A Prestwick Ice Cream parlour has been given the green light to start serving hot food takeaways despite opposition from neighbours.
Flakes, in St Quivox Road, applied to partially change the use of its premises, seeking to serve hot food including rolls, sandwiches, chips and hot drinks between 8am and 10pm.
Several objections about parking and anti-social behaviour had been brought up by nearby residents when Flakes was originally granted planning approval in 2018.
And objectors at a meeting of South Ayrshire Regulatory Panel argued that their concerns had ‘come to pass’ and would be exacerbated by the move to serve hot food.
Sandra Jamieson, spoke on behalf of her mother who lives next to the business. She said: “All the shops in St Quivox Road next to this property are hairdressers and beauty parlours. Their hours are generally 9 to 5 with late opening on a Thursday.
"At previous planning meetings we were assured there would be no further change of use to this premises but here we are again.
“Everything that we predicted at previous meetings has come to fruition. Pollution, littering, noise.
“My mother had to move to the back of the house so she could get sleeping at night to avoid shouting, car doors banging and anti social behaviour.
“Parking on double yellow lines, on the pavement, cars sitting with engines running, using mobile phones.”
She also claimed that she had to call police when a delivery driver, parked outside her mother’s house became abusive when she asked him to move as her mother was disabled.
She added: “Delivery vehicles will be blocking the street as, at the moment, when get deliveries they double park on street. Not only obstruction and danger to drivers but also to pedestrian.
“Parking issues will be all day and all night and this is an accident waiting to happen.”
Eight objectors raised issues with the council about:
• Traffic and transport issues and road safety concerns
• noise and air pollution and antisocial behaviour at locale
• Adverse impact on residential amenity
• Servicing and waste collection arrangements
• Planning history of the site and nature of application
• Nature of and need for the development
Planners indicated that the fact that the outlet is in Prestwick Town Centre meant that the partial change of use was allowed.
Ayrshire Roads Alliance also explained that they could not object to the issue because the partial change of use would not be sufficient grounds to do so.
However, they agreed to look at the problem of parking in the area.
While concerns were raised by some councillors on the Regulatory Panel, the application was approved.
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