PLANS for a takeaway which were met with fury by local residents have been rejected by Bradford Council.

The application would have seen the former Barclays bank building in Duckworth Lane turned into a takeaway with seating inside.

However, planning officers have thrown out the plans, citing the "unacceptable odours" it would produce, a lack of proper car parking, and for containing "inaccurate and insufficient information" about the details of the plans.

When submitted, the plans were met with outrage from local residents who came out in force to object to the plans.

They said the area already had major problems with litter, rats and other vermin, bad parking and heavy traffic, not to mention a high concentration of fast food takeaway outlets already in the vicinity.

The application said that the transformation of the former Barclays branch, which closed more than four years ago, would improve the quality of the building and "preserve its appearance", and use as a takeaway would be a "seamless continuation of the existing street scene" along Duckworth Lane.

There were 28 objections submitted to Bradford Council over the plans and just one in support, with residents saying the street is already riddled with vermin, heavy traffic, littering and awful parking, and that this new venture would only make things worse.

Worries over Bradford's obesity epidemic, particularly among children, were also raised by concerned neighbours.

In rejecting the plans, while planning officers said another takeaway "would not result in an over-concentration of takeaways in the locality", the development would have a detrimental impact on neighbouring homes "by way of smells and noise" into the late night coming from the kitchen. They also said the bins would be stored internally, tackling vermin and litter concerns raised by residents.

However, the opening hours, 11am to midnight, meant that noise created by the takeaway and patrons would "significantly" impact on nearby residents, and that the site's location, less than 50 metres from a roundabout with Toller Lane on one of Bradford' busiest routes there is a "high demand for parking".

Due to the size of the site, planning officers said it would need "at least 18 parking spaces", but the plans offered no off-street parking provision whatsoever, and being a takeaway its customers would "choose to park as close as possible to the takeaway in contravention of any parking restrictions".

As such, Bradford Council rejected the application.

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