Concern over plan for Domino’s Pizza outlet in Rushcliffe village

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If approved, the new Domino's outlet would replace a vacant former hairdressers in the village. Image credit: Google.

By Lauren Monaghan, Junior Local Democracy Reporter

A new Domino’s Pizza takeaway could appear in a Rushcliffe village – but faces objections from a councillor over parking problems and concern there are already too many takeaways nearby.

Pegasus Group, on behalf of DPSK Ltd- a food service company- submitted plans for a branch of the famous pizza chain to Rushcliffe Borough Council on Thursday (January 23).

If approved, the takeaway shop would replace a vacant former hairdressers at 81-83 Main Street, East Leake.

Plans also include converting part of the first floor, which acted as a beautician space, into a flat.

Along Main Street near the proposed site is a Co-op store, a pet shop and East Leake Pizza.

The Domino’s would be open between 11am and 11pm daily and would create full-time and part-time jobs “recruited from the local area” according to planning papers.

The site has four parking spaces, with one already allocated to an existing flat on the first floor.

Planning papers say: “Given the highly sustainable, central location, it is expected that staff working at the store will use public transport or get to work on foot and therefore will not require the use of the
parking in the surrounding area.”

This is also not expected to impact Domino’s delivery drivers who can collect more than one order at a time which results in less trips to and from the store.

Papers say customers can make use of the free public car park accessed from Gotham Road in the north or use the Co-op car park as part of a “linked-trip”.

Rushcliffe Borough Councillor Carys Thomas (Ind) has submitted a written objection to the proposals, saying: “A takeaway/delivery service in this location will inevitably lead to cars stopping and parking outside, either side of the Zebra crossing and adjacent to the busy entrance to the Co-op.

“In addition to traffic dangers there will be increased noise late into the evening for the residents in the sheltered accommodation opposite.

Cllr Thomas also cited concerns with the impact of food smells on residents, but planning papers state: “Pizza takeaways do not undertake deep fat frying or other highly aromatic processes instead exclusively using oven baking.

“As such, odour levels produced by the cooking
process are relatively low compared to other food and drink uses.”

Cllr Thomas also noted that the village already has access to numerous hot food takeaways, with takeaway pizzas already “provided by 4 other outlets”.

In the immediate village centre there are a number of food spots, such as East Leake Pizza, two Chinese food takeaways, a chip shop an Indian food restaurant and a bakery, which Cllr Thomas believes is already “distorting the balance of provision in the shopping centre, reducing day-time activity”.

The council will decide on the application at a later date.

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