Hot food takeaway appeal
Under the smoke screen of the local elections, a planning application was made for a hot food takeaway in Sherwin Avenue in Springvale Ward. Nevertheless, although it was election time, Liberal Democrat Focus Team called on many of the surrounding properties to gauge their views. There was overwhelming opposition to the application and so the Councillors have submitted a formal objection to the application on the grounds of lack of parking and the noise and disruption to neighbouring properties. Cllr Richard Whitehouse said, "This is the second year running a planning application for a hot takeaway has been submitted during the election period. Last year it was for the former shop at the corner of Foster Avenue and Ettingshall Road and we successfully opposed that application. Let us hope we can do the same with this one."
