WALTHAM FOREST HOT FOOD TAKEAWAY SHOPS SPD â€“ CONSULTATION

WALTHAM FOREST HOT FOOD TAKEAWAY SHOPS SPD – CONSULTATION DRAFT

SCHEDULE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND COUNCIL’S RESPONSE PART 1: Schedule of full representations PART 2: Detailed Response to McDonalds Submission

PART 1: Schedule of full representations

Schedule of Responses to Hot Food Takeaway Shops SPD Consultation (20 October 2008 - 8 December 2008)

Name/

Organisation

Section/

Paragraph

Individual

/Organisation

Comments Received Council Officer Response Proposed changes to

document

Gary Grange

JP

Section 4.3 Individual Their should be a restriction on opening hours

and no Fast Food takeaway should be open past

midnight unless the food is consumed on the

premises

Section 4.30 indicates that opening

hours are likely to be restricted to

08.00 and midnight.

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Tim Baker Section 4.5 Individual I am in strong agreement with the proposed new

Hot Food Takeaway policy, particularly the 400M

exclusion zone from schools and parks.

Para 4.50 below caused me some concern,

however.

4.50

inadequate size to provide storage space for

commercial waste products within the

building. Often this leads to the permanent location

of waste containers outside the

premises, sometimes even on the highway. This is

not considered an acceptable

practice and will not be encouraged.

This strikes me as an enforcement issue which

could be addressed within existing frameworks.

The consultation document doesn't mention Trade

Waste agreements. It would be good if LBWF

could be assured that every license holder has a

current trade waste agreement.

Many thanks

Tim Baker

The SPD incorporates these

requirements to make it clear that

disposal of waste products is a key

consideration in the process for

obtaining planning permission and

provides clarity that unless suitable

management procedures can be

demonstrated planning permission

will not be granted.

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1 Final Hot Food Takeaway SPD Consultation Responses

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Gary Grange

JP

General Individual The LA should recognise it's responsibility to

ensure a sustainable community and sustainable

shops.

Council's Sustainable Community

Strategy demonstrates its

commitment to the creation of a

sus bl u y d the

SPD is seeking to meet the following

key objectives of the strategy, i)

create more wealth and opportunity

for all residents and ii) Retain more

wealth in the borough.

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Gary Grange

JP

General Individual My conclusions are therefore that the Local

Authority should: Give due consideration to the

benefits of hot food takeaways over the wider

needs of the community.ie Does this Fast food

takeaway fit into the current enviroment,is it

required or are there already enough eating

places,can people already access fast food within a

reasonable distance.

Encouraging healthier lifestyles is

considered a greater priority for the

Council in the pursuit of a more

Sustainable Community and It is felt

that there are already sufficient

numbers of such establishments to

continue to meet this need for cheap

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distance.

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George Arkless General Individual 1. I cannot access the consultation regarding

takeaways despite requesting and using my

username and password.

2. It does not really matter because I wish to

place on record my deep concern that a

consultation that was due to run until December

has already been pre-empted by the public

statements of the leader of the council on TV on

22/10/08

3. By what process can the leader be censored

for his premature announcements? Alternatively

how can he be censored for wasting our money on

a pointless consultation?

Noted. As evidenced by this

ul a r p r a sultation

response is considered and

subsequent amendements made

where appropriate. The SPD will

follow the due process for adoption

through Cabinet.

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Richard

Woodburn

General Individual As a resident of Leyton for over ten years, I am

pleased to see that finally Waltham forest borough

council has seized the initiative to implement

guidelines on what can only be seen as the

monopoly of takeaways and fast food restaurants

cluttering the high street. It beggars belief that so

many shops could actually be granted lincenses to

open these establishments in such a small area. If

you take the Bakers arms for instance there must

be several chicken shops, two chinese takeaways,

kebabs', greek restaurant, Subways, 4 cafes, off

licenses and pubs. God help me if I wanted to buy

decent clothes!!!

This proposal is long over due, and I for one would

be first in line to stop further takeaways opening

without proper consultation.

I would actually go further and have a look at the

impact of the social decline certain shops bring to

the area. Take a walk passed leyton green and see

the haberdasheries and the endless amount of

cafe's which only cater for a certain demographic o

the population of leyton, alienating a large majority

of the residence. Man of these laces are an e es

Support noted. Further to the SPD,

the LDF will propose strategies for

n u n b nc d m x u es

and community infrastructure is

provided throughout the Borough.

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that are a a lable t s reall welcome that the bo

Mr Virdi General Individual As a resident of Pearl Road, Walthamstow for over

27 years I would welcome much tighter rules

regarding planning applications for takeaways. Th

proposals mentioned on the webpage ...

(http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/index/environme

nt/envpl-page1/planning-policy/planning-

consultations.htm) ... seem ideal. I hope they go

through and are enforced properly.

This will help increase the social capital and sense

of community within Waltham Forest - an area with

great potential.

Best regards,

Mr Virdi

Support noted, your feedback

provides essential support for the

policy and re-emphasises the

importance of the measures

proposed.

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Tricia Handley General Individual As a son of a teenager who attends a local school

I am aware of the draw of these very cheap

outlets. It is exactly the sort of unhealthly food I try

to educate my children about. The number has

continually appeared to increase and this hugely

increases the chance of developing and maintaing

poor eating habits leading to obesity. It also

undoubtedly increases the litter especially around

Leytonstone. We have a number of lovely cafes in

Leytonstone where people have a wide choice of

good food; which also support the really important

social aspect to eating. We not only need no more

fast food outlets, we need to reduce the number

v i . I i y ro'

is doing something about it.

Tricia Handley





proposed.

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Gerald Floyd General Individual As a Waltham Forest resident I am very pleased

with these new proposed restrictions on fast food

planning applications and restrictions on opening

hours.

I am amazed at the amount of fast food outlets in

the borough and I know that the primary objective

for the council is the health of the local children,

however I am more concerned with the litter and

anti social behavior these outlets create.

Looking forward to a cleaner and more social

Waltham Forest





proposed. The Hot Food Takeaways

Corporate Steering Group are

developing strategies for the

enhanced management of existing

HFT's within the Borough.

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D Sculthorp General Individual Basically I feel there are too may take-away shops

and feel that planning applications should be

tightened up or at least some time of strict

monitoring





ro osed.

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Catherine

Grant

General Public Health

Programme

Manager

NHS Waltham

Forest

Dear Colleague,

Re: Support for the proposal to tighten the rules on

all planning applications for new hot food

takeaways to:

o prevent high concentrations and clusters of

takeaways

o prevent them locating near schools, youth

facilities, parks and residential properties

o resist proposals that would cause an

unacceptable risk of crime and antisocial behaviour

o ensure they don't have an unacceptable

impact on road safety

o ensure they have good systems in place to

deal with smells and waste

o ensure they provide litter bins

o ensure they are accessible for all, especially

wheelchair users

England faces a growing epidemic of obesity that

threatens the health of our children and the

prospects for their future to grow up in to healthy

adults. This is a particular worry for Waltham

Forest with latest data showing obesity amongst

our local boys and girls aged 10-11 years was

higher than the national estimates, and higher than

the prevalence of obesity in Waltham Forest

Support noted. The statistics

outlined provide further support for

the policy.

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Sam Piyasena General Individual Dear Madam/Sir,

We are writing to express our wholehearted

support for the Waltham Forest proposals to tighten

the rules for planning applications for hot food

takeaways. We strongly believe that these

measures will have a positive long term impact on

our environment and the health of our children.

There has been a proliferation of junk food

establishments on Leytonstone High Road and so i

is imperative that the Council take action now.

The escalation in numbers of these takeaways is

especially a great concern for those of us who have

children. It is incredibly depressing to see hordes

of school children spending their lunch money on

this junk and even more depressing to see half-

eaten chicken boxes strewn over our pavements.

P g ld l d te

children within the school environment about the

health implications of eating this junk every day?

We think that this is a really progressive policy and

are incredibly proud of our council for making a

stand.

Support noted. The HFT's Corporate

Steering Group is developing

a f a a a proach

to tackling the wider issues

associated with HFT's which may

incorporate health and food

education programs. There are a

number of Council directorates,

Schools, and organisations

(PCT/NHS) that already implement

such programs, efforts will be made

to establish the scope for

incorporating specific education on

the health implications of

consumption of fast food.

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Stefan Harakis General Individual Dear Sir/Madam

I agree that planning applications for hot food

takeaways in Waltham Forest should be managed

to:

1) Prevent high concentrations and clusters of

takeaways.

2) Prevent them locating near schools, youth

facilities, parks and residential properties.

3) Resist proposals that would cause an

unacceptable risk of crime and antisocial

behaviour.

4) Ensure they don't have an unacceptable impact

on road safety.

5) Ensure they have good systems in place to deal

with smells and waste.





proposed.

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Jack Winkler General London

Metropolitan

University

Dear Waltham Forest,

Congratulations for taking the initiative to limit the

number of hot food takeaways in your borough.

And congratulations too for the care you have

taken in preparing the legal groundwork for such a

restriction. It was an education to read your two

papers on the subject.

The measures you are proposing would make a

substantial contribution to improving

schoolchildren's diets. I write that on the basis of

research Sarah Sinclair and I have recently

completed on "The School Fringe: what secondary

school pupils buy and eat from the shops around

their schools". This was the first serious research

ever done in the UK on the School Fringe. Among

its findings were:

-- Hot food takeaways contribute to the high fat

diet of schoolchildren, and hence to their obesity.

The food

schoolchildren buy from nearby hot food

takeaways contains 46% fat.

-- All hot food takeaways offer child-size

portions and child-size prices to local

Support noted. The research papers

outlined provide valuable support for

the policy.

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Jack Winkler General London

Metropolitan

University

Dear Waltham Forest,

The Supplementary Planning Document you have

produced on Hot Food Take Away Shops is a

service to the nation. I hope you will adopt it, act

on it, advertise it and inspire other councils to

follow Waltham Forest's lead.

The document has brought together in one

convenient place all you need to know about using

planning controls to control the profusion of

takeaways near schools and other sensitive sites.

You have created a template for other councils to

follow, which many want to do.

Therefore, I hope you will not just proceed to make

use of your powers in your own borough. I hope

you will communicate the availability of this

document widely, to speed practical action by other

councils too.

Or, you might even get the Department of Health

and the Department for Children, Schools and

Families to do this dissemination for you. I know

from a recent conference, where I shared the

platform with the Secretary of State at the DCSF,

that Ed Balls thinks highly of what Waltham Forest

Support noted. The research papers

outlined provide valuable support for

the policy.

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Sarah Buddle General Individual Good morning,

i have to say that im delighted that waltham forest

is asking an interest in the environment.

We live in the leucha road area. At the top of this

road are a few take away and a local shop.

Between them the amount of rubbish is becoming

intolerable. The side near to the shop, constantly

has fast food containers many bags of rubbish and

is used to dump any old rubbish - its is discussing.

This summer the smell at times was nauseating.

The rubbish is not the only problem. The junction

is constantly blocked from customers parking on

the two corners and along the top of the road

making the road sometimes impassable. We also

suffer from unsociable behaviour from the groups

d , y

of them with pets which are now fouling our streets.

I feel strongly that our community and environment

are being damaged by this particular group of

business and the amount of money it is costing us

to constantly clear away constant pile

Support noted. Proposed Test HFT8

- k wa c will

be dealt with in an appropriate

manner in the future.

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Gordon Bentley General Individual Having just read the latest issue of wfm, I was very

encouraged to read about Council action to curb

and control the number of fast food takeaways in

the borough. Consultation has little point unless it

can be seen to influence the policy making

process. So I do hope you will listen to what local

residents say, and act on what they most want

done about a problem that has been in the making

for years.

Support noted. As demonstrated by

this report, each consultation

response is reviewed and

considered in the further

development of the document.

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shops, iro mo ers, pict re framers etc a d

Fenella Watts General Individual Having moved this year from Haringey to

Walthamstow, this is obviously a problem that

affects many areas of London and it is amazing

that you are proposing to do something to limit the

number of fast food restaurants in the borough. I

am 100% in favour of your proposals and have

always felt sad that there is not enough variety of

shops on our high streets anymore. We need more

book shops, art galleries, craft and hobby centres,

toy shops, florists, record shops, homewares

n ng u n far far

far less fried chicken and kebab shops. And we

probably have enough pound shops too!!!

Not only do they dominate our high streets, they

also contribute to the majority of rubbish on our

streets. They encourage an unhealthy diet - and I

am definitely in favour of these shops not being

near to schools. Good luck with your campaign





proposed.

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Wendy Coley General Individual Hi,

I agree with questions 1-5 in the questionnaire-hot

food.

I think with regards to a healthy population there

are other factors involved.

In the past councils have allowed hot food outlets

to increase in boroughs while competitive sports in

schools and funding to youth clubs decreased,

leaving many young people without regular access

to sports and positive group activities.

Also, cooking healthy food in school for was a

positive way for children to learn about healthy

eating. I used to go home and tell my mum about

good fats/bad fats and encourage her to buy

polyunsaturated oil, etc. This was a result of

regular home economics classes.

I live in Second Ave, E17, near many hot food

outlets and litter is a problem.

Many drivers park in the half hours bays in Second

Ave, buy & consume hot food then throw the

rubbish out of their cars and drive off. The litter is a

nuisance and health hazard.

Council have recently established a

HFT Steering Group which pulls

together Officers from across the

Council, including planning,

regeneration, housing, policy and

performance, trading standards,

environmental health, legal,

enforcement, children’s services,

climate change and green spaces.

This Group is looking at how officers

from various departments across the

Council can act to ensure that

existing Hot Food Takeaway

businesses operate as responsibly

as possible. As well as utilising all

the options already available to us,

the Group will also consider new,

innovative ways of tackling the

broader issues raised by too many

takeaways. These suggestions will

be considered and presented to the

group.

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Mary Little General Individual I agree that planning applications for hot food

takeaways in waltham Frorest should be managed

to:

prevent high concentrations and clusters of

takeaways,

prevent them locating near schools, youth facilities,

parks and residential properties,

resist proposals that would cause an unacceptable

risk of crime and antisocial behaviour,

ensure they don’t have an unacceptable impact on

road safety,

ensure they have good systems in place to deal

with smells and waste,

ensure they provide litter bins,

ensure they are accessible for all, especially

wheelchair users.

Mary Little





proposed.

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Sally Medcalf General Better

Neighbourhoods

Initiative Project

Support Officer

(LBWF)

I agree with the proposal that the number of

takeaway shops in the borough should be

managed.

Support noted. No Change


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Chris

macdonald.

General Individual I do hope that I am not in the minority, I support

the councils proposals 100% I live in Leyton and

there are ten take away's and fast food outlets

Between Leyton Town Hall and the Lion and key

public house along Leyton high road, approximatel

three quarters of a mile. I live in walnut road

Leyton ,we have a chicken shop on the corner. We

get groups of lads hanging around, they may not

cause any trouble, but it is very intimidating

For someone like myself in a wheelchair, Also it

would be nice to get the odd day without a take

away menu through the letterbox , yesterday I had

four. GOOD LUCK.





proposed.

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Beth Hamer General BBC I fully support the council's plans to limit the

number of fast food outlets in Waltham Forest,

however I feel that the proposals to help prevent

litter do not go far enough.

I would like fast food outlets to be made more

responsible for litter dropped by their customers,

but simply providing a bin outside the shop does

not really help as in my experience many people

(particularly school children) buy their food and

then eat it walking along the street, so the

Wrappers are often discarded several streets

away. For instance, my walk to & from the tube

station takes me past Texas Fried Chicken on Hoe

Street, however their distinctive branded wrappers

are dropped on Hatherley Road, Jewel Road,

Forest Road and beyond. These are only the

streets I see myself but I'm sure the problem is

more widespread.

Whilst I realise that the litter dropped by their

customers isn't directly the fault of the fast food

shops, they do have to take some responsibility for

it. I would suggest that either their business rates

are increased to allow for extra street cleanin in & a

Council are currently investigating

options available to ensure greater

responsibility for litter for individual

businesses.

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Kathy Webb General Individual I have only one issue that I would like to raise; and

that concerns the litter created by hot food

takeaway shops. Maybe there needs to be a

distinction between shops that produce large

amounts of litter (cardboard boxes, chicken bones

etc), mainly Fried Chicken takeaways/ Kebabs/

Pizzas, and Indian/Chinese takeaways that sell

food that is mainly eaten at home.

The former are responsible for a lot of problems,

while the latter provide a service.

This document responds to evidence

of an increasing number of Hot Food

Takeaway Shops (A5 use type)

across the borough, the cumulative

effect of which has resulted in the

need for policy intervention to ensure

a balanced mix of uses are

maintained. The SPD is places

restrictions on a particular Use

Class, A5 and does not provide

distinction of different types of A5 as

there is limited reasonable

justification for this and has potential

to be considered

favouring/disadvantaging particular

types of A5 uses. Council consider

that issues of effective litter control

should be addressed in all use types

and across the Borough, the SPD

proposes greater responsibility for

proprietors to keep the area in front

of their premises clean.

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Sue Higgins General Individual I was very interested to read about possible plans

to limit the number of fast food outlets in the

borough. Whilst I can see many people getting

upset about this, I think it is a good idea. I love a

nice takeaway every once in a while, but there

should be more to life...Maybe this initiative could

go hand in hand with some kind of imaginative and

creative promotion of healthy food and cooking.

Perhaps a building could be ear marked as a

possible 'Food Centre' as seen on Jamie Olivers

Ministry of Food? Or similar projects or workshops

could be set up, maybe even for parents and kids

to do together? A Saturday morning lunch club or

something...

One other advantage is that it might cut down on

the endless stream of pizza and takeway flyers that

come through my door, and go straight into the

recycling bin!




















takeaways. This suggestion will be

considered and presented to the

group.

