Policy information sourced from the Medway Local Plan 2003

R18 Takeaway Hot Food Shops, Restaurants, Cafes, Bars and Public Houses

Take-Away hot food shops, restaurants, cafés, bars and public houses will be permitted, outside the defined retail core areas, provided that the following criteria are met:

  1. there is no significant detrimental impact on neighbouring land uses or to residential amenity; and
  2. the presence of any similar uses in the locality, and the combined effect that any such concentration would have, would be acceptable in terms of environmental impact and highway safety; and
  3. the proposed hours of opening are acceptable in relation to the amenities of the area; and
  4. suitable refuse storage, disposal and collection facilities are provided; and
  5. the proposal pays particