The owner of a farm shop has shared his frustration after a proposal to extend the store was rejected. The Ravenshead Farm Shop in Main Road, Ravenshead, had submitted plans to install a toilet on site and to create more room for the preparation of food by adding a single-storey 18 sqm rear extension, as well as retaining three cold stores.
But the plans were rejected by Gedling Borough Council, which argued the extension would encroach on the surrounding Greenbelt and wider countryside setting. Owner Craig Voce, 27, whose family has owned the farm that now supplies the shop for four generations, said he was disappointed, claiming the council was "jeopardising" the business's success.
"It was an extension of a staff area, and staff and customer toilets - trying to be disabled accessible and all that. It is disappointing it didn't go through, there were two of us at the start and now there's six and we're extending into a coffee shop as well, so not getting this has jeopardised our plans," Mr Voce said.