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school canteens compete with this watch chi

it needs

Linda Sloan General Individual I was very pleased to see that Waltham Forest is

considering limiting the number of hot food

takeaways. If as a country we are to tackle obesity,

then this is one of the key steps that this borough

needs to take & hopefully lead the way. Chicken &

chips for £1 bought by groups of school children on

way home or during lunch, how can parents &

. I ldren

come out of school buy chicken & chips & get on

bus for 1-2 stops because travel is free. Why would

our children not be obese ?. Children are doing

less sport at school, less playing out in the

community & have free travel on buses so rarely

walk anywhere, parents even drive them to school.

On top of this the rest of the community have to put

up with the litter from the takeaways & the ASB

especially late evenings & nightime. Walk along

Hoe Street, how many fried chicken shops does

one street need ?. If this borough is going to

prosper it needs to draw in people from other parts

of London. This means more cafes,

Support noted, the proposals within

the SPD seek to ameliorate the

concerns raised and the LDF will put

in place strategies for enhancing the

vitality and vibrancy of town centres

and retail areas involving greater

diversity of offerings.

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Claire Tyler General Individual I wholly agree with the council's proposals to

tighten the rules for planning applications for hot

food takeaways in the borough. My main concern is

for the health and welfare of the children who use

them for for the litter that they (the outlets) cause.





proposed.

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Msra North General Individual My opinion? Well, if the the takeaway shops are

complying with all current and relevant regulations,

then what is the problem? They are not taking jobs

away from council officers, on the contrary, they

are creating jobs and affordable food in a climate

where it everything is expensive. And anyway, who

are the selfish killjoys who want the takeaways

taken away? Probably about 9 or 10 in number,

they don't speak for the rest of us.

KEEP THEM, I say, and don't make life

unnecessarily difficult for them!

The nature of takeaways is that they

often have a tendency to create a

number of related problems for local

people (litter, noise, smell, poor food

options, anti-social behaviour,

parking issues etc). Consultation on

the SCS and through the LDF (as

well as complaints to Councillors )

y h h d re

concerned at the impact takeaways

are having on a number of aspects

l w d o

their demands as best we can as a

local authority.

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Janie General Individual We are writing concerning takeaways and we are

saying that you should leave the takeaways alone

so we can have somewhere to eat to hang out

without disturbing anybody.

The SPD does not propose to close

down any existing shops therefore

will have little impact on existing

access Hot Food Takeaways in the

Borough. Council is also seeking

through the LDF to encourage

further youth recreational and

entertainment facilities in the

Borough, which will provide further

recreational opportunities

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M F Tomkins General Individual While I fully endorse the idea of limiting the

proliferation of these types of commercial premises

I feel that the Council should be criticised for its

policies (or lack of them) in past years that have

allowed the present situation to exist

Noted No Change


Andy Stone General Head Master

and Individual

Writing as the Headteacher of Holy Family

Technology College on Shernhall Street I would

fully support the council in seeking to limit the

number of takeaway food shops. Their location

near schools means too many youngters spend

money on unhealthy food. We do not let students

out of school at lunchtime other than oour sixth

formers (who do tend to patronise these

establishments, but we find other students will

avoid eating at school to save their money to sepnd

at the 'chicken shop' on their way home at 3.30pm.

Speaking as a private citizen the proliferation of

these takeways does nothing to help Waltham

Forest acheive its aim of ensuring more wealth is

retianed in the borough which is one of the

council's strategic aims. Rightly or wrongly the

more affluent in society will not choose to live in

communities whose high streets are dominated by

such establishments. They do nothing for the

image of the borough and contibute to litter and

nuisance. I hope this is helpful.





proposed.

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Geraldine

Sullivan

General Individual You said you would like feedback about the above

and I am so glad you

asked because it is something I feel very strongly

about. So strongly

I was going to move out of this borough to

woodford green because of

the glut of cheap takeaways.

No 1. It cheapens the area and makes it look like

all we have in

this area is people who want to eat pizza and

kentucky fried chicken

only. (Not very bright or well educated people).

Our area is

gradually getting a reputation for being a very very

cheap part of

town and thats not a compliment.

No 2. The people who do eat at these places

leave all their old

wrappings and boxes all over the place. I get on

the train at St

James street where you have given planning

permission for many fast

food places. On the platform I have to go round

and put all the old

boxes and food in the bin. Also it is scattered all





proposed.

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Gary Grange

JP

General Individual 2) if we can do this how many and what type of hot

food takeaways should there be to ensure that

these outlets can be sustainable .

The Core Strategy will provide policy

guidance on maintaining an

appropriate balance of uses to

ensure the ongoing vitality and

viability of town centres and key

retail strips taking into consideration

issues relating to the ongoing

environmental, social and economic

sustainability of the Borough.

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Gary Grange

JP

General Individual A fact finding trip to the West Coast of America will

show that it is possible to encourage children to

eat healthier foods if the environments that this

food is sold in also offers a social scene

Council's Hot Food Takeaways

Corporate Steering Group will

consider new, innovative ways of

tackling the wider issues which may

include food and health education

programs. Council will endeavour to

review best practice examples

where ossible.

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Kathy Webb General Individual Also, what will happen to existing shops? Will their

licences be withdrawn when the licences come up

for renewal, or change of ownership?

Please keep me informed of the results of the

consultation.

The Council's recently established

Hot Food Takeaway Shops

Corporate Steering Group are in the

process of developing strategies for

h m m x

shops.

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Gary Grange

JP

General Individual An embargo on all new applications on hot food

takeaways until this consultation is complete.

Itcould be argued that the LA could reduce peoples

need for fast food by removing the source.

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Charlie Knight General Individual As a resident of Highams park, I am delighted to

here that waltham forest are taking a stand on this

issue. Not only are the establistments bad for for

health they are an usightly blight on the high st,

Kebabs as far as the eye can see does not fill me

the want to go and use my local high st it makes

me avoid it!

Bring back the local butcher, grocer, and the shop

you can buy anything in! Get our communitys back!

Offer rates incentives to get them going again.

The break down in society starts with our throw

away mentality. Good on you but dont just stop

here make an example a good one of this area

dont let it slide any more. The next step can only b

more depressing if? we dont do something.

I am tired of writing letters that get ignored to I hop

this email counts.





proposed.


Pauline Burrell. General Individual AT LAST the council realises that there are too

many fast food oulets in Waltham Forest and

throughout London.

I am 40 yrs old and I teach Dance and Fitness for a

living. Councils have been killing the younger

generation by allowing all these fast food outlets to

open. MOST OF THESE OUTLETS MUST

CLOSE if we want Britain to survive in the future.

The food being sold in these places is poison.

Cheap cuts of meat (if it can be called meat)

cooked in dirty rat and cocroach invested

conditions, and the food it self is high fat

unnutritional rubbish. I am shocked that the council

have allowed these places to stay open for so long.

Every second shop along the high streets of

Waltham Forest is a chicken & chip,keebab,

burger, fish & chip, Indian, chinease, It's all

GREASE. The worst ones are those chicken &

chips, burger and keebab shops. They have to go.

The kids and adults too are getting more and more

obese. So please,please,please the council must

close some of these places down.

Support noted. Council's food safety

team conduct regular inspections of

all food premises within the Borough

and as part of the HFT's Steering

Group are considering options for

further monitoring of HFT's in

response to complaints such as this.

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sustainability of the Borough

Gordon Bentley General Individual But I do want to raise one question for you to

consider. From a small business point of view why

are the shops in a local area closing down with fast

food takeaways replacing them ? The answer is a

simple one of financial viability. Fast Food

takeaways have low staffing costs, and high profit

margins to make them an attractive investment.

This makes them capable of affording the level of

business rates set by LBWF. Whilst other more

arguably needed shops close due to sales turnover

not being sufficient after business rates and rent

have been taken into account.

To mitigate any potential negative

effects of the policy Council have

adopted a partnership approach to

facilitating practical solutions by

establishing a Hot Food Takeaway

Shops Corporate Steering Group.

The group links with the relevant

departments involved in economic

development to ensure options are

investigated to encourage skills

pm p ment

opportunities in alternative

appropriate shops and services.

Further to this, the Core Strategy will

provide policy guidance on

developing and maintaining an




retail strips taking into consideration

issues relating to the ongoing

environmental, social and economic

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Steve Brown

General Individual Chicken' takeaways are also much more numerous

than other types of food outlet. With this in mind, it

might be fairer to differentiate between types of

takeaway eg not allow another shop of the same

kind within a certain distance. This means that

residents could still get a choice of

food - I don't think people would mind so much if a

parade of shops had one Indian, Chinese and

Chicken takeaway.

Also, I don't know what the council can do about

existing areas where there are too many

takeaways?

The SPD proposes for manage the

further proliferation of A5 use types

on the basis of maintaining vitality

and viability of centres and retail

diversity and does not provide

differentiation between different

types of A5 uses to avoid being

discriminitory against particular

types. Council have

recently established a HFT Steering

Group which pulls together Officers

from across the Council, including

planning, regeneration, housing,

policy and performance, trading

standards, environmental health,

legal, enforcement, children’s

services, climate change and green

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across the Council can act to ensure

that existing Hot Food Takeaway


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Dr Durka

Dougall

General Public Health

Programme

Manager,

Waltham Forest

PCT

Dear Colleague

I am writing to confirm that I fully support the

council proposals to tighten the rules on all

planning applications for new hot food takeaways

to:

o prevent high concentrations and clusters of

takeaways

o prevent them locating near schools, youth

facilities, parks and residential properties

o resist proposals that would cause an

unacceptable risk of crime and antisocial behaviour

o ensure they don't have an unacceptable

impact on road safety

o ensure they have good systems in place to

deal with smells and waste

o ensure they provide litter bins

o ensure they are accessible for all, especially

wheelchair users

This is a great idea and has been raised on several

occasions as a risk factor for the health of our local

population.

With best wishes

Durka





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Mrs Vickie

Bevan

General Food in Schools

Programme

Manager VT

Education and

Skills

Dear Sir / Madam I am in favour of the proposal to

tighten the rules on all planning applications for

new hot food takeaways to help: o prevent high

c c c u ent

them locating near schools youth facilities parks

and residential properties o resist proposals that

would cause an unacceptable risk of crime and

antisocial behaviour o ensure they don't have an

unacceptable impact on road safety o ensure they

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waste o ensure they provide litter bins o ensure

they are accessible for all especially wheelchair

users The high concentration of fast food

takeaways in the borough goes against much of th

work the council Waltham Forest NHS and partner

organisations are involved in to improve the health

of the population. They contribute to the promotion

of an obesogenic environment in the borough

which is concerneing bearing in mind that Waltham

Forest has the 7th highest levels of obesity

amongst Year 6 pupils in London (2007 NCMP). In

order to reverse this trend we need to make healthi

Support noted. Council have recentl

established a HFT Steering Group

which pulls together Officers from

across the Council, including






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Rachel Maan General NHS - Public

Health

Programme

Manager

Dear Sir/ Madam,

RE: DRAFT SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING

DOCUMENT - HOT FOOD TAKEAWAY SHOPS.

I would like to offer support on behalf of NHS

Waltham Forest for the proposals set out in the

draft Supplementary Planning Document for hot

food takeaways. The measures set out are not

only likely to improve the health of our local

population but send out a clear message to

residents of the importance of healthy eating. This

is an important step and one that is welcomed by

NHS Waltham Forest.

As stated in your planning document, levels of

childhood obesity are higher in Waltham Forest

compared to London and England. Results from

the National Child Measurement Programme for

2006/07 indicated a prevalence of obesity of 12.2%

in 4-5 year olds and 23.1% in 10-11 year olds. Thi

compared to 9.9% and 17.5% respectively for

England and 11.3% and 20.8% respectively for

London. The 2007/08 programme showed an

increase in overall obesity for Waltham Forest,

particularly in the 10-11 year old age group.

Support noted. The statistics

outlined provide further support for

the policy.

Incorporate key statistics into

document.


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Teresa

Deacon,

General Individual E-mail:I would like to add my support to the

campaign to limit the number of takeaways in the

Borough for all the reasons you have set out. The

planning rulings should surely be tightened if these

numbers have already been allowed to set up in

the area.

Everyone enjoys the occasional good takeaway but

there should be a limit on the number allowed to

operate in areas. I never understand how they can

all make a living anyway when they are usually

seen to be empty.

I am also concerned about levels of health and

safety, not to mention the standard of animal

welfare in the sourcing of their 'cheap' meats.

Thank you for pursuing this issue - I would imagine

the majority of residents Waltham Forest would like

to see less of them.

Questionnaire Comments: You can't blame

takeaways for opening up where othere shops

close down so planning regs need to be tightened.

How about encouraging non-takeaways to return

with incentives - council tax reductions? Our high

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Gary Grange

JP

General Individual Finally,as a Waltham Forest Magistrate I would

be happy to sit on any forum on this issue if so

required or needed

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Gary Grange

JP

General Individual Firstly I would like to congratulate LB of Waltham

Forest and Council Leader Clyde Loakes for

beginning to address the issues associated with th

high number of takeaway outlets that we have in

our borough. It has long been a concern for me

and I would like to outline why using the

key headings:

Appropriate concentrations of hot food takeaway

establishments

It has long been obvious that the high

concentration of hot food takeaways in Waltham

Forest has created,in my view,the following

problems:

- Excessive competition in this area lowering

the potential for sustainable business who wish

or would like to provide high quality food.

Because of the high number of hot food outlets

(takeaway's) built up in quite defined areas

there is not enough business to go

around.Therefore,the owners of these

businesses generally tend to source poor quality

businesses we see a high turnover of Hot food o

other businesses) High levels of litter in the surr

Other potential businesses being "put off" from

Support noted. The concerns raised

were key factors in the development

of the SPD.

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Mrs Anne

Haidar

General Individual Good morning,

Can you please add my responses to the Hot Food

consultation questionaire :

1. Prevent high concentrations and clusters of

takeaways?

AGREE

2. Prevent them locating near shcools, youth

facilities, parks and residential properties?

AGREE

3. Resist proposals that would cause an

unacceptable risk of crime and antisocial

behaviour?

AGREE

4. Ensure they don't have an unacceptable impact

on road safety?

AGREE

5. Ensure they have good systems in place to deal

with smell and waste?

AGREE

General comments:-





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Janice

Gariazzo

General Individual I agree that while the goverment and local council

appear to be concerned about our childrens health

fast food outlets seems to be appearing at faster

rate than any other retail business. There is a high

volumne of these outlets around the Highams Park

area which attract the children from the senior

school who gather around at break times and

cause congestion on the streets. The easy

availability does not encourage parents or their

children to cook at home.





proposed.

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Casandra

Britten

General Individual I am broadly supportive of the proposals, especially

keeping fast food away from schools.

I would like to add though that on the appendix

matrix I disagree that there would be no effect on

point 9, reduction of waste and recycling. A

reduction in the number of hot food outlets would

have a significant effect on the amount of paper

wasted as door to door leafleting for these outlets.

We get a huge amount of this (20plus leaflets a

week) which is extremely wasteful as most of it is

for places not accessible to where the leaflets are

distributed.

Also I did not notice anything about the

responsibility of the proprietors to reduce vermin in

the surrounding area. Living close to a chicken

shop I have noticed that there is alot of vermin not

necessarily in the shop but in the streets around

where there are discarded bones etc. The flats

above are often infested with mice.

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Gordon Bentley General Individual I am not shop owner, but I do enjoy having local

shops to buy from. Your current proposals do not

seem to only deal with the end problem, not the

cause.

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James

Obrenyah

General Individual I have just read about the above problem in the

WFM. I disagree that the problem is caused by the

food outlets. It is the people who buy and consume

the food, mostly the youth. What we have to do is

embark on a massive education campaign, similar

to the recycling one This should

go along with arrest and sanctions for offenders. If

smokers can be caught dropping butts then we can

also get those who litter our streets. The campaign

should target schools, leaflets in our letter boxes,

on buses, bus stops etc. There

are countries in this world where people will not

even spit in public. We can

definitely find solutions to this problem.Thank you.

The Council is seeking to undertake

a co-ordinated approach to the

promotion of healthy lifestyles,

eating and food education in the

community (particularly in schools)

to address the issue. The SPD is

just one element of the whole of

Council approach and seeks to act

as one mechanism for tackling

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the Borough.

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Kathy Webb General Individual I have read your proposals to tighten the rules for

hot food takeaways in Waltham Forest. I think they

are a great idea, and not before

time...I agree with almost everything that is

proposed.


Gordon Bentley General Individual I like fast food, and living in the Chingford Mount

area I am spoiled for choice on what type to buy.

But I am bothered about the lack of diversity in the

type of retail shop fronts in my area. Having shops

within walking distance that provide a wide range o

goods, produce, services and food

stuffs - add vitality to a local area and the people

who live there. This important social economic

factor has been neglected in the borough, with the

result we have to travel for shopping, put up with

anti-social behaviour late at night and live with the

litter left by fast food customers, who often do not

live in the immediate area having spent the night

socialising in the 6 pubs/bars at Chingford Mount.

The Core Strategy will provide policy

guidance on maintaining an




retail strips. Which is a key element

towards the achievement of the

Sustainable Community Strategy

objectives relating to attractive,

viable and vibrant day and evening

economies in the Borough.

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Catherine

Linter

General Individual I read with interest the item on the Waltham Forest

web site about the proposals to tighten the rules for

planning applications for hot food

takeaways in the borough.

You ask the question:

Do you look around and see too many chicken

shops, fish and chip shops, Chinese and Indian

takeaways, kebab shops and other takeaway

shops? The answer is: ABSOLUTELY, YES

I welcome your proposals as I am concerned about

the amount of litter that's generated by these

outlets. The amount of litter on the streets

where I live in Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow, is

predominantly pizza boxes, kebab boxes, burger

boxes etc. Invariably there is food remnants

left in the receptacles when they are dropped on

the street which attracts rats and foxes and also

rotting food poses a health hazard.

I do, however, wonder what will happen to the vast

amounts of establishments already open? It's all

very well stopping new ones opening

but there are already so many trading. What will be

done about those? On suggestion I have is to levy

them with a litter tax to pay for rubbish

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Jago Wesley General Child Health

Services

Support

Manager (WF -

PCT)

I support the proposal to tighten the laws regarding

take away shops in Waltham Forest. Apart from

the obvious health problems and links to the

growing obesity problem there is a problem with

litter, smells and hygiene. It also may help cut back

on people eating hot smelly food on public

transport.



