A little while ago, the request for planning permission to turn the former Threshers at 5 Stonepail Road into an Indian take-away was rejected by Stockport Council.

The reason given was:

The proposed change of use to a hot food takeaway would lead to an increase in activity at and from the site until late in the evening and would increase the overall level of late night activity in the area above that generated by the existing adjacent hot food takeaway uses at 7 and 9 Stonepail Road. This would lead to noise, disturbance and nuisance which would be detrimental to the amenity of residential properties on Stonepail Road and Greenbank Avenue, contrary to Policies CDH1, CDH1.1 and SE1.1 of the Stockport Unitary Development Plan Review.

I was informed today that a company called Royal Wines has applied for a licence to sell alcohol at 5 Stonepail Road, suggesting that it is being considered as an off-licence (which isn’t a change of purpose so wouldn’t require planning permission).

Should you wish, you have until 22^nd October 2009 to submit your comments on this application to sell alcohol from retail premises (ref 559596). You can send your comments directly to the licensing people at the Council or, alternatively, send them to me and I’ll pass them on.