The fat has hit the fire for a Salthill chipper after the City Council refused planning permission for its retention.
Ken Sheridan of Salthill Fish & Chips sought permission to retain a change of use of the ground floor unit at 157 Upper Salthill from a sandwich bar (the former Subway premises) to a take-away chip shop. He has operated the business there since for the past four years.
“The Subway sandwich bar sold hot food and drinks for consumption both on the premises and for takeaway. When Mr Sheridan set up Salthill Fish & Chips, he was unaware that his business model would be viewed as different from Subway and would require planning permission.
“He was not aware of the changes that were made to the original shopfront or that such changes necessitated planning permission,” Mr Sheridan’s engineer wrote.
The HSE’s Environmental Health Officer said she had no objection to the planning permission and the premises is registered with them as a take-away.
“Should seating be provided, it would be necessary to provide separate sanitary accommodation for patrons. A separate staff toilet ventilated to the external air should be provided for the exclusive use of food workers,” she said.
However, city planners said: “It is considered the current [shop] front to be retained is a significantly poorer design than the original. In fact, the current sign does not cover the full area above the shop and a section of untreated roof/timber is exposed creating a very poor appearance to the shopfront and general streetscape.
“It is considered that the existing poor quality sign and the fully-glazed front of the unit for which retention is sought are inappropriate, obtrusive features which detract from the streetscape character and seriously injure the visual amenities of the area.
“The applicant has failed to demonstrate that the take-away does not impact upon the residential and general amenities of the surrounding area by means of noise, smells, odours and hours of operation.”
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