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Anonymous General Individual I think we have really good takeaway places that

are located well. Many food options.

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Bola Alatche General Westminster

Council

I totally disagree of prevent planning applications

for hot food takeway shops in Waltham Forest. I

am totally agree provides necessary information

and enough bins basket around road, parks mostly

take away shop area.

The SPD does not seek to prevent

all applications for hot food

takeaways, rather it seeks to

manage the application process to

ensure that they are situated in

appropriate locations and any likely

adverse impacts of are dealt with

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Belinda Martin General Individual I vote to have the takeways as if they do not people

who are not rich like those in the council will notbe

able to afford food. also, they give us job and they

pay their rent and their business tax and make

money for the borough, so what's the problem?

Don't Stop Doing The Right Thing

upfront The Council is seeking to develop

strategies increase access to

healthy food options and increase

the diversity of retail food outlets

which will equally provide affordable

food, employment opportunities and

generate more sustainable economi

income for the Borough.

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Paul Foggit General Household

Health

Improvement

Manager -LAP

I work across a parternship between LBWF's Better

Neighbourhoods Initiative, and NHS Waltham

Forest's Public Health Department, in a lifestyle

support service to help local residents to live a

healthy lifestyle. The service is area based in each

of borough's five deprived communities. I am the

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Wood St and Hoe St area.

I support residents to live a healthy lifestyle through

encouraging residents to eat healthily, lose weight

(if overweight or obese), to stop smoking, drink

alcohol to sensible levels (if drinkig), participate in a

healthy range of physical exercise and encourage

positive mental wellbeing. We are able to provide

this service through a variety of individual and

family support sessions with ourselves as well as a

referral pathway to our partner organisations. I

have been directly involved in supporting LBWF

residents since May 2007.

I would like to offer my full support and

congratulations to LBWF for proposing such a plan

and taking steps such as this policy, to manage the

sheer size and number of fast food outlets. This is

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Caramel Quin General Individual I would like some clarification from you on the

purpose and validity of this consultation.

Council Leader Clyde Loakes has been quoted on

national television as well as in the local

newspaper, saying that this SPD is being brought

into force and that, for example, takeaways will not

be allowed near residential developments.

He's probably right. But the point is, this SPD has

not yet been consulted on, let alone adopted. The

council leader telling the world

that it's a fait accompli makes a total mockery of

LBWF's consultation system and suggests that we

are wasting our time

taking part in any such consultations.

Could you please respond to me with clarification

on this? It may sound picky (especially as I am in

support of the SPD) but there's a very important

principle at stake here. Cllr Loakes should no more

be pre-judging the outcome of this consultation

process than he would, say, a planning application

that had yet to be determined.

The SPD will follow the statutory

consultation process and as

demonstrated by this consultation

report each comment is reviewed

and the draft document will be

amended as required depending on

the issues and proposed outcomes

contained within the consultation

responses in accordance with

established Council protocols and

procedures.

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Anne Watson General Individual I would like to comment that I think the proposal to

limit the number of hot food takeaways in Waltham

Forest is an excellent idea. These outlets not only

increase litter but are a magnet for youths making

them intimidating to walk past.





proposed.

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Glenor Roberts General Individual I would like to see the closing down of a number of

Take Away Food premises and making it harder for

such businesses to be set up. My objections are

several:-

- young people primarily are congregating at

doorways of such premises with little regard for

passers-by

- the food has little nutritional value, eaten by

primarily young people it seems, with no doubt,

severe implications for the

country's future health profile

- the local area is being littered with the resulting

packaging

- the areas outside of such premises are

increasingly dirty e.g. on Hoe Street on High Street

- as a resident living close to the Centre, I have

noticed an increase in rats; may be related

- let's find other uses for some of the premises;

perhaps a different kind of food store culturally

speaking or put buildings to community use,

including some of the community safety concerns

we currently have as a borough





proposed that seek to manage these

impacts in the future. The Hot Food

Takeaways Corporate Steering

Group are developing strategies for

the enhanced management of

existing HFT's within the Borough.

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Robert

Weatherhead

General Individual I, Robert Weatherhead from 43c Ringwood Road

E17 8PW, agree with all 5 proposals the council

are considering to impose for the Hot Food

Takeaway questionnaire.





proposed.

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Gary Grange

JP

General Individual If you make fast food less accessible then maybe

they will look towards other alternatives ie remove

fast food outlets around schools and more

children will have school dinners (potentially)

Council are not considering at this

stage to remove existing hot food

takeaway outlets as this would have

significant economic and social

impacts throughout the Borough.

Rather, Council are adopting a

proactive approach through the

establishment of a Hot Food

Takeaway Shops Corporate Steering

group to explore opportunities to

ensure that existing Hot Food

Takeaway businesses operate as

responsibly as possible and

influence demand for hot foods

through health and food education

programs and increased access to

affordable, healthy food options.

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David Mason General Individual If hot food establishments are not viable they will

fail. This is not a planning issue. Individuals are

responsible for what they consume. This is not a

council matter. Sufficent legislation already exists

to control parking. All you need to do is enforce it.

Once a customer has purchased take-away food

they are responsible for the disposal of any litter

not the vendor. Adequate legislation already exists

concerning the dropping of litter again it just needs

to be enforced.

The location of land uses is a

planning issue and within Waltham

Forest Hot Food Takeaways have

been identified as impacting on the

character and function of town

centres, retail strips, crime and anti-

social behaviour, crime and

residential amenity. PPS6

encourages Councils to develop

strategies to manage likely impacts

of particular use types in Town

Centres. Therefore the SPD has

been developed to appropriately

manage this use type (Class A5)

based on locally identified issues in

a holistic manner incorporating all

identified issues such as health,

litter, crime and residential amenity.

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Steve Brown

General Individual In our view the worst offenders are definitely the

'chicken' type takeaways, as these are particularly

high fat, low quality food. Their customers are also

much more likely to eat their food on the street and

cause litter (and encourage pests such as rats) by

not putting the boxes

and uneaten food etc in a bin. Customers of Indian

and Chinese takeaways are much more likely to be

eating the meal at home. You rarely see any other

kind of takeaway container as street litter.

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Carolyn

Appleby

General Individual In terms of the questionnaire, I agree that there

must be more control in terms of the concentration

and location of fast food outlets. I now see blatant

drug dealing around these areas and when I work

from home, I see kids getting chicken and chips

from these outlets after school.

The question I have is how does this borough

attract and provide incentives for unique food

outlets offering healthier cost effective choice?

What do other boroughs do - this way it's more

about competitive forces rather than legislation.


options available to improve access

to healthy food options within the

Borough, attracting and incentivising

the development of healthy food

shops will be considered an an

option.

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W.Smith General Individual Introduce stricter licensing controls under the

Public Health Act, licensing Act 2003. Good liaison

with environmental health and planning

departments is essential.

Noted. Council through its Hot Food

Tak away p a S G p

are looking at developing a co-

ordinated strategy for the

management of issues relating to the

management of existing Hot Food

Takeaway Shops this includes

licensing.

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A. Griffiths General Individual It is ok to restrict but what other facilites are on

offer for year 12 pupils upward e.g.Monoux, LSC,

WF College? Until healthy food is provided these

young people will continue to use hot food shops!

Can we have some positive alternatives? Healthy

food is often more expensive than fried chicken.

The same applies to mums on low budgets where

else can they go to fill up the kids after school?

Noted. The Council have recently

established a Hot Food Takeaways

Steering Group who are actively

working on a co-ordinated approach

to the management of associated

issues such as provision of healthy

and affordable food alternatives to

complement the SPD and ensure a

holistic approach is adopted.

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Khalo Mian General Traders

Association

It makes a sense to check all the recommendation

and insuring they are strictly adhered.

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Mr Barry

Coidan

General Individual Limehouse: I would suggest replacing can by may

in the first sentence. It is also important to stress

that it is the density of such outlets that is a

significant factor. Would it be possible to quantify

this statement. e.g. Numbers of hot food take

aways in specific town centre streets. Increase in

last 5 years. This strikes me as being unnecessary.

I ov d Co

is unsure about the other reasons for restricting the

number of these establishments. Would it not be

possible to limit the number of HTAWs - say 10%

less than existing number reducing over a given

period. Could this not be stronger. Given the

analysis and policy is there a case for saying no

change of use would be allowed? I would suggest

adding may before have in this sentence. could you

say what saturation is in town centres residential

areas? density? level of disruption?

Questionnaire: In general given the relative

pariety of the borough i suspect takeaways are

both inexpensive to open and run and provide an

inexpensive source of food - if unhealhty and limite

It is considered that altering the word

can to may in the first sentence will

have limited impact on the context of

the paragraph. The policy is not

intended to ban all hot food

takeaways rather it is seeking to

ensure they are not approved in

inappropriate locations.

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S.Kumar General Individual London is one of the largest Metropolos in the

world and as such it cannot have concentrations as

tourist industry need to have such facilities for the

vista and local population

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Christine Hark General Individual Many of these takeaways are run and consumed

by the asian, turkish and african caribbean

communities. Encouragement for healthy eating

should be prioitised in schools and community

groups

An EQIA was undertaken on the

proposed SPD, this outlines how the

impacts on BME groups will be

addressed. Council through its Hot

Food Takeaway Corporate Steering

Group are looking at developing a co




Takeaway Shops as well as food

and health education.

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Christine Bott General Gwyn Jones

School

N/A N/A No Change

A.J. Wren General Individual N/A N/A No Change

Anita Miller General Individual N/A N/A No Change

Tom Ruxton General Individual N/A N/A No Change

Loraine

Dooney


General Waltham Forest

Cameroonian &

Friends

Association

(WFCA),

N/A N/A No Change

General Hornbeam

Environmental

Centre

N/A N/A No Change



Daniel Perrett General Individual N/A N/A No Change

P.Clarke General Individual N/A N/A No Change

Ros Hat General Richmond

Fellowship

N/A N/A No Change

General FBC N/A N/A No Change

Tom Pattison General Individual N/A N/A No Change

J.Comnetti General Storeydown

Park Primar

N/A N/A No Change

Pauline Best General Individual N/A N/A No Change

J.Spears General West L y on

Allotment

Association

N/A N/A No Change

J.Spears General Individual N/A N/A No Change

J.Spears General Waltham Fores

Alliotment

Holders

Association

N/A N/A No Change


g y

L.Mount General Individual N/A N/A No Change

Mr Howard

Newell


L.Goldsmith General Parish Church N/A N/A No Change

Steve Cuthbert General Waltham Forest

Green Party

N/A N/A No Change

HL Dymbar General Individual N/A N/A No Change

Beth Brown General Individual N/A N/A No Change

B Levene General Individual N/A N/A No Change

F.Bowers General Individual N/A N/A No Change

Mrs. Da

Southorp


D.Fischer General The Old Church

Surgery

N/A N/A No Change

M.C. Oley General Individual N/A N/A No Change

Mr G Paiw General Individual N/A N/A No Change

Mahf Ambia General Queens Road

Community

Centre

N/A N/A No Change

Helen

Carmichael

General LBWF -

Integrated

Education

Support Service

N/A N/A No Change

Robert

Vaughan


Miss Rachael

A. Bust

General Deputy Head of

Planning,

Planning and

Local Authority

Liaison The

Coal Authority

N/A N/A No Change

Mr. Patrick

Blake

General Highways

A enc

N/A N/A No Change

Jane Powell General Woodford

Green School

N/A N/A No Change



M Porter General Leyton Orient

FC

N/A N/A No Change

Carla Cornelius General Walthamstow

Toy Library

N/A N/A No Change

Jill Watkin General Individual N/A N/A No Change

Lisa Walduck General Natural England No comment to make on document Noted No Change

Liz Lightbourne General Environment

Agency

No comment to make on document Noted No Change

Deborah

Gibbon

General The Theatres

Trust

No comment to make on document Noted No Change

A.L. Minh General Asian

Community

Action

No more take-away from Thatched house onward

towards Whipps roundabout, also hairdressers

(drugs den). Trading standard is very inactive -

there are so many rough businesses.















as possible. Trading standards are a

key agenda item.

No Change


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Paul Morris General Individual Not all takeaways serve 'poor' food. They vary from

place to place e.g. a 'subway' type store is not the

same as a kebab one, as a vegetarian one as a

meat serving one. If the council fail to provide

alternative food within schools then not surprising

pupils eat elsewhere - and who is the council to

take away civil liberty to when/where folk eat.

Pupils will conversly travel further to eat as snack

out on say crisps with chocolates or eat nothing -

also detrimental to well being. As to location it is

only food shops which can be economically viable -

high local rates mean alternative shopping will not

settle there. So then we'll have empty shops then

the temptation to turn them into housing further

degrading a shopping area e.g. Grove Green Rd

Parade 30 years ago a fill and local shopping area,

now a poor collection of properties - many now

houses - some used as houses withou changing

the shop front! If you locate away from them you

have to use a car to access - another economic

and environmental disaster.

It is recognised that not all takeaway

shops serve poor food, however

there is widespread agreement that

there is a proliferation of hot food

takeaways in the borough. It is

considered that proliferation of hot

food takeaways in town centres is

generally seen to reflect a lack of

vibrancy and vitality. They tend to

"lower the tone" and so have an

adverse impact on other shops and

businesses in the area. By taking

action to limit the number of

takeaways, we hope to enhance

local shopping parades both

physically (nicer shop fronts, less

litter etc) and economically (greater

range of shops and services to

attract a wider range of shoppers

etc). As identified in the Core

Strategy the LDF will incorporate

strategies that seek to retain wealth

in the borough and ensure a well

balanced mix of uses is created and

maintained.

No Change

E.Saddler General Individual Obesity is high in this Borough. I wonder

why:cheap takeaway meals for school childres also

the cut in street cleaning schows how bad this

borou h really is.

Noted. No Change

Anthony Brown General Individual Of particular concern is the amount of takeaway

rubbish dumped on pavements surrounding

Norlington Boys School and the lack of respect

shown by pupils of this school for the

neighbourhood through which they rampage

dropping chips, boxes, chicken and burger refuse.

Noted. Council are seeking to

develop strategies for the

management of litter throughout the

Borough.

No Change


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Ian Johnston General Headteacher,

William Morris

School

On behalf of the staff and students of William

Morris School , I would like to lend my complete

support to the Council's initiative to retrict hot fast

food outlets close to schools. Such outlets

perpeuate a raft of behaviour, contrary to the

current Every Child Matters agenda, which seeks

to increase health, safety and participation in

society specifically such outlets: a)Act as

honey pots for young people to gather at

lunchtimes and after school, blocking pavements,

causing threatening behaviours, congregations of

adolscents. Such gatherings perpetuate the issue

of rubbish on our streets and put together presents

a thoroughly anti-social scenario which degrades

the immediate environment and certainly doesn't

present the borough as a forward thinking

progressive place to live, work and enjoy leisure

time in. b) Perpetuares poor eating habits and

contributes to the adolscent obesity concern.

Schools work hard to generate good eating heabits

and healthy choices, in quality eating

environments. Hot fast food outlets- perpetuate the

pposite, this working directly against schools and ip





proposed.

No Change

Julia Rodney General Individual Only recently commented to colleagues about the

number of takeaways in Old Church Rd, Chingford,

having walked past them one evening rather than

driven. Really noticeable. Totally unpleasing to

have so man in a row.

Support noted. Your feedback




ro osed.

No Change

C A Ramsey General Individual People must be free to decided. Competition is vital

and proposals would be encourage nepotism and

corruption.

Noted No Change


Peter Lillington General Waltham Forest

City Learning

Centre

Please encourage a mix/range of outlets including

those which provide options to support a healthy

balanced diet. Also outlets which provide seating

and waste disposal either inside or outside the

premises. Currently an issue for some of young

people using our facility in Billet Rd.





proposed. Further to the SPD, the

Local Development Framework will

outline Council's intensions

regarding providing a well balanced

mix of uses throughout the Borough

and maximising choice.

No Change

Tom Davidson General Individual Please encourage shops we really need. Station

Road has lost (1) Good Quality footwear shop, (2)

good general stationery shop (3) good butcher (4)

Good shop for cd's classical or pop. Peopl in

Buggies or on Zummes cannot get to the Mouth,

Enfield or Ilford to access these items.





proposed. Further to the SPD, the

Local Development Framework will

outline Council's intensions

regarding providing a well balanced

mix of uses throughout the Borough

and maximising choice.

No Change


P.Chapman General Individual Please make sure that regular refuse collection is

done near takeaway outlets. Too often rubbish bins

are left overflowing. Also, we have a problem with

gulls (and, or the forest verges, squirrels) who

empty bins foraging for food.




















takeaways. Waste management and

litter are key agenda items.

No Change

K.Bryson General Bushwood

Allotment

Society

Prohibit takeaways on any site that has had a

previous food outlet on the site that was closed

either temporarily or permanently. There are far too

many and this would help reduce their number.

Council will be looking to develop

strategies for the diversification of

retail offerings in Town Centres and

shopping strips, encouraging

alternative uses into closed down

premises may be an option.

No change

Usher Parmer General Individual Provide incentives for 50% provision of healthy

option alternatives. E.g. if kebab menu choices are

50% healthier and if cheaper than high fat option,

then this would be looked upon favourably.


opportunities for influencing menu

options

No Change


S.Langley General Girlguiding UK Question 2 would be difficult to put in place I feel, if

all the suggested places were to be thought of as

they are mostly close to one or the other. Keeping

numbers of outlets down I feel is the answer. How

do you reduce outlets without affecting job,

families, children?

Noted. Key objectives of the new

Local Development Framework are

to ensure job creation and access to

employment opportunities as well as

providing a balance of uses.

No Change

Helen Lerner General WVRA Question 3 is ambiguos. It is not the takeaway

shops at fault - at the root of the problem are

parents giving children money to buy it and not

cooking proper meals.

