A kebab van that won planning permission at government appeal is facing further hurdles before opening.
Mr Mehmet Ilze won an appeal against Bracknell Forest Council to open his van on a layby at Yorktown Road, Sandhurst in May.
Bracknell Forest Council had refused the plans in November over fears it would attract illegal parking.
It would operate close to Sandhurst Day centre from 5pm to 10pm, seven days a week.
Planning inspector Megan Thomas concluded in May that the pedestrian access to the van means it ‘would not have an unacceptable impact on highway safety’.
Inspector Thomas added that views through Memorial Park ‘would not be materially adversely affected’ by the van, compared to another type of vehicle parked on the layby.
Now, Mr Ilze has applied for a street trading licence at the site, which Sandhurst Town Council have opposed.
In a letter sent to Bracknell Forest Council, town councillors have agreed there ‘is no need’ for another food retail outlet in the area, referencing a number of similar takeaways close to the lay-by.
This includes Muzzys at the roundabout of the A3095 and Best Kebabs on the entrance to The Meadows business park.
Town councillors said customers ‘can sometimes be loud and boisterous’ while waiting for their meal, which would negatively impact neighbours.
“This application, by virtue of its location close to people’s homes, will have a significant adverse impact on the amenity, health and wellbeing of the residents,” the letter read.
Other issues were taken with the potential smell and noise the van would create, which could lead to littering and anti-social behaviour.
They wrote: “[There is] the very real potential environmental harm caused by people disposing of their food containers, wrapping and cans inconsiderately to the front of the day centre.”
Finally, Sandhurst Town Council raised concerns over impacts on parking and highway safety, and the wider operation of the day centre.
Large crowding outside the van could ‘have an adverse effect on the attendance at events in the day centre’, councillors said, ‘as people do not like having to push their way through a queue’.
If given a licence, the applicant will have to follow a number of conditions to ensure health and safety, the prevention of public nuisance and public safety.
Conditions applied to the planning permission involve limiting the hours that the van can be parked in the layby.
Lighting in the van will also be ‘screened to avoid intrusive sky glow’ for neighbours.
Members of the public can comment on the application until June 26.
