises Ltd.
The site is part of a terrace of commercial properties and, according to a statement by the applicant, the business plans to make use of the entire property including the first floor, which will be used for storage and staff services.
Though the applicant has stated that the development will not result in a “discernible loss of amenity” or have any “detrimental noise impact”, concerns have been raised by council officers.
Tim Croot, a council environmental health officer, said that the impact of noise from the premises, including from deliveries, “does not appear to have been assessed” with regard to existing residential accommodation.
Mr Croot also asked that the acoustic consultant “reassess the proposed ventilation and air conditioning and proposed mitigation” to ensure that noise from on-site equipment does not exceed the approved limits.
However, Mr Croot stated that the applicant’s odour assessment was adequate.
According to its website, the German Doner Kebab brand has more than 100 outlets worldwide. In February the company announced plans to open 47 new restaurants in the UK this year.