Noted No Change

Dennis Tilley General Individual Regarding your letter 30/10/08 and the Council's

future policy to restrict takeaways in the borough, I

agree and my group agree with these aspirations to

clean up this problem. I have read carefully your

documentation and agree you have covered most

of?the points to stop this proliferation of such

establishments.

However, without enforcement your aspirations fall

flat! As a typical example take the fast food outlets

in Wood Street directly opposite the school,

Woodside. There are at least six of these?hot food

takeaways, some right next to each other, some

have had change of use without permission, for

example the new Subs takeway should not be

allowed!

The rules are quite clear under your existing UDP,

action could be taken why has it not?

There are many breaking the rules at this location

from planning, food standards, trading standards,

etc, why does the Council not take action? Use this

location as an example to show residents in the

borough the Council are serious and not all talk!

?

Regarding?the Bell Vue Park Estate, this an other

such areas, need to be include in the local plans as

As outlined within Section 5.7 of the

SPD through enforcement Council

will seek to ensure compliance with

the SPD once adopted and is in the

process of reviewing existing

enforcement procedures for existing

Hot Food Takeaway establishments.

No Change


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Juanta Foksin General Newton Head

Teacher

Rodent infestation is a huge problem around the

city centre and market areas, adversely impacting

on residential properties in the area. Businesses

should be made to take more responsibility or

storage and removal of waste or we would end up

with rat related epidemic in the borough.

Noted. The SPD incorporates these








will not be granted.

No Change

A.

Gatriemeokal

General Individual Since hot food businesses are run by families and

low income groups, we need to be aware of the full

impact of planning control on job creation.

The EQIA identifies this issue and

Council through the Hot Food


Group are currently seeking a

looking to facilitate a practical

solution to mitigate these potential

negative effects through adoption of

a Council wide partnership

pproach.

No Change

K.Segal General Individual Smell from McDonalds is bad enough, I don't want

or use fast food outlets generally - except the chip

shop at the top of the hi h street.

Noted No Change

Mazhar Tirmazi General Individual Some restaurants, chicken shops, such as BBQ at

Hoe St sell rotten and food to risk our health on

High st Tropical cinese and Indian takeaway and

buffet has unhygenic environments I have

experienced myself. Council need to ensure the

hygiene and food quality especially on Indian

takeaways and chicken shops in the borough. High

Street an Hoe St especially.

Noted. Food Services conduct

regular inspections of all food

premises and where essential

hygiene standards are not met,

premises are required to close down

until the situation has been rectified.

The Hot Food Takeaway Shops

Corporate Steering Group will

discuss whether further action is

required in this respect.

No Change


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Miss Shakera

Begum

General Individual Streets are littered with chicken bones, discarded

by people eating chicken and chips out of a box.

It’s a shame that children are presented a view

that chicken and chips, pizza and doner kebabs, all

proven unhealthy are th only food options of

lunchtimes.





proposed. Council through its Hot



ordinated strategy for tackling the

issues associated with Hot Food

Takeaways and are seeking to

incorporate measures for increasing

awareness of the health impacts.

No Change

Dr Bhatnagar General GP- Francis Rd,

Medical Centre

Strongly agree that there should be waste disposal

systems.


Matt Winfield General Individual Strongly agree with all the above and look forward

to seeing actions particularly regarding waste.


Stephen Harvie General Individual Take Aways seem to be responsible for a

disproportionate amount of litter which attracts

vermin and spoils the look of the town.





No Change

Anonymous General Individual Takeaways should be located close to residents so

they have access and don't have to use their cars

to travel there which would reduce the impact on

road safety.

proposedNoted. Applications for takeaway

shops will be required to be located

in areas where they do not impose

adverse impacts on residential

amenity.

No Change

Anonymous General Individual Clusters of takeaways should be avoided however

if market forces dictates then customers should

have a choice of where to g .

Noted. No Change

Kevin Walton General National

Express

Takeaways within the borough cause and create

unnecessary hardship for other businesses and

organisations in the area through littering of the

environment. This gives a rundown appearance to

highways, key public meeting places and public

facilities.





proposed.

No Change


hereas health ser i es an s ho

Mrs.P.Wardell General Hydro Forest TA Thanks for some good news, aparently we are

running alive with rats, lets hope this will reduce

this health safety problem.


Gary Grange

JP

General Individual The LA should also encourage outlets that sell

healthier foods (juice bars etc)

Council have established a Hot Food


Group to establish how officers from

various departments across the







innovative ways of tackling the wider

issues which may include food and

health education programs aimed at

reducing the demand for fast food

and increased access to healthy

food options.

No Change

Fara Cardeux General Walthamstow

Academy

The bigger key to success is education and pricing

not 'nanny state' legislation against shop-keepers.

Council are adopting a holistic

approach to the issues through its

Hot Food Takeaway Corporate

Steering Group who looking at

developing a co-ordinated strategy

for the management of issues

relating to the management of

existing Hot Food Takeaway Shops.

The SPD is considered to be

planning's response to the issue,

w v c d c ols

will provide food and health

education programs.

No Change


Cor or t t rin

M Dunhill General Highams Park

Forum

The council has left this too late for Highams Park

because the take-away culture has already left

residents with unacceptable waste products from

so many shops which have become take-aways.

They cause late night rowdiness and try and open

later and later which encourages even more noise,

when the residents want to sleep. Unfortunately,

council workers will not place waste bins in the

roads leading from the shopping area, We are told

that collection is impossible and one bin has been

removed from Castle Avenue.

Noted. The Council have recently

established a Hot Food Takeaways

Steering Group who are actively

working on a co-ordinated approach

to the management of issues such

as anti-social behaviour and litter

generation to complement the SPD

and ensure a holistic approach to the

management of existing shops.

No Change

P. Rerjan () General Individual The council should do more to encourage other

businesses to take up leases not just prevent hot

food takeaways from locating. Empty shops are no

good to anyone.

Council through its Hot Food

Takeaway p a e S ee g Group





Takeaway Shops, adressing issues

of empty shops is a key agenda

item.

No Change


John Watling General Individual The Council's publicly expressed desire to refuse

all future takeaways from opening within 400

metres of schools, parks or youth facilities

convieniently ignores the fact that there must be

many existing outlets within these areas already.

This means that little will change locally and that

the ability of the Council to pevent more opening

may well be difficult.

The general public has expressed enthusiasm for

this policy, many believing that besides refusing

new outlets those already existing will be closed

down. This is clearly not feasible and I regret that

the Council, so far as I know, has not corrected this

false assumption. I hope that Members will be fully

briefed on the realities of these proposals before

they take a decision and that the public are made

aware of its limitations.

In regard to the proposed criteria I suggest that

many of the conditions proposed ought to have

been imposed in the past irrespective of their

relationship to schools, etc.

John Watling

The Council do not have the ability

to close down existing lawful

takeaway shops. The SPD does not

suggest that this is the case and

through the consultation process

the document has been widely

available for public viewing,

therefore it is considered that any

false assumptions in this respect are

outside Council's control. The SPD

will follow the required process

through Cabinet prior to adoption.

No Change

Mrs. Cullimore General Individual The levels of high fat in the food, drains being

blocked, unpleasant odours and copious amounts

of rubbish.

Noted. No Change

Dr. J Lampard General Individual The litter is offensive. The quality of food

questionable and I commend LBWF's policy action

on health matters.



ag

MR RICHARD

UNWIN

General sole principal

RICHARD

UWNIN

CHARTERED

SURVEYORS

Many outlets other than hot food shops provide

prepared food sweets snacks and drinks â€“ from a

newsagents to a supermarket the petrol filling

station shop the local bakery cafes McDonalds the

ice cream van with a pitch near a school and often

the schools themselves have vending machines

providing drinks and snacks to support the school

fund. Many schools even have tuck shops with no

regulation on what is purchased â€“ particularly in

the secondary sector. In primary schools healthy

snacks such as fresh fruit are provide for the

children.

Noted. No Change

Sara Morgan General School The rise in fast food establishments does little to

address the staying healthy element or the ECM

enda


Julie Mina General GP Surgery The smell in the evening at the marhouse corner is

NOT pleasant.

Noted. No Change

Mrs F

Simmons

General Individual The whole point of takeaways is that they are

convenient - most students need access to

alternative canteen facilities and in areas of high

single occupancy of flats or where there are a

number of single hot food restaurante (takeaways)

are perhaps the only way of ensuring a hot meal if

little provided at home in the way of cooking

facilities.

It is considered that there is already

market saturation of accessible Hot

Food Takeaway Shops within the

Borough, the SPD is seeking to

manage the further proliferation of

outlets that may be detrimental in

certain areas to enable

diversification of food options

available.

No Change


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hi h is loo ing at ho o i ers ro

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Seamus

Marney

General Individual There are currently loads of fast food places on the

High St and this has lead to high levels of litter all

over. School kids use them for lunch and this leads

to groups of kids hanging around. They are very

unhealthy. Fast food shops should be very closely

monitored.










p . T G oup ook ow





as possible.

No Change

Mr Dunil Ullah General Individual There are far too many fast-food outlets in

Waltham Forest, leaving consumers with littler or

no other alternatives. Many of them are located

near schools, this is clearly mde visible by the

queues outside thse outlets at lunchtime - all

children in school unifroms. Children should be

encouraged to eat healthy meals. Often these

outlets are compteing by price, i.e. pizza for 99p.

The quality of these food products have to be



w c k w ff c f m





as possible. Youth food and health

education is a key agenda item.

No Change

G. Martin General Individual ti d t h l iThere are far too many in the Borough and they

add to obesit problems


Gerri Schaper General NHS Trust There are far too many takeaway facilities Noted. No Change


Maureen

Jethwa

General Individual There are far too many takeaways opening

lowering the tone of our already saddened

shopping and residential areas, forcing out other

busineses' and causing unsocial behaviour and

littering.

HOWEVER - although I strongly support any

measures to control the numbers and locations I

also have very strong concerns that ANY food

outlet should be allowed to open without passing at

least basic food hygiene requirements - ie that all

food outlets hot or cold (eg ice cream parlours)

should be licensed with regards to health and

safety and food hygiene practices BEFORE they

are allowed to serve the public. Then they should

also be subject to regular inspections. I also think

all restaurants and takeaways - London/country

wide - should be obliged to show their licence and

health rating certificate. This should be a

London/countrywide requirement required by

statute and administered by local authorities.

I am also distressed and amazed at the numbers of

mini supermarkets opening everywhere. How

these places manage to stay open when there are





proposed. All food premises must

register with the Waltham Forest

Food & Safety Section under

Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 on

the hygiene of foodstuffs, Artcile 6

(2).

No Change

Deniz Mistafa General Individualso many of them in direct competion amazes me TThere are too many of them. They cause a lot of

litter. Putting litter bins outside is not good enough

as people tend to walk and eat. Bins should also be

places several hundred meters away from the

premises.



g

e elop en ra ewor

y

raised by too any takeaways oo

Robert

Wilkingson

General WF Oral History

Working Group

There are too many takeaways concentrated along

main roads like Forest Road, Leyton High Road

etc. There can be whole terraces with half the

shops takeaways. They do nothing for the locality

and cause a lot of litter. Go there lunchtime and

they are full of school children eating chicken,

bur ers, chips and little else.





proposed.

No Change

Mr Fitzpatrick General Individual There are too many takeaways in leytonstone, we

need more local shops like in Wandsted high st to

attract more shoppers rather than drunks after the

pubs shut.





proposed. The new Local

D v m t F m k will seek to

ensure a balance mix of uses are

provided in the future within Town

Centres and retail parades.

No Change

Colette

Shrubsole

General Individual There is so much positive work going on in

sschools and communities to promote healthier

eating and reducing waster that this must also

reflect what is going on in our local high streets. An

extremely positive move by LBWF!


T. Feaster General Individual There needs to be easy access to parking facilities

wherever they set up and shouldn't be near schools

Noted. No Change

J Sauger General SCCP There should be very few shops around due to

health concerns in Waltham Forest. No shops

should open near schools and children should be

encouraged to eat healthy school meals.



which consider new, innovative

ways of tackling the broader issues

m . F d

and health education are a key

agenda item.

No Change


e

Gary Grange

JP

General Individual Therefore it needs to consider 2 things in

tandem 1) How do we reduce people's need for

fast food and encourage healthy eating

Council have established a Hot Food


Group to establish how officers from








innovative ways of tackling the wider

issues which may include food and

health education programs aimed at

reducing the demand for fast food

and increased access to healthy

No Change

S. Tatham General Individual There's too many already a new one should only b

allowed to open if an existing one is closed. A lot of

the rubbish around the streets is from fast food

outlets.

f d tiSupport noted. No Change

Mr & Mrs Reid General Individual These shops create too much litter which is thrown

on the streets. They should produce re-cyclable

boxes etc, and have bins outside the shops so that

the used boxes etc can be disposed of in an

environmentally friendly way.

Council will investigate the possibility

of incorporating a requirement for

environmentally friendly packaging

for food and drink and the potential

for an on-site recycling bin.

No Change


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John Wilman General Individual These takeaways most often remove the existing

shopfront and install an inappropriate aluminimun

one. They also have internally illuminated signs -

they are not applied for and seldom enforced

against. They also have shutters - which are never

enforced and become lawful - particularly on Hoe

Street and Lea Bridge Road. The Councilhas a

good SPG on shopfronts and a very good

conservation/ design officer who could advise

these shops on how to advertise and design

shopfronts - but I think no one asks him! Essentiall

the standards should be upheld and if this was the

case, the shops themselves would take many other

issues more seriously - waste , smells from flues

etc etc.

Noted. No Change

Amelia General Individual To get ready of rubbish and pomf. Noted No Change

William Bailey General Individual Too many already. Support noted No Change

B. Moyhing General Chapel End

Infant School

Try to persuade takeaway shops to promote

healthier options


opportunities for influencing menu

options.

No Change


Kay Bibbey General Waltham Forest

South Division

Guides

Walthamstow has become a town full of fast food

outlets, continental supermarkets and continental

style cafes. There is no entertainment facilities for

our youngsters such as cinema, bowling alley,

climbing centres etc, so the only places to go and

socialise with friends is in these food outlets. They

not only help to produce overweight children but

destroy the planet with all their rubbish which litters

many residents front gardens. I have lived all my

life in Walthamstow and feel that it is a very big

decline that holds nothing for our future

generations.

The new Local Development

Framework which is currently in

progress will provide strategies for

improving the diversity of retail and

entertainment offerings within the

borough to ensure that community

recreational and entertainment

needs are met. Through the SPD

and the corporate steering group the

Council will seek to ensure that the

issues associated (i.e. health, litter

etc) with Hot Food Takeaways are

managed appropriately.

No Change

R Bridge General Religious

Society of

Friends

Waste carelessly left encourage foxes to increase

or in some cases cause harm through poisoning to

the foxes.

The SPD incorporates these








will not be granted. Council are

currently reviewing enforcement

procedures relating to this issue.

No Change

Anonymous General Individual We agree with your proposals but these questions

aren't fair and balanced. Future consultations need

better designed questions or you will dsicredit the

process of consultation

Noted. No Change

HC Richards General Individual We already have too many with all the relevant

problems including infestation of rats!!

Noted. No Change


already in e istence, schools close by and res

ta ea ays seems to not only impact on the amount

Mr & Mrs

Cheshire

General Individual We are currently in contact with our local councillor

and planning dept. re a proposed indian takeaway

closse to our property. *All of the above points

would apply to this case and in particular for us

pt.5. Would be of great concern. Although we enjoy

a curry ourselves occasionally we would fin di t

unbearable to have the smell of it at all hours of the

day and night in our house and garden. Th

preoperty concerned is a busy road with a

dangerous blind corner, and other takeaways

x ulting

litter and anti-social problems.

Noted. The SPD will seek to ensure

that future applications for Hot Food

Takeaways do not create

unnacceptable impacts on

neighbouring uses.

No Change

Katherine and

Darren

Longhurst

General Individual We are please to see that the council is finally

going to tackle the number of takeaways in the

borough. Living in Highams Park we have noticed

in the past couple of years that the opening of more

k w

of litter but also the gangs of

children hanging around. The shops themselves

are making the area look cheap and nasty. In

particular this is a problem along Winchester Road.

It is just a pity that this legislation is coming in now

after the damage has been done.





proposed.

No Change

Patricia Sharpe General AACSN We are wholly against the current high

concentrations of takeaways particularly near our

schools. It is abhorent that children are exposed to

poor diets when the government is focused on

providing health and health literacy.





proposed.

No Change

SS Robbins General Individual We do not need anymore junkfood establishments Support noted. No Change


s

ool orth vacate their uildings in the orough

d t o

JM Sullivan General Individual We have lived in E11 for over 40 years its just

awful now. Whats going to happen to takeawats

noweven leytonstone is flooded with them causing

so much rubbish

Noted. No Change

Sue and John

Bucknel

General Individual We have too many Food outlets and Charity

Shops. The local community needs retail shops.

With the current financial situation who needs more

hot food outlets and the rubbish they generate. Thi

Council has failed in keeping the streets clean

since Keir has taken over street cleaning. Should

W w b b will

they become Pubs selling food or Charity shops?.

Sue and John Bucknell





proposed. The new Local

Development Framework which is

currently in progress will provide

strategies for improving the diversity

of retail and entertainment offerings

within the borough to ensure that

community recreational and

entertainment needs are met

No Change

Janet Mortali General Individual We need to help educate our young people of good

nutrition, and to un ers and 'fast-food d esn't equal

'good food'


HFT Steering Group which will also


tackling the broader issues raised by

too many takeaways, such as

increased support for youth food

education and health programs. This

suggestion will be considered and

presented to the group.

No Change

Gemma

Woolrych +

Steve Brown

General Individual We strongly support the councils plans to restrict

the number and location of 'Hot Food Takeaway'

premises in the borough. In terms of health, litter,

and diversity of local amenities it makes a lot of

sense.





proposed.

No Change


Minaxi Patel General Individual Welcome the tightening of the rules for planning

application for takeaway shops in this borough. I

would like to see included the requirement to use

sustainable and environmentally friendly packaging

for food and drink. Also a requirement to clear

packaging dropped by their customers from the

vicinity of their shop, say to a radius of 1000

metres.

