New Indian takeaway proposals in Amersham rejected after several objections
Plans to change a café in Amersham into a takeaway will not go ahead.
Chai Samosa Corner submitted plans to Buckinghamshire Council to convert the ground-floor unit of Target House on Hill Avenue into a takeaway, with an outdoor serving and seating area.
However, it has now been confirmed that the application will not proceed. Amersham Town Council had objected to the plans. Councillors said the plans did not provide enough detail about opening hours and that there was “insufficient” information to form an opinion.
They were also concerned about the impact of any vents that could be required for cooking, although none were mentioned in the application.
Sophie Needs, an environmental protection officer, also responded to the plans. She said environmental health officers had concerns regarding operational noise and odours. She said: “Aspects of consideration include operational hours, times of deliveries, staff and patron.
“Environmental health is of the opinion that these concerns could be reliably mitigated against through the implementation and continued use of a robust management and mitigation plan for odour and noise control.”
The application said the development had been carefully designed to cause no harm to the neighbours or the street scene. It said: “This proposal, to create a Takeaway Unit, is considered to be an appropriate and sustainable use of the property site.
“This location is ideally suited to retail use. It is considered that the proposal, to provide a good sized takeaway unit, represents a far better and more appropriate use of this space. The majority of food served on the premises will be prepared off-site and served at the property.
“A small amount of Asian/Indian foods will be fried on-site to provide customers with fresh food. A specific Ducting system will be designed to ensure an external extractor/duct unit is not needed. This internal extractor will have a replaceable filter which will be maintained/cleaned regularly.
“The outdoor serving area will have a small fryer so foods can be cooked/served for customers. Bin storage is located to the Front within a screen area to ensure this does affect the street scene. With the openness of the front area, this is an ideal opportunity to provide outdoor seating and [a] serving area. Opening Hours to be Tuesday to Sunday (8am to 6pm) and closed on Mondays.”
Eight comments were received in response to the plans, which were originally submitted in August 2024, all of which objected.