Council will investigate the possibility

of incorporating a requirement for

environmentally friendly packaging

for food and drink.

No Change

Mr C Sparrey General Individual With so many takeawayshops, more litter will be on

the streets and young people will grow up not

knowing how to cook anything

The Local Development Framework

will provide strategies to ensure that

a well balanced mix of uses is

provided within town centres and

throughout the Borough.

No Change

Gordon Bentley General Individual Would it not be prudent to consider charging a

higher business rate for fast food takeaways, and a

subsidised rate for a shop owners who are the only

ones in the local high street area providing a

specific type of service, or product - eg the local

butcher. The latter need protecting from market

forces and increasing costs in the next year.

Noted. The retail policies within the

Core Strategy will provide guidance

on appropriate measures to ensure

that a range of uses is maintained

throughout the Borough.

No Change

Nancy Smith General Individual Yes I would agree that the proliferation of chicken

shops and kebab shops in the area are a problem

and not just on Hoe Street but on Chingford Road.

Every food shop in between The Bell and The

Crooked Billet sells either chicken or kebabs.





proposed.

No Change


Jacqui

Alexander

General Individual You did not give an address in the WFM to which

to send your questionnaire on the above subject.

Therefore, my questionnaire answers/comments

are below:

1. Agree

2. Agree

3. Agree

4. Agree

5. Agree





proposed.

No Change


through the onsu tation with interna

Gary Grange

JP

General Individual Consider what constitutes "high density".I'm not

sure that the new proposals are adequate and I

believe the overall retail environment should be

considered. In tandem with the consideration

around the overall numbers of hot food takeaway's

the LA should be considering encouraging

healthy eating and should possibly set a criteria

for new outlets to have to offer X percentage of

healthy options

Significant geographical analysis has

been undertaken on the existing

number and location of Hot Food

Takeaways within the Borough and

c l l

and external stakeholders Tests

HFT 1 and HFT2 establish what the

overconcentration and clustering

levels are based on locational

characteristics. For examples in

Town Centres excess of 5% of the

retail frontage is considered to be

appropriate density for A5 uses. The

Tests have been designed to

maintain flexibility in an

everchanging business environment

to ensure that each application is

assessed based on the number of

existing A5 shops at the time of

application. Council have

considered incorporation of a menu

requirement into the SPD but

consider the operational implications

of such a requirement difficult to

enforce through planning and as

such will look into incorporating this

into the corporate strategy being

No Change


people ont a proper licence to open hope

Waqar Ahmed General Individual I am a takeaway owner within walthamforest. The

thing i dont understand is that the council want less

takeaways to open but are allowing people to open

cafes without a proper A3 application. The council

says that these cafes dont need a licence because

they dont sell hot food, but seeing as no one ever

eats a cold pannini or baguette i dont understand

the councils way of thinking. Secondly these cafes

will lead to the same problems of littering and anti

social behaviour that the council claim are

attributed to restaurants. This is is due to the large

number of cafes that will start opening because

d A3 .I that

my views are considered and i await some

response.

Noted. However, all new A3 uses

require Planning Permission. The

policy has been developed in

response to a community identified

issue specifically relating to the

proliferation of A5 uses.

No Change

Jan Simpson General Individual I wish to register my support for the proposed

limitation of these outlets. I regularly walk along

Leyton High Road to the tube, and the amount of

litter and food on the pavements is horrible. I also

believe that young people should be encouraged to

eat less of this type of food. Thank you for

proposing such a sensible proposal.





proposed.

No Change


altha orest here are ar too an alrea

e

polystyrene plastic containers the c stomers do

-

yin

Janine Eagling General Individual I would welcome any restricitons on any new

chicken/pizza/burger/kebab etc outlets opening in

W m F . T f m y dy. I

would not trust the hygiene and food safety practic

of many of these, as they seem to have few

customers - fast food, but slow turnaround is not

the best background for a salubrious outlet to buy

food from. Also:

the packaging is not environmentally friendly, ie,

/ u not

dispose of them responsibly, vermin are therefore

encouraged the food itself is intrinsically unhealthy

would someone like to produce a report on where

that cheap chicken comes from and how it is

reared?

On the other hand, I would be delighted if a good

quality fish and chip shop opened in Walthamstow

Central or a good quality Indian takeaway, like

Ruby's/Ambala in Leyton High Rd. If they could

sell the food by weight and you could bring your

own container, even better!





proposed.

No Change

Anonymous General Individual 3. - It is not clear how you consider takeaway

shops could cause a risk of crime. Is it reasonable

to prevent legitimate businesses from operating

because of the actions of criminals or anti-social

people? The actions of local government in trying

to dictate and control 'ordinary people' is frankly

worr g.

Noted. However, Council have

evidence from the local Police that

existing Hot Food Takeaway shops

within the have been known to

attract anti-social behaviour and

noise complaints.

No Change


A Mahmood General Individual A consolidated food market having informational

food shops on ground floor of the arcade may invite

many visitors from out of borough as well. The

business community may buy proposed shops in

advance and ….the financial problem for the

arcade re-construction.






















group.

No Change

A Betts General Connaught

School

A good idea. Locations near schools cause

problems with encouraging pupils to eat healthy

school lunches.


WF Rec General Individual Above all it is unhealthy eating Noted. No Change

Snanp () General Individual All takeways should have extra local tax to cover

high cost of cleaning the rubbish know in my old

town.

Idea noted. Council will consider this

as an option in the on-going

management of Hot Food Takaway

Shops.

No Change


Dave Raval General Individual Also consider the environmental impact of their

packaging. Have a covenant which requires them

to use 100% recyclable packaging (e.g. tin foil

metals but not plastic trays in Waltham Forest) and

to generally minimise waster, as a requirement of

them gaining planning approval.






















No Change

C Umutt General Individual Also if the takeaway shops fail to keep standards of

hygiene the council set ie. Fail inspection on more

than one occasion they should lose their right to

trade.

group Food Services conduct regular

inspections of all food premises and

where essential hygiene standards

are not met, premises are required

to close down until the situation has

been rectified.

No Change

E. A. Earle General Individual Also no eating in the street. This will stop rats when

they drop the waste in the roads.. Make it a law.

Fine any one that eats anything in the street.

Council are not considering banning

eating in the street at this point in

time.

No Change

Alison Reeves General Individual Alternative kinds of hot food with limited packaging

would be ok, but not this boxed type. Huge litter

problems maybe more bins outside?

Noted. The SPD contains a

requirement for provision of litter

bins.

No Change


s.


Arthure Allen

Vickery

General Individual Any further applications for hot food takeaways

should be refused unless a shop closes. Restrict

late opening

Noted. Council are not considering

at this stage to refuse

No Change

Jamie Reid General Individual As I'm a resident of Leucha Rd off St James St I

am particularly affected by the high concentrations

of cheap tacky, ugly take-aways. Which often are

the cause of most of the waste that litters the street

(disgusting)!

Noted. Your feedback provides

essential support for the policy and

re-emphasises the importance of the

measures proposed.

No Change

Terrence

Laurel

General DIAL As long as they are clean and well managed no

problem.

Noted. No Change

Candice

Dwight

General Headteacher,

Tom Hood

Community

Science College

As the headteacher of a Waltham Forest

Secondary School, it is important to encourage

healthy eating policies in schools when there is a

proliferation of 'fast food' takeaways so close to the

school. We do not allow most pupils out of school

at lunchtimes (years 7-10) but they can purchase

from such takeaways before and after school. We

cannot control this.


Tak away p a S G p



management of issues relating to

Hot Food Takeaway Shops such as

promotion of healthy eating habits.

No Change

Lea Jerman General Individual At Chingford the number of takeaways has

proliferated at the expense of the 2 veg and once

procer that were there before. This makes choice in

buying locally much more difficult.

Noted. Your feedback provides

essential support for the policy and

re-emphasises the importance of the

measures proposed. Further to the

SPD, the Local Development

Framework will outline Council's

intensions regarding providing a well

balanced mix of uses throughout the

Borough and maximising choice.

No Change

Joan Fracttue General Individual At long last! Support noted No Change

Angela Stollar General Individual Ban them all. It seems every other shop in

Walthamstow and Highams Park is a takeaway.

Destroying peoples health and ability to make

healthier choices.

Noted. The SPD will seek to control

the further proliferation of Hot Food

Takeaways in the Borough,

No Change


de e o ed n es onse to

the boro h o nci are not eekin

o

e

Dorothy

Bowers

General Individual Be careful not to act as Big Brother, there are lots

of people including children that enjoy takeaways

Noted. The SPD has been

v l p i r p community

feedback that there are too many in

ug , C u l s g

to take them all away rather are

seeking to ensure the ongoing

vitality and viability of our Town

Centres and retail strips by

managing the proliferation of a

particular use type that is known to

produce adverse community

impacts. It is considered that there

are an adequate supply of Hot Food

Takeaway Shops within the Borough

to satisfy consumer demand.

No Change

Derek White General Individual Be positive! 1. Teach about Healthy Eating in the

school curriculum and assemblies, 2. Run

information sessions for parents, 3. Support shops

selling healthy food


HFT Steering Group which consider

new, innovative ways of tackling the


takeaways. Food and health

education are a key agenda item as

investigating opportunity for

enhancing access to healthy food

ption.

No Change

E. Galsworthy General CRUK Chingford has too many places to eat, also betting

shops and grocers spreading out onto pavements.

Noted. No Change

M Roach General Individual Cluster of fast-food takeaways lower the standard

and quality of life in the area. These areas generat

large amounts of rubbish. The majority of these

establishments sell the same food hence there is

no need for so many of them.





proposed.

No Change


on entrations and l sters of takeaways o prev

ha e ood systems in place to deal ith smells an

e

e

A Brown General Individual Clusters may be better than having them spread

out. It would help EHO's to spend them more

frequently. Takeaways need to sell food in a way

that does not make an easy food for rats, foxes and

mice

Council consider that from current

examples within the Borough

clustering of Hot Food Takeaways

are not desired.

No Change

Mrs Vickie

Bevan

General Food in Schools

Programme

Manager VT

Education and

Skills

Dear Sir / Madam I am in favour of the proposal to

tighten the rules on all planning applications for

new hot food takeaways to help: o prevent high

c c c u ent

them locating near schools youth facilities parks

and residential properties o resist proposals that

would cause an unacceptable risk of crime and

antisocial behaviour o ensure they don't have an

unacceptable impact on road safety o ensure they

v g w d

waste o ensure they provide litter bins o ensure

they are accessible for all especially wheelchair

users The high concentration of fast food

takeaways in the borough goes against much of th

work the council Waltham Forest NHS and partner

organisations are involved in to improve the health

of the population. They contribute to the promotion

of an obesogenic environment in the borough

which is concerneing bearing in mind that Waltham

Forest has the 7th highest levels of obesity

amongst Year 6 pupils in London (2007 NCMP). In

order to reverse this trend we need to make healthi





proposed. Council through its Hot








No Change


G.O Goddard General Individual Dear Sir, I would like to inform you that this

requirement came directly from the presence of

God. God said to the first man: Adam, in the sweat

of your face shalt thou eat bread till thou return

unto the ground; for out of it was thou taken; for

dust thou art and unto dust shall thou return. Gen

3:19. When God made rules for Adam, he had

already given him a wife. We are living in a

dispensation in which people do not want to get

married very often. HOT FOOD WHICH IS BEING

served in public has become a substitute for a

single person who has not got a wife to do it for

him.

Noted. No Change

A.Thomas General Individual Disagrees with Follow the rule of law and common

sense ethics when assessing.

Noted. No Change

Anonymous General Individual Disagrees with Q2. Like most shops, if takeaways

were located in residential areas it might prevent a

lot of people driving to them. St James Street and

Mark House Road could be used in a DVLA hazard

perception video because of the number of cars

doing u- turns and driving without indicating after

collecting takeaways.

Noted. No Change

Raymond

Swingten

General Individual Don't let them take over closed businesses just

because the premises are empty. They need to be

where there is an existing foot fall, not aim to

create one. Especially where there are good

restaurants.

The SPD seeks to ensure that future

Planning Applications for Hot Food

Takeaways are only permitted in

appropriate locations.

No Change


Tom Whelan General Individual E-mail: Far more pernicious is squalid appearance

of the street due to care related businesses, veg

stall and general tat. Letter: Refer attachment.

Questionnaire: Why should takeaways, other

trades that ply their wares on main roads e.g.

Leyton High Rd have undoubtedly impacted the

streetsand pavements. To me the solutions are

clear to improve the Borough: Higher rates for

untide shops 'encourage' and attract entrepeneurs

and policing. We want Town Centres to be nice

and pleasant. Clyde Loakes my thoughts and

sentiments for ten years.


Richard

Ashman

General Individual Even if a proposal for a new hot food takeaway

shop met the requirements planned as above, I

think an additional legislation limiting the overall

number

Council have considered this and

will not be placing a limit on the

overall number of establishments at

this point in time.

No Change

Neil Taylor General Individual Excellent idea. Support noted. No Change

Jane

McCormick

General Individual Excellent idea. I suuport it 100 per sent. I would

have responded to the consultation before but the

way it was set out on your website was

unbelievably difficult to follow. So I gave up trying!

Support Noted No Change

John Mass General Individual Extraction systems must have proper filters and be

regularly cleaned. Planning conditions should

specify this if consent is granted.

Noted. Planning conditions will be

incorporated into planning

permissions to ensure suitable

installation and maintenance of

extraction systems is undertaken.

No Change

K.S. Gilbert General Individual Far too many fast food outlets. Seem as if council

would rather give a food licence than let shops lay

empty. Mess, smell and crowds around

restaurants.

Support noted No Change


prop

Fay

Scantlebury

General Individual Far too many take aways and cheap cafes, offering

a sub-standard product - should not be allowed to

open next to residential properties. Priority has to

be given to retail, with not more than 1/3 erties


Colin Pridmore General Individual Far too many takeaways in all our shopping areas

in Waltham Forest.

Noted No Change

Chief Mrs Rose

E Dgidi

General African Heritage

& Welfare Trust

For health; healthy eating; responsibility to ones

own needs; generall behaviour - etc etc - it is better

you keep a close and careful "eye" on all these 'hot

food shopts'. The less permission for more of them

the better.

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Council. This Group is looking at

how officers from various

departments across the Council can

act to ensure that existing Hot Food


responsibly as possible.

No Change

Maureen

Reardon

General Headteacher -

South Grove

Primary

Fully support Council's proposal to tighten the

rules.


Katy Andrew General Individual Given a chance I'd close them all down!! The main

problem with takeaways is the sheer amount of

waste generated; most of the packaging is

unrecyclable, much is discarded as litter. Food

waste is thrown in streets and attracts rats and

other vermin. Check out how Munich deals with

fast food takeaways - they and their packaging are

TAXE, littering fines and eating on buses fines

need to be enforced not ignored.

Noted. Council have recently



across the Council. This Group is

looking at how officers from various




responsibly as possible. The

Envirocrime campaign is currently

targeting litter throughout the

Borough.

No Change


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a eady n the o ough to ade uate

Hart General Individual Hatch Lane is a prime example for youth gathering

late evenings.

Noted. No Change

Pouneeta

Mahadco

General Children and

Young Peoples

Services

Hot Food Takeaway Shops should be set up only if

they are of high quality/standards - healthy food

and hygiene to very high standards.

Noted. No Change

Resident General Individual Hot Food Takeaways often stand out due to their

poor signage and shopfront design. Their visual

impact could be reduced by seeking high quality

materials and detail to shopfronts and removing

bulky internally illuminated signage. Flues should

also be more carefully sited and designed... large

shiny flues should be avoided... these could be an

internally/boxed in or painted to minimise their

act.

Noted. The SPD contains specific

requirements for flues to be of a

colour, finish and design to be

consistent with the existing urban

fabric. Shop front design is covered

in Council's SPGN8 Shopfront

Design Guide.

No Change

Robert. O.

Frimpong-

Mahso

General Ghana Welfare

Association

I 100% agree hot food takeaway shops should not

be encouraged.





ro osed.

No Change

D.Hollingswort

h

General Individual I agree with all the above and hope that once in

place the above rules would be implemented

thoroughly and consistently.





ro osed.

No Change

N. Tiratsoo General Individual I agree with all the statements and strongly - but

they are very loaded, and so can hardly be called

'consultation in any meaningful sense. Some

people use takeaways, and presumeably like them.

What efforts are you making to factor in their

views?

Noted. It is considered that there are

enough Hot Food Takeway Shops

lr i B r q ly

service the community. The SPD

does not propose to close any

existing lawful Hot Food Takeaway

Shops.

No Change


q y .

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Hester de

Graag

General Individual I agree with the proposal and would wish it go that

little bit further. The quality of the take aways is of

such poor standard that I think it is a risk to our

health. The take away restaurants around

Blackhorse Road do not give any choice as they

are all bad in quality. I would say it is quality not

uantit that count

Council are in the process of

developing strategies for the

enhanced management of existing

HFT's, which will seek to incorporate

measures to enhance the quality of

food served, hygiene and cooking

processes.

No Change

M.W. Stanton General Individual I agree. In my mind there are too many takeaways

though I suppose there is a demand that keeps

them all in business. All above 5 points important.





proposed

No Change

Lynette Pams General Kelmscott

School

I am both a resident and an employee within

Waltham Forest and I am very concerned about the

number of fast food outlets. I observe large

numbers of my own students eating chips etc at the

end of school,. Sometimes they do not spend

money on school lunch but save it for 3pm

meaning they go all day without proper food. I

agree whole heartedly also with the proposals to

stop takeaways close to schools. I also suggest

they should not be allowed to open at times close

to the end of school.



policies and re-emphasises the


proposed. Council will investigate

the opportunity for further limiting

opening hours.

No Change

Mrs Okoye General Davies Lane

Primary

I am in full suppport Support noted. No Change

Sue Lakeman General Leyton Sixth

Form College

I am strongly in facour of using planning legislation

to restrict fast food outlets.


Mrs D Godfrey General Individual I fully agree with what the council propose. Take-

aways should pay extra for the rubbish that is

dropped nearb .



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Anonymous General Individual I have a concern that wherever these shops are

located they will be near to either schools, parks or

residential properties - unless they are sited in the

middle of, for example and industrial estate in

which case they would all have to be in a cluster,.

Although the statement above are worthy I cannot

see how they can all be workable. 3 & 4 are down

to the behaviour of the people who use the shops,

not the location of the shop.

Noted. Test HFT5 only applies to

proposal which fall outside

designated town centre and local

parade locations. Applications for

Hot Food Takeaways within Town

Centres will be subject to Tests HFT

1 and HFT2. It is a primary concern

of council to protect residential

amenity, where this is not possible

Hot Food Takeaway Shops are not

considered appropriate.

No Change

Claire

Toberman

General Row Hall School I see so many children coming out of our local

secondary schools eating chicken and chips on the

street, then throwing the boxes on the street and

and causing litter and rat problems. There's also

the obesity problem. It would be so much easier to

control if these premises were located away from

schools.



policies and re-emphasises the


proposed.

No Change

Mr K Webb

(Chairman)

General Higham Park

Horticultural

Society

I speak as a resident of the area and am apalled at

the existing high number of Hot food takeaways

already serving the local community. Groups of

schoolchildren block the pavements when leaving

school and waiting to enter these premises. And

litter is also a bi roblem.

Noted. No Change

ms sue

lakeman

General principal Leyton

Sixth Form

College

I strongly support the local authority's attempt to

use planning legislation to restrict the

establishment of new additional fast food outlets

particularly in the vicinity of schools and colleges.



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Alan J Palmer General Building

Surveyor

I think all takeaways should be made to provide

recepticals for rubbish and a penalty system

operated when excessive rubbish is produced is

not cleaned up.




Council. This Group is looking at

how officers from various




responsibly as possible, litter and

waste management are key agenda

items.

No Change

Tim Bennett-

Goodman

General Individual I think the proliferation of such outlets in our

borough is deplorable and any measures to check

it are welcome. I would go further and not allow

school/college students off-campus in lunch

breaks. That might stifle business at source.



which consider new, innovative

ways of tackling the broader issues

raised by too many takeaways.

Council are aware of some local

schools that do not allow their

students off campus during breaks

and with further investigate the

effectiveness of this policy with a

view to encouraging other schools to

follow suit if proving a success in

curbing demand for Hot Food

Takeaways.

No Change

Mr E Adams General Individual I think there are far too many in the Borough Support noted. No Change

L. Holt General Individual I think there are too many food takeaway shops

now - too many 'grocers' shops as well. No variety!





ro osed.

No Change


d

Majorie Offord General Chapel End

Svoy Players

I think this should have been thought about some

time ago. There are already far too many fast food

takeaways and the detritus left behind by

thoughtless patrons is attracting a huge amount of

foxes and rats to the area. We regularly have foxes

in our gardens and had to contact environmental

services to remove a rat from our garden this

summer.


Sabrina

Pudaruta

General Individual I think we do have a lot of Take-Away and

restaurants in Waltham Forest. Also, too many

Grocery Shop close by. E.g. in Chingford Mount.

Sainsbury's are local, but the amount of ''Food &

Take aways'' shop are unbelievable round the area

"Hazard to Kids"


Sandra

Macphee

General Individual I very much hope the Council will tighten the rules

for planning applicartions for Hot Food Takeaway

shops in the Borough. They give rise to litter in the

surrounding area and the food sold is not very goo

for people's health. I have read the draft

supplementary document - "Hot Food Takeaway

Shops" and the accompanying Sustainability

Appraisal.





takeaways. Food and health

education are a key agenda item as

investigating opportunity for

enhancing access to healthy food

option.

No Change

C.Mahoney General Individual I very much support all the above. HFT's also

contribute to the truly shocking amount of

contianers and litter around the borough, at bus

stops etc.



ounci are acti e throu h the

o po ate Stee n o p seek

Ms. E.A.Day General Individual I wish you had the legal power to close all the

existing shops as well. They are a major cause of

obesity amoung the young, in paticular, and litter

from their users. Even though McDonalds, at least,

tries to limit the litter by placing bins outside its

premises




















takeaways. This will help to

ameloriate the issues and concerns

No Change

Amy Hoare General St Saviours

Co/E

I wonder how an increased number of fast food

premises will help in lowering the obesity rates in

our young people and children.

raisedIt is considered that it won't, thus the

C l v ly g SPD

and Hot Food Takeaway Shops

C r r ri g Gr u ing to

manage the proliferation of these

outlets.

No Change


poor health prospects or altham orest residents

e

Cor or t t rin

Ms Victoria

Morgan

General Individual I work in Leytonstone and notice that the quality of

food on offer for me to buy at lunchtimes is very

poor. There are a huge number of food outlets but

very few offer good quality food served in clean

hygienic premises. I notice a lot of school children

eating very poor quality food at lunchtimes

(paticulalry fried chicken/chips) as a healthservices

employee this makes me very concerned about the

f W F

as these children grow up and pass their bad food

habits down to their children. We have a

responsibility to help people make good food

choices one way to do this is make healthy food th

norm and seriously restrict the availability of poor

quality food.









No Change

Mr David Isted General Individual I would have thought this should have been done

already! If not theshould be instergated forthwith.

(The people who are cooking) Are they required to

have a personal food health and safety certificate?

(A food hygen cert) If not the should be required to

have one.

Noted. All food premises are

required by law to register with the

Waltham Forest Food and Safety

Section.

No Change

I Woodford General Individual I would like myself some more craft shops and

knitting shops, we only have 2 knitting and 1 craft

shop.


Framework which is currently in

progress will provide strategies for

improving the diversity of retail

offerings within town centres and

within key shopping strips.

No Change


f


Sue Burton General Individual I'd like the Council to limit the total number of

takeaways - we already have enough! No more

should be allowed to open unless an existing one is

closing down.

Noted. However, given the ever

changing population and economic

environments it is not considered

appropriate to put a figure on the

number permitted because it would

require constant adjustment with

varying conditions. The SPD has

been designed to ensure that they

are only approved in appropriate

locations that do not impact on

residential amenity, contribute to

over concentration or clustering of

premises.

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Ros Newnham General Individual I'm especially concerned about the concentration o

'fast food' takeaways - chicken and chips, pizza

places - e.g. in Highams Park and litter they

generate in the street. Not concerned with the

location of indian and chinese takeaways - this

does not seem to be much of a problem. Think

more could be done in schools to educate young

people about the link between litter and rats - a

joined up strategy with education department.


Tak away p a S G p







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Neil Stewart General Individual In a free society, the banning of the sale of legal

food stuffs is wrong. I shop at Walthamstow

Farmers Market most Sundays and dislike most

fast food. But banning these shops is wrong.

The SPD does not propose to ban

Hot Food Takaway Shops rather it

seeks to ensure that they are only

approved in appropriate locations.

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h ere so an a o ed to be estab ished in

p

Rosemary

Fitchett

General Chapel End

Junior

In school we work to promote healthy eating. The

availability of fast food in the borough does not

support 'Healthy Eating'. On the one hand we gain

business rates from such outlets - on the other we

pay high levels of health care!

Noted. It is recognised that the

proliferation of Hot Food Takeaway

Shops does not support health

eating programs, the SPD seeks to

curb the further proliferation of

outlets. Council through its HFT's

Steering Group are seeking to

develop a holistic strategy for the

management of these shops and the

wider impacts they have on health

with a view to potentially supporting

and linking in existing programs.

No Change

Festo Okidi General African Families

Moot

Association

(AMOOT)

May be more needs to be done by the Council in

understanding why ' hot food takeaway shops' are

growing in the area, in the first place. It is possible

that we may be searching for ways of treating the

symptoms, which does not help when the causes

are left at large.















as possible. Demand management

will also be an agenda item.

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D.A.Harding General College

Operatic

Society,

Walthamstow

Most decisions appear to be taken in hindsight.

W y w m y ll w l the

first place? We have lost all our useful shops by

bad planning by the council.

Council are now taking a pro-active

approach to the issue through the

development of this SPD and the

establishment of a corporate

steering grou .

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ea s that it fails the re uire e ts of re ulatio

Ray Miller General Individual My concern is that if we don't allow fast food shopd

what will the shops be used for? Will they remain

empty? Will the concil lose revenue? Is it better to

have these shops as a necessary evil or nothing at

all?


Framework will propose policies for

ensuring a well balanced mix or

uses within town centres and retail

parades. Council will seek to

encourage a range of uses to

occupy empty shops and will resist

the proliferation of a particular use

across the Borough.

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John Peach Test HFT3 KFC (GB)

Limited

We object to Test HFT3 of the draft SPD, because

there is no planning policy basis for the test and no

objective evidence for any spatial link between the

incidence of obesity and the proxomity of hot food

takeaways to schools, parks or youth facilities. This

m n q m n g n 13

(8) (c) of the Town and Country Planning (Local

Development) (England) Regulations 2004 (as

amended) and so renders the whole draft SPD,

much of which we agree with, open to challenge.

Feedback from local headteachers

suggest that Hot Food takeaway

shops located within close proximity

are frequented by school children.

This is supported by studies from

London Metropolitan University that

reveal the role of the 'school fringe'-

food outlets close to their school - in

the diet of secondary students. 97%

of pupils who were allowed out at

lunchtime purchased food on the

fringe. Further to this, the research

found that food bought by school

children in 'fringe' shops provided at

least 23% of their daily energy

requirement, and was often high in

fat or sugar. Three out of ten

purchases were made in takeaways

and were generally hot food such as

chips, chicken or pizza. Broadly

speaking, the fat content of

purchases from takeaways was high

(average of 42g of fat per purchase).

The average fat content of a £1.00

portion of chips was 53.2g well over

half the amount of fat a child of this

age should be eating in a whole day.

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ordinated strategies to tack

premises. ighlights the importance or a arie

John Peach General KFC (GB)

Limited

The draft SPD seeks through the spatial plannning

system objectives more appropriately and

effectively pursued through health and nutrition

policy (indeed, the only basis cited is a Department

of Health document). We have no policy of siting

restaurants or hot food takeaways near schools,

parks and youth facilities and no intention of

developing any such policy, but remain committed

to the continual improvement of our menu, in line

with the recent Food Standards Agency

Commitments made by us.

Noted. Council are adopting a joined

up approach to all service provision

and are seeking through co-

le the key

issues surrounding Hot Food

Takeaways which cross over into

areas also covered by health and

nutrition policies and consider that

this policy is a key way Planning

policy can respond to the issue.

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John Peach General KFC (GB)

Limited

Indeed, the Council's own Sustainability Appraisal

states at paragraph 4.7 that the benefits of Test

HFT3 could be expected to be 'minor' or 'neglible'.

In spatial terms, we consider there is a clearer link

between obesity and lack of access to open space,

sport and recreation, which could be positively

promoted through the Core Strategy. Focussing

planning resources towards this instead would

ultimately be more productive in providinng rather

than removing choices on healthy lifestyles and

would bring forward rather than delay useful policy.

Noted. The Core Strategy will

provide guidance on Council's

strategic aims in relation to the

provision of open space and access

to sport and recreation facilities

which enable residents to pursue

healthy lifestyles.

Stephanie

Smith

General Individual Agrees with proposals. Has noticed premises

targeting school children with cheap 'student

offers'. Provides suggestions for on-site lunchtime

policies in schools. Comments on litter generated

by H f v ty

of eateries to suit all budgets.


GVA Grimley

on Behalf of

McDonalds UK

General McDonalds UK Refer Attachment. Refer attachment 1 for detailed

response.

Some Changes.


Cor or t t rin

g p

Javiera

Maturana

General London

Development

Agency

Highlights the importance of a robust evidence

base and effective monitoring. Provides

suggestions for including business support and

looking at role street markets can play in providing

healthy food choices.








and health education. These

suggestions will be presented to the

rou .

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Ms Georgina

Wald

General Corporate

Communication

s Manager

Domino's Pizza

UK & IRL plc

success isnt something Antony takes for granted

he remains with his feet firmly on the ground and

has a very hands on approach to running his

stores. As part of this Antony is incredibly active in

the local community supporting a vast range of

schools groups and organisations in the area in

which his stores are based. This year Antony and

the teams from his stores have been working hard

with six local schools to raise much needed funds

for PE equipment and classroom aides. Everyone

from the stores is involved in the fundraising

activities which include selling fresh pizza by the

slice at the fetes with proceeds donated directly to

the schools. The Dominos stores in Chingford

Woodford Green and Borehamwood helped to

organise summer fetes for Parkside Summerwood

Woodbridge Thorpe Hall Chase Lane Primary and

Longshaw Primary schools. Just under £1 000 was

raised from the summer fetes and at the Thorpe

Hall school fete alone the team helped set a

personal record by raising almost £400 in one

afternoon. Following the success during the

summer the stores are now helping Chase Lane Pri

Noted. Council recognise that Hot

Food Takeaways can provide an

important complementary service in

Town Centres when located and

managed appropriately and provide

contribute to the local economy and

create employment opportunities.

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s

p

rther g idan e on the develop ent

Ms Georgina

Wald

General Corporate

Communication

s Manager

Domino's Pizza

UK & IRL plc

Every new store that we open creates between 25

and 30 full and part-time jobs and with the potential

for a total of 1 000 stores in the future this equates

to many thousands of new jobs being created.

Environmental Impact Dominos Pizza sells freshly-

baked hot food. There is neither a requirement for

deep-frying nor for any forms of cooking other than

baking in a gas-fired conveyor oven. Therefore

smells and cooking odours are more akin to those

generated by a small bakery. Our stores have a

design and specification package that meets all

legal requirements for supply and exhaust

ventilation. Air extracted from above the ovens is

fully filtered and the Dominos standard equipment

specification includes a requirement that filters be

cleaned frequently. Opening Hours and Traffic We

seek where possible to operate standard opening

hours for all of its stores and the typical closing

time is 2300hrs. There are of course some units

that operate different hours but these are usually in

non-residential areas where other outlets are also

trading after 2300hrs. Dominos home delivery focu

Noted. Council recognise that Hot

Food Takeaways can provide an

important complementary service in

Town Centres when located and

managed appropriately and provide

contribute to the local economy and

create employment opportunities.

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David

Shenfield

HFT2 Individual Clusters of takeaways mean one location for

people to go to. They then have choice. These

clusters are like food courts in shopping centres.

Also can provide an easily monitored location

which attract youth to a public place and thus be

easier to police. Future unplanned clusters should

be prevented but existing clusters perhaps

develo es as 'Town Squares'.

Noted. The Town Centre policies

within the Core Strategy will provide

fu u c m

of town centre activity nodes.

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rubbish from foo outlets an saw a whole famil of

Richard Carr HFT4 TfL HFT4 – Highway Safety

Short-term parking activity in the vicinity of hot food

takeaways can have a negative impact on bus

operation and accessibility. Customers are often

tempted to park at bus stops (within the clearway

section and/or on approach and exit sides) and

prevent buses from stopping close and parallel to

the kerb, rendering the stop inaccessible because

the ramp cannot be deployed. Test HFT4 refers to

proximity to bus bays but this should be extended

to all bus stops including those on carriageway.

The text in 4.17 should also be amended to reflect

this.

The availability of safe and legal loading areas in

close proximity should also be taken into account.

This can help to reduce conflicts on congested

parts of the highway. A shortened version of a

Delivery and Servicing Plan should be a

requirement for all applications for hot food

takeaway shops.

Noted. Amend Test HFT4 to include

proximity to bus stops.

Gail Smart HFT5 FARA Preventing location near residential areas

penalises those who use these facilities

responsibly. I am ambivalent about this issue as I

never use takeaway shops myself but am pro-

choice for consumers. I have been aware of lots of

d d y

them this week.

It is considered that there is already

market saturation of accessible Hot

Food Takeaway Shops within the

Borough, the SPD is seeking to

manage the further proliferation of

outlets that may be detrimental in

certain areas.

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t

outside the desi ated ro ta es a d tertiar o

Gary Grange

JP

HFT9 Individual All fast food takeaways should be required to

clean their frontage (pavement directly outside

their shop) at least once a day All fast food

takeaways should have to provide seating to allow

people to eat within the outlet All fast food

takeaway's should be required to ensure a

200yard parameter of their shop is free of litter

that has come from their outle

The SPD contains a requirement for

premises to keep the area outside

clean and tidy.

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MR RICHARD

UNWIN

Tesdt

HFT10

sole principal

RICHARD

UWNIN

CHARTERED

SURVEYORS

In Test HFT10 we would comment that local

authorities have control over the issue of premises

licences for hot food shops after 23.00 and this is

the most suitable instrument in dealing with any

anti-social behaviour.

Noted. No Change

G.Nevill Test HFT 9 Individual Make outlets responsible for the litter within a

radius of their location, much of which is generated

from themselves if not by themselves I.e. their

thoughless customers.





takeaways. Liiter is a key agenda

item, Council are currently

investigating the scope for greater

responsibility for businesses for liiter

generation.

No Change

MR RICHARD

UNWIN

Test HFT1 sole principal

RICHARD

UWNIN

CHARTERED

SURVEYORS

I would comment on the tests set out in the

proposed SDP as follows: CRITERIA Test HTF1 -

Over concentration The restriction of 5% within

primary secondary and retail parade zones is such

a minimal percentage as to prohibit any further

planning permissions being granted under the

policy. We are unaware of any local authority that

imposes such a low threshold as 5%. The areas

gn f n g n y z nes

are to be subject to no more than 1 A5 unit being

allowed within 400 m of an existing A5 unit. The

practical result will be to discriminate against A5

units within the Use Classes .

The 5% threshold was developed as

an appropriate percentage of the

total amount of non-retail uses

permitted within retail strips (30%)

considering that allocation for non-

retail uses must incorporate use

types A2, A3 and A4 as well, with a

view to maximising choice and

availability of services and shops for

residents.

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p

e

as

Robert Gay Test HFT1 Individual Outside designated centres and in areas within the

town centre not designated for retail use, no more

than one Hot Food Takeaway allowed within

400 metres of an existing one.' Why not just, none

allowed within 400 metres -- or at least none which

is like Macdonalds or KFC, selling food which

people might eat on the street (Indian or Chinese

takeaways are not so objectionable because Indian

or Chinese meals basically have to be takenhome

and eaten off plates with knives and forks)

It is considered that the existing

wording provides greater clarity than

the proposed wording. The SPD is

places restrictions on a particular

Use Class, A5 and does not provide

distinction of different types of A5 as

there is limited reasonable

justification for this and has potential

to be considered

favouring/disadvantaging particular

types of A5 uses. The SPD has been

developed in response to a

community identified need to curb

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MR RICHARD

UNWIN


RICHARD

UWNIN

CHARTERED

SURVEYORS

Test HFT11 Accessibility is controlled by clearly

defined legislation and does not require further

comment. In conclusion we believe that at the next

consultation stage the implications of adopting this

policy are analysed carefully and a detailed

res onse undertaken.

the further proliferation of A5 typeNot d. No Change

MR RICHARD

UNWIN


RICHARD

UWNIN

CHARTERED

SURVEYORS

Test HFT2 Clustering This would appear to be a

distinctly different test but is not clearly defined

geographically and in local plan terms where these

unit are likely to be located. The phrase in areas

where the residential character predominates is too

vague. It is stated in 4.9 that the tests are in line

with PPG 6 but this related to town centre locations

exclusively.

Test HFT1 applies to Town Centres,

Neighbourhood Centres and Local

Retail Parades whereas HFT2

applies Borough wide (including

centres and parades) and seeks to

ensure no further clustering of

premises is permitted through

ensuring sufficient separation is

provided between shops. It is

considered that the wording of this

sentence sufficiently communicates

that protecting residential amenity is

a key priorty in residential areas.

PPG6 is considered relevant the

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o ndar ts e a it is do tf as it is not e a

e

p

MR RICHARD

UNWIN


RICHARD

UWNIN

CHARTERED

SURVEYORS

Test HFT3 Would libraries and swimming pools

gyms and other community facilities fall under the

ban church halls etc where there are dance or

karate classes near childrens acting and dance

studio (often located on the upper floors of retail

parades)? The test is totally flawed and cannot be

supported in planning law. We cannot see the

purpose of preventing the location of A5 units near

parks resulting in creating a zone where a certain

activity is prohibited. The situation will immediately

be complicated in attempting to calculate the zone

at a consistent distance of 400m from the park

b u y. I l g l y ub ul l g lly a

ground of refusal that a use is not allowed within a

specified area and it would still need to be

demonstrated that there were sound planning

grounds to refuse in any specific instance. It is

further stated that evidence shows that more and

more hot food takeaway operators are choosing

locations within easy walking distance of schools.

We are unaware of any evidence to this effect.

Whilst it is accepted that pricing and competition ar

The SPD does not provide a

comprehensive list of what

constitutes a youth facility but are

comfortable to enable common

sense to prevail in the assessment

of an application based on its

proximity to any facility that is

frequented by youth and the

potential for adverse impacts. The

SPD and associated corporate

strategy is considered to be an

example of integrated policy work

and a joined up process for tackling

a variety of community issues

through innovative use of planning

controls based on potential

community impacts of proposed

uses. Also it was considered that

litter from Takeaways was being

discarded in parks so by limiting the

number of premises within close

proximity would potentially reduce

the environmental impacts on parks.

The 400m restriction is explained in

note 3 on page 15 of the SPD and

actually rovides a reduced distance

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teerin rou hich is loo in

y

highway offi er who is te h i a y ua ified to re o

the issues o residential a enit being sub e ti e

ill e assessed in terms of otentia

Anonymous Test HFT3 Individual Make all existing hot food takeways move 1/2 mile

away from any school or youth centre or only allow

opening after 5.30pm

Council are not considering

relocation, nor placing further

restrictions on existing premises.


HFT S g G p w k g

at how officers from various




responsibly as possible. As well as

utilising all the options already

available to us, the Group will also


tackling the broader issues raised by

too many takeaways.

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Anonymous Test HFT3 Individual Make existing ones move 1 mile from nearest

school

Council are not considering

relocation of existing premise as this

would be beyond its remit as a

planning authorit .

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MR RICHARD

UNWIN


RICHARD

UWNIN

CHARTERED

SURVEYORS

Test HFT4 Highway Safety We would note with

regard to highway safety that this is judged by the

c c n c ll q l p rt

on these issues and will take into account the

merits of each individual application.

Noted No Change

MR RICHARD

UNWIN


RICHARD

UWNIN

CHARTERED

SURVEYORS

the proposed SDP is simply replicating the

traditional guidelines. It should also be noted that

f m y j c v in

nature requires substantial specialist evidence

which assists technical officers in coming to a

decision.

Noted. Issues of residential amenity

w b p l

impacts of noise, vibration, odours,

traffic disturbance, litter and hours of

operation.

Test HFT5 amended to include

further clarification of impacts on

residential amenity considered.


ted

MR RICHARD

UNWIN

TEST HFT5 sole principal

RICHARD

UWNIN

CHARTERED

SURVEYORS

Test HFT5 Protection of Residential Amenity

Where a unit of residential occupation exists in

close proximity to the proposed hot food takeaway

planning permission will not usually be granted.

This also applies to applications for the change of

use of existing commercial premises to hot food

take-aways. There are several claims that seem

capable of being substantiated e.g. the assertion

that extract and ventilation equipment is never fully

effective (this is to some extend refuted in the

section dedicated to Test HFT7).

Although extraction and ventilation

systems may be effective in

removing them smells from shops

they do not stop the odours from

permeating into adjacent residential

properties and impacting on

reasonable amenity. Therefore, this

will be an important consideration in

assessment of applications. Test

HFT7 is specifically relating to the

function of the extraction and

ventilation systems in terms of

removing smells and odours from

within shops rather than this test

which is relating to the impact of the

output of the systems on the

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MR RICHARD

UNWIN


RICHARD

UWNIN

CHARTERED

We believe that disposal of waste products is

common sense and no one would resist the

proposals made in Test HFT8.

immediate environmentNo No Change

MR RICHARD

UNWIN


RICHARD

UWNIN

CHARTERED

SURVEYORS

Similarly the question of litter is Test HFT9 is one

that responsible operators would heed.

Noted No Change


Barbara De

Lissandri

Individual welcome the council's proposals to tighten the

rules regarding takeaway shops. There a far too

many in the borough, one after another in some

streets. They encourage people, especially young

people, to eat 'on the go' and not particularly

healthy food either. The appearance of too many

takeways makes the area look run down, shabby

and aggravates the huge litter problems of the

borough. Even the presence of litter bins in the

vicinity may not help because many clients of

takeaways eat walking along the road and discard

the containers on the ground further away (very

often down my road!!). I hope I don't sound too

grumpy or anti young people in these comments,

but many areass of Waltham Forest need a facelift.

I have lived near the Bakers Arms for 33 years and

feel sad that some parts are so dirty and scruffy.

So please limit the number and density of

takeaways and tighten the rules regarding litter,

smells etc too.





proposed.



PART 2: Schedule of responses to McDonald’s Submission – ‘Detailed Comments’

Para/Policy Reference

Comments Proposed Change (by GVA Grimley)

Council Officer Response Proposed Changes to document

Introduction

Paragraph 2.6

Table 2.1 provides examples of shop types falling within the A5 class, which would therefore be subject to the policy tests contained within the SPD. Whilst the SPD recognises that the list is ‘not exhaustive’, the table refers to ‘drive through premises’ as being an example of an A5 use class. This example is inaccurate. Drive through premises will not always fall within the A5 use class. McDonalds drive through restaurants generally operate as either an A3 restaurant with ancillary takeaway use, or as a mixed A3/A5 use. Customers have the option of arriving at the restaurant by varying means of transport, and either sitting down within the restaurant to consume their meal, or alternatively using the drive thru facility to take the food home, or use the car park to consume the meal. There are a number of examples of restaurants nationally which benefit from a planning permission for either an A3 use with drive through facility, or as a mixed A3/A5 use.

Deletion of Drive Through premises from Table 2.1.

The Council does not consider that an application by McDonalds for an A3 restaurant with ancillary takeaway use would be accepted as such. It would be considered to be an A3/A5 use and therefore the A5 element would be subject to the SPD. Where an application for an A3 only use is made, the Council will consider this on its merits. However, an A3/A5 mixed use application will be considered against the tests in the SPD as it will have A5 issues to address.

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Paragraph 2.18

“Where high concentrations occur in town centres, they can pose a serious threat to local economic vitality and viability”. This statement does not recognise the positive impacts of A5 uses on the vitality and viability of centres and the local economy, such as the creation of jobs and training for local people.

Amend wording of paragraph to reflect that there can be impacts but also positive benefits that will need to be carefully assessed when determining applications.

Noted. However, the issue the SPD has been developed to mitigate is the proliferation of A5 uses that is evident within the Borough. The proliferation of A5 uses conflicts with the Council’s vision for Waltham Forest, which includes revitalised and intelligently planned public spaces, healthy eating options and a thriving retail offer. It is considered that transforming our town centres and high streets will in turn attract private investment and development whilst giving residents a reason to spend locally (supporting two key objectives of the Sustainable Community Strategy for creating and retaining wealth within the Borough).

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Paragraph 2.17 to 2.20

Concerns are expressed over the cleanliness of the streets in the Borough, however, in reality the operation of hot food takeaways can minimise the impacts of litter, when they are operated appropriately. McDonalds undertakes regular litter picks in the vicinity of its restaurants, including litter, which has not been generated by the restaurant, and also provides bins and anti-littering signage. In addition, at its drive thru restaurants, McDonalds provides sufficient on-site parking so as to avoid any off-site parking issues.

The Council welcomes the responsible approach some A5 businesses take to litter picking. However, a recent Keep Britain Tidy (KBT) survey found 25% of English streets littered with fast food rubbish, up from 16% in 2002. Surveyors for the organisation spent two days observing fast food litter in 10 locations across England. Branded litter from McDonald's made up 29% of all litter spotted in the survey. (Source: www.bbc.co.uk ‘Fast Food shops must

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fight litter’ Tuesday, 13 January 2009) Further to this, as evidenced by community responses to the consultation litter from Hot Food Takeaway Shops is a significant issue throughout the Borough.

Paragraph 2.21

Refers to the Government Strategy ‘Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: A Cross Government Strategy for England’ (Jan 2008). This strategy is used as a key piece of evidence supporting the approach taken within the SPD. However, the Strategy seeks to address issues of health and obesity in a whole manner of ways (such as designing places to encourage walking, use of stairs and access to recreational facilities), and recognises the need for personal choice for the individual in making decisions. A number of the ‘tests’ contained within the SPD represent a disproportionate response to the Strategy, which in any event, does not represent planning guidance.

Deletion or rewording of Tests HFT1 to HFT3 as outlined below.

The SPD was initially developed in response to community concerns regarding the proliferation of Hot Food Takeaway Shops throughout the Borough and the impact they are having on the look and feel of the Borough. The government strategy seeks to address issues of health and obesity in a variety of ways, the suggestion to utilise planning guidance to manage the proliferation of shops within close proximity to schools and parks was a key influence in the development of HFT Test 3 and was considered to be the appropriate response from a spatial planning perspective in terms of tackling the issue of health and obesity within the Borough.

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As evidenced by the consultation responses, this test received a large degree of support from local Head Teachers who felt that the proliferation of Hot Food Takeaway shops within close proximity to schools was impacting on children health and conflicting with school programmes to encourage healthy eating habits. The SPD is considered to be only one element of a Council wide strategy to address the wider issues associated with Hot Food Takeaways. Council have recently established a HFT Steering Group which pulls together Officers from across the Council, including planning, regeneration, housing, policy and performance, trading standards, environmental health, legal, enforcement, children’s services, climate change and green spaces. This Group is looking at how officers from various departments across the Council can act to ensure that existing Hot Food Takeaway businesses operate as responsibly as possible. As well as utilising all the options already available




to us, the Group will also consider new, innovative ways of tackling the broader issues raised by takeaways. This may incorporate several of the other recommendations from the government strategy as well as suggestions from local people. It is recognised that the government strategy does not constitute official planning guidance but it does provide an indication of significant government priorities in respect of tackling issues of health and obesity. The SPD is seeking to align with current local, regional and national government priorities.

Paragraph 3.10

The contribution of the proposed use to the vitality and viability of frontages and centres as a whole is considered to be the most important consideration. Where proposals meet the locational criterion these policies, other site specific details will be considered as outlined within the SPD. We support this approach, but consider that this should be emphasised throughout the SPD. The SPD as currently drafted prevents A5 uses locating both within centres and outside of centres, and does not therefore recognise the contribution to vitality and viability

Support. Recognition within SPD of contribution to Centres.

Noted. The SPD recognises that due to recent proliferation some areas of the borough have already reached a point where it is considered that no further Hot Food Takeaways are likely to be favourably considered against the locational criteria posed in the Tests. As previously stated the proliferation of Hot Food Takeaway Shops is considered to have an impact on the local economic vitality and viability and the overall future vision for Waltham

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that A5 uses can make.

Forest to attract investment and retain local spending. The Council accepts that some A5 units can add to the viability and vitality of town centres but too many can have an adverse impact.

Test HFT1 – Over Concentration

Whilst the first part of the test might be reasonable, the approach to concentrations of A5 Uses provides additional criteria above and beyond that contained within the UDP. There is no justification for the 5% threshold for A5 Uses in a Primary or Secondary frontage, or a retail parade. The threshold contained within the UDP policy is up to 30% non-retail uses, which we suggest is a more appropriate threshold for non-retail uses, and which has been considered by an independent inspector at the Inquiry into the UDP. Furthermore, there should be a distinction between Primary frontages and Secondary frontages, in accordance with the recognition in PPS6 (Annex H, Table 2), that Secondary frontages provide greater opportunities for a diversity of uses. The restriction of no more than 1 A5 unit within 400m of an existing A5 unit. Furthermore this restriction serves no purpose in achieving the purpose of the test, which seeks to

We request the deletion of the second part of the test, which sets out thresholds for A5 uses within Primary, Secondary and Retail parade zones and tertiary zones and outside designated centres. The first part of the test, alongside existing policies TRL5 and TRL6, are sufficient to assist in the consideration be given to the impact of proposals on centres or parades.

The 5% threshold gives further clarification of the UDP policy and was developed as an appropriate percentage of the total amount of non-retail uses permitted within retail strips (30%) considering that allocation for non-retail uses must incorporate use types A2, A3 and A4 as well, with a view to maximising choice and availability of services and shops for residents.

No Change




avoid an over concentration of A5 Uses to the detriment of the vitality and viability of a centre or retail parade in respect of its reference to “outside designated centres”. The restrictions for the various frontages and zones also conflict with guidance contained within PPS6, and the UDP. Both PPS 6 and the UDP seek to direct town centre uses (including hot food takeaways) to Centres. A 400m exclusion zone around existing A5 units will prevent the development of A5 uses in many of the existing centres.

Test HFT2 – Clustering

The test states that in the relevant frontage, permission will only be granted where no more than 2 A5 units are located adjacent to each other, and there should be at least two non-A5 units between individual or groups of hot food takeaways. There is no justification for the criteria identified within the test, particularly with regard to noise and disturbance. Para 4.3 identifies that increased numbers of customers around A5 uses can lead to disturbance. In our opinion, whether disturbance is created or not will largely be a matter of the successful management of premises, and the nature of the operations. McDonalds has specific approaches to being a ‘considerate neighbour’, including signage, (please keep quiet when leaving the premises notices), management approaches and the use of CCTV cameras where deemed necessary. Noise Surveys

Deletion of test, and substitute for ‘considerations’ in paragraph 4.6 instead.

Mc Donalds’ management of premises is noted and applauded. However, evidence from local Police identify that many existing Hot Food Takeaway Shops have been know to attract anti-social behaviour and encourage gathering adjacent to stores. The dispersal of stores is considered to be an appropriate measure to reduce the likelihood for concentrations of people in such locations. Protection of residential amenity is a key consideration for Council in the assessment of planning applications for Hot Food Takeaway Shops and will be analysed on a case-by-case basis. Noted. ‘In the relevant frontage’ has

Delete ‘In the relevant frontage’.




can be used to consider the level of impact with regard to noise. McDonalds is viewed as a family restaurant and should any form of anti-social behaviour arise, suitable security measures are deployed to ensure a safe family trading environment. Furthermore, the drive through encourages people not to leave their vehicle, thus avoiding opening and closing of car doors. McDonalds also has a large number of stores which operate successfully within 50 metres of residential properties. A sample of these properties are listed at Appendix 3 to this report. It is unclear what “the relevant frontage” is in the test –does this refer to retail frontage in town centres? If so, this conflicts with para 4.2 which refers to clusters both within and outside designated centres, and also refers to impact on residential amenity. The policy test conflicts with test HFT1 which states that no A5 unit be allowed within 400 metres of an existing A5 unit.

been deleted as this test applies Borough wide to all frontages.

Paragraph 4.1

Support recognition that hot food takeaway offer a popular service and have a significant role within town centres.

Support.

Noted.

No Change.




Paragraph 4.6

What is the role of the two considerations labelled a + b? Do they form part of the Test? Is criteria a) supportive of proposals for A5 uses (the only A5 use in the area)? What geographical distance is “the area”? We suggest that a + b are a more appropriate way of assessing clustering than the rigid and inflexible criteria within the test, which specify that ‘no more than 2 A5 units should be located adjacent to each other’, and ‘at least 2 non - A5 units should be located between individual or groups of units’. The test at present does not accord with the presumption in favour of development, and do not provide a way of assessing applications based on their own individual merits.

Use considerations a + b as a substitute for the current test criteria.

A + b have been included as a guide to applicants as to the type of considerations Council will evaluate in terms of maintaining a balanced and diverse mix of uses throughout the Borough. Accept. The potentially ambiguous reference has been deleted from the document. The test has been developed in the context of local issues of proliferation of A5 uses and seeks to ensure that an environment is created that supports an appropriate mix of uses to be maintained throughout the Borough. Limiting the clustering of premises is also considered to reduce potential for crime and anti-social behaviour hot spots. The Council through the LDF Core Strategy is looking to encourage a more balanced and diverse mix of uses to be developed throughout the Borough to ensure the long-term economic and social sustainability of the area.

Delete (only one in the area).




Paragraph 4.8

Refers to frontages across the Borough where “this saturation point” has been reached, and concludes that no more A5 uses will be permitted in these locations. What saturation point is the text referring to? .

Delete Paragraph

Accept comment. The saturation point the paragraph is referring to is 5% of the frontage in Primary, Secondary and Retail Parade Zones, or one within 400m of another within Tertiary zones and outside designated centres.

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Paragraph 4.9

The paragraph states that Test HFT2 supplements UDP policies and PPS 6. We do not consider that the test accords with UDP policies or PPS6, given that PPS6 directs town centre uses to designated centres and applies a sequential approach to the location of such uses. The proposed test is a blunt instrument that fails to recognise the requirements of Policy TRL3 (which directs non retail and leisure uses to centres where the proposal does not by itself, or cumulatively impact on the vitality or viability of a centre). The existing UDP policy approach is sufficient, by way of criteria ‘C’ of the policy, which controls the over concentration of A5 uses where it impacts upon the vitality and viability of a centre (rather than a blanket restriction). The existing policies of the UDP – TRL5, TRL3, TRL6, TRL7, TRL8, TRL9, TRL10 TRL12 are sufficient in terms of providing a policy framework from which to determine applications for hot food takeaway, in terms of an over concentration of uses.

Deletion of Test HFT2 and paragraph 4.9

It is recognised that PPS6 does direct town centre uses to designated centres, it also states that where frontages are identified the appropriate local development documents should include policies that make clear which uses will be permitted in such locations. PPS6 states that Town centre strategies can play an important and complementary role in ensuring the continued vitality and viability of centres. A diversity of uses in centres makes an important contribution to their vitality and viability. Given the proliferation of Hot Food Takeaway Shops within existing Town Centres in the Borough and the perceived impact they are having on the vitality and viability of centres in terms of impinging on the diversity and

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choice of offering it is considered that the SPD is in line with the guidance of PPS6 to specify what uses will be permitted in certain locations and circumstances. It is anticipated that the SPD will also compliment the emerging LDF Core Strategy policies developed to ensure a well balance mix of uses and improved town centre offer is developed. Further to this PPS6 states that “different but complementary uses, during the day and in the evening, can reinforce each other, making town centres more attractive to local residents, shoppers and visitors. Local planning authorities should encourage diversification of uses in the town centre as a whole, and ensure that tourism, leisure and cultural activities, which appeal to a wide range of age and social groups, are dispersed throughout the centre. Local planning authorities should prepare planning policies to help manage the evening and night-time economy in appropriate centres. These policies should encourage a range of complementary evening and night-time economy uses




which appeal to a wide range of age and social groups, ensuring that provision is made where appropriate for a range of leisure, cultural and tourism activities such as cinemas, theatres, restaurants, public houses, bars, nightclubs and cafes. “ Therefore, it is considered that the management of the proliferation of A5 uses throughout the Borough as proposed in the SPD will have a positive impact on the night time economy as well and is in accordance with the intent of PPS6.

Test HFT3 and Paragraphs 4.10 to 4.12

Paragraph 4.10 refers to the document “Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: A Cross Government Strategy for England. The SPD recognises that the primary approach to promoting healthier communities is through promoting healthier food choices. The strategy recognises that maintaining a healthy weight must be the responsibility of individuals first, by giving people the opportunities they want and information they need to make healthy choices.

Agree. The SPD aims to create town centres that give local people choice in their retail and eating experiences.

No Change.




The SPD fails to recognise the importance of choice which is inherent to the entire strategy, and also the fact that hot food takeaways can provide healthy options, and information to assist people in making choices. In particular, the executive summary of the Government Strategy refers to the promotion of flexibilities contained in this planning regulations, so local planning authorities can manage the proliferation of fast food outlets in particular areas. The strategy does not require the prevention of any hot food takeaways within any specific geographical area. Furthermore, Page 13 states that “success will not lie in a “heavy handed approach” and not by dictating what people should eat. Page 17 recognises that some caterers/retailers have been very active in encouraging healthy eating. Paragraph 4.11 of the SPD makes the assumption that there are “known adverse impacts of A5 uses on community health. However, there is no part of the ‘Healthy Weight Strategy’ that supports this statement, or robust evidence source. Whilst Page 18 of the Strategy recognises that the prevalence of fast food restaurants and takeaways in local neighbourhoods can contribute to availability of foods high in fat, salt and sugar, the objective is to carefully control the prevalence of fast food restaurants and takeaways. The test misinterprets this statement, by placing a blanket

Additional text referring to flexibilities in the planning process. Deletion of “known adverse impacts” Refer to Appendix 2.

One purpose of the SPD is to maximise opportunity for choice and diversity of access to a range of shopping, services and facilities within Town Centres by ensuring a variety of uses may be provided. The management of the proliferation of particular use types is a primary concern of local people. It is considered that there are already enough Hot Food Takeaway Shops within most areas to enable residents access to this type of food if desired. It is recognised that some Hot Food Takeaway Shops offer ‘healthy options’ and information to assist people in making choices on menu items. However influencing menu options is not a requirement of the SPD and the Council will be looking at encouraging this through the corporate strategy for ensuring existing shops are managed appropriately. The Healthy Weight Strategy suggests using planning regulations to manage the proliferation of fast food outlets and

No Change.




restriction on any hot food takeaways within 400 metres of a park, school or other ‘youth centred facility’. The 400 m figure is arbitrary and inflexible. There is also no clarification of what a youth facility may comprise. There is no ability within the test to consider the individual merits of each planning application. The test is so restrictive as to prevent the development of A5 uses across much of the Borough, which is exacerbated when coupled with the tests contained in HFT2 and HFT1.

the proposal to restrict them locating near schools and parks has received overwhelming support from the community, head teachers and health industry as evidenced in the consultation responses for the SPD. Waltham Forest has high rates of childhood obesity and it is considered that by restricting the future availability of Hot Food Takeaways within close proximity (10 mins walking distance) to schools, parks and youth facilities will help reduce the level of temptation for over consumption of Hot Food Takeaways and would reduce competition with healthy eating programs in schools. The SPD and associated corporate strategy is considered to be an example of integrated policy work and a joined up process for tackling a variety of community issues through innovative use of planning controls based on potential community impacts of proposed uses. Also it was considered that litter from Takeaways was being discarded in




parks so by limiting the number of premises within close proximity would potentially reduce the environmental impacts on parks. The 400m restriction is explained in note 3 on page 15 of the SPD. The SPD does not provide a comprehensive list of what constitutes a youth facility but are comfortable to enable common sense to prevail in the assessment of an application based on its proximity to any facility that is frequented predominantly by youth and the potential for adverse impacts. The test is only applicable to proposals outside designated town centre and local parade locations.

Paragraph 4.11

Refers to evidence showing that more and more hot food operators are choosing locations within easy walking distance of schools – what is the supporting evidence for this statement, and how does it justify Test HFT3? We are not aware that the Council has undertaken any sieve mapping exercise to consider the extent to which A5 uses would be ‘excluded’ from Waltham Forest. We

Delete Test HFT3 and Paragraph

Noted. The mapping analysis undertaken provides evidence of a large number of A5 uses are located within close proximity to schools. The Council is aware of the geographical implications of the policy and considers this to be an acceptable

Amend to ‘Evidence shows that an increasing number of hot food takeaway shops are operating within easy walking distance to schools’




enclose a drawing at Appendix 2 which demonstrates that should test HFT3 be adopted, A5 takeaway uses would be excluded from the majority of the Borough of Waltham Forest. This approach is wholly contrary to PPS1, PPS6 and the presumption in favour of development. It is not based upon any robust assessment or evidence base. The Government Strategy ‘Healthy Weight’ does not support blanket restrictions on A5 uses, and we would also argue that there is no basis for the statement that fast food outlets increase children’s exposure to ‘poor quality foods’. Indeed, ‘Healthy Weight’ recognises that Government will work with industry stakeholders to finalise a Healthy Food Code of Practice, which demonstrates that A5 uses are able to provide healthier choices. Page 17 of the Strategy states that some manufacturers, retailers and caterers have been very active in encouraging healthier eating. McDonalds has a corporate approach to enable customers to make food choices, as identified in the main body of the report, including a number of commitments which are supported by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). There is no recognition of the above within the SPD, and the proposed test HFT3 is a wholly disproportionate response to which assumption are not based on any robust evidence base, and directly conflict with national

Delete reference to exposure to poor quality foods. Appendix 1 Deletion of Test HFT3.

approach to the policy. A5 units are not to be excluded from Waltham Forest. However, additional Hot Food Takeaway Shops will be discouraged from areas considered to be inappropriate. The SPD is not considered to be contrary to PPS1 or PPS6 and supports the development of A5 uses where considered appropriate. Noted. Section 4.11 has been amended. The Council is currently investigating opportunities to work in partnership with existing Hot Food Takeaway Shops influencing menu options through food education programs and encouraging outlets to make nutritional information available to customers.

Amend 4.11 to Their low prices coupled with close proximity to schools provide added incentive and temptation to children increasing the likelihood of over consumption of food that is often a disproportionate amount of their daily nutritional requirements.’




government guidance contained within PPS1, PPS6 and emerging PPS4.

Paragraph 4.12

The SPD considers that for premises outside of centres/parades, permission will not usually be granted within a 10 minute walk from the boundary of schools, parks or youth facilities. We consider that a ’10 min walk’ or a distance in metres within which A5 uses will be excluded, is an inappropriate and inflexible way of managing hot food takeaways, that does not accord with the development plan, or national Government guidance.

Delete Test HFT3 and Paragraph

Noted. However National Planning Guidance supports the concentration of retail and non-retail uses within Town Centres, Test HFT3 relates specifically to proposal that fall outside designated town centre and local parade locations and is considered to further encourage the location of A5 uses in areas within town centres and parade where they meet Tests HFT1 & HFT2 of appropriateness. The test is considered to be an appropriate measure to safeguard our youth and parks from any potential adverse impacts by ensuring that the implications of such proposals are duly considered.

No Change.

Test HFT5 –

Protection of Residential Amenity




Test HFT5 refers to the ‘close proximity’ of A5 units to residential properties, but there is no clarification of what constitutes ‘close proximity’. The wording of the test “will not usually be granted” does not accord with paragraphs 4.20 and 421 which both suggest that impacts on residential amenity will be a consideration in the determination of the application. We support this approach. We consider that it is inappropriate to adopt a ‘blanket approach’ to A5 uses in residential areas, particularly in light of the evidence attached at Appendix 2 which identifies a number of McDonalds restaurants which operate successfully within 50 metres of residential dwellings. The test does not make any allowance for empirical evidence which might be submitted in support of a planning application, or the use of Planning Conditions which might be attached to a permission. We suggest that each application should be considered on its individual merits, and that impacts on residential amenity should be a consideration in the determination of an application, judged on a case by case basis.

Reword Policy to indicate that units that are located within residential areas will be assessed against their potential impact on residential properties.

Accept . Amended accordingly.

Delete HFT 5 and insert Applications for hot food takeaway shops within close proximity to residential units will be refused where it is considered that there may be adverse impacts on residential amenity in terms of noise, vibrations, odours, traffic disturbance, litter or hours of operation as a result of the proposed premises. This also applies to application for the change of use of existing commercial premises to hot food takeaways.

Paragraph 4.22

The test suggests that ‘intolerable levels of disturbance to’ residents can be caused by takeaway uses. We suggest that impacts on residents will be a matter of fact and degree

We suggest deletion of ‘intolerable levels’

Noted. However, the sentence does not in any way imply that this is always the case. It does, however,

No Change.




and specific to each individual case. We have identified, at Appendix 3, a list of sample restaurants which operate successfully near to residential properties.

acknowledge that this is an important consideration when assessing the application of new HFT.

Test HFT6

Hours of operation

Paragraph 4.24

The paragraph asserts that regardless of extraction equipment being installed, “it is almost impossible to fully eliminate the odours, … often such odours penetrate the fibre of buildings to the detriment of the occupiers of surrounding properties”. We wholly disagree with this assumption, and query the evidence for this statement.

We propose the deletion of the entire paragraph which is a matter of opinion, and not based upon any empirical evidence.

Noted. However, regardless of how effective an extraction system is for the purpose it is installed the system still emits odours into the environment that then can filter into adjoining residential properties and impact on reasonable enjoyment of amenity.

No Change.

Whilst we accept that guidance on acceptable hours of operation is useful we request the removal of “in predominantly residential areas, it is not likely that permission will be granted”, for the reasons outlined above in reference to Test HFT5.

Deletion of “in predominantly residential areas, it is not likely that permission will be granted”

Accept.

Sentence deleted.

Paragraph 4.26

We support the statement that when proposals are assessed, a range of site specific considerations will be taken into account.

Support

Noted.

No Change




Paragraph 4.27

The paragraph states that noise generated by A5 uses (cooking, customers, vehicles and other disturbance) can be difficult to control. We disagree with this statement, which does not reflect the fact that noise can often be controlled, and that impacts of noise can be assessed by the use of noise assessment.

Amend wording “The likelihood of increased incidences of noise generated by A5 uses shall be assessed when determining applications, and measures of control may be required as a condition attached to a planning permission”

Noted. However, the statement does not in anyway imply that it cannot be managed appropriately and this will be the responsibility of the applicant to demonstrate that it can.

No Change.

Paragraph 4.30

We request the deletion of the third bullet point which states that ‘it is not likely that permission will be granted’ in residential areas. This conflicts with 4.32 which concludes that in principle, the greater the residential character of an area, the greater the restrictions on opening times, and paragraph 4.33 whereby all applications will be considered on a site by site basis.

Delete 3rd bullet point.

Accept.

Deleted as requested.

Paragraph 4.33

We support the statement that all applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and request that this approach be adopted throughout the SPD.

Support

Noted.

No Change




Test HFT7

Odours and Cooking Smells We support the additional guidance provided in relation to extraction systems. However, test HFT7 and supporting paragraphs 4.36 and 4.37 conflict with paragraph 4.24. Paragraphs 4.36 and 4.37 recognise that whilst cooking processes can cause amenity problems, an effective extraction system is required for the extraction of odours, and such equipment should ensure that there is no nuisance or disturbance to nearby properties. This is in direct conflict with paragraph 4.24 which states it is almost impossible to eliminate odours. We consider that effective extraction systems, as used by McDonalds in residential areas, are capable of preventing the release of unpleasant odours and grease.

We suggest that paragraphs 436 and 4.37 are appropriate, and that paragraph 4.24 should be deleted (refer to response to paragraph 4.24 above)

Noted. However, paragraph 4.24 is relating specifically to the impact of residual odours emanating into the environment from extraction systems and the associated impacts on residential amenity for properties adjacent to premises. Whereas, paragraphs 4.36 and 4.37 are relating to the need for an extraction system as natural ventilation is not enough to mitigate the potential impacts on surrounding residential areas. The systems are considered to be more effective than nothing, but it is acknowledged that residual odours still occur even with a fit for purpose system. These paragraphs provide guidance on the considerations for assessment of a system i.e. mitigating noise, odour and visual amenity impacts.

No Change

Response to Consideration of the General Approach and scope of the SPD It should be noted that although the SPD makes reference to the ‘Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives’ cross-governmental strategy it was not the sole influence in the development of the policy. The policy was developed in response to a community identified locally specific issues associated with the proliferation of Hot Food Takeaways, consultation revealed that this was also impacting on our children’s health. The strategy is considered to be a positive reflection of Central government’s intent for a co-ordinated approach to tackling health issues and the SPD an opportunity to make a contribution to a Borough wide health strategy. The policies developed are entirely consistent with the emerging Core Strategy as identified throughout the Issues and Options paper, specifically sections 3.4 and 7.4/7.5 which identify the need to manage the proliferation of Hot Food Takeaway Shops and to ensure a well balanced mix of uses/improved town centre offer. Although proposals may deliver benefits in terms of employment generation and contribute to the local economy, in the long term it is recognised that proliferation of a particular use within Town Centres may affect the vitality and viability of an area and reduce the opportunity to attract investment and retain local spending. The emerging Core Strategy will provide further guidance on Council’s priorities and intensions for encouraging a well balanced mix of uses in Town Centres. It is not considered that the SPD prevents the assessment of proposals on a case-by-case basis. In respect of planning for health Council are seeking to undertake a co-ordinated approach which integrates actions from land based health initiatives such as designing exercise into lifestyles through increasing access to Analysis of the relationship between SPD and the Adopted UDP The issues raised in 3.2 to 3.3 are addressed in the detailed comments schedule above. In relation to 3.4, we draw your attention to sections 4.53 and 4.54 of TRL5, which identify the extent to which the proposed use meets an important need and whether it is likely to contribute to the attractiveness of the centre. Although McDonalds generate high footfall, given the proliferation of Hot Food Takeaway Shops in Waltham Forest and high levels of community support for the management of their growth in the Borough, future proposals would need to demonstrate a further need for the use and ensure. It is considered that Tests HFT1 and HFT2 provide an adequate framework for these considerations. In particular Test HFT1 acknowledges that regard will be given to ‘the potential benefits of the proposal for the wider community’. Policy TRL7 indicates that other uses may be permitted subject to amenity and townscape issues and makes specific reference to uses such as small businesses, housing, offices and restaurants, community and leisure uses. Although A5 uses are not identified as being restricted they are not listed or encouraged either. Given the existing

situation in Waltham Forest, A5 uses are recognised as having the potential to adversely impact upon the vitality and viability of the Borough’s centres. Therefore the 400m threshold has been developed in response to a known issue in the Borough and provides further guidance to applicants as to when an A5 use may be considered appropriate. The role and impact of the proposed SPD The issues raised in this section are address in the Schedule of responses to the detailed comments provided above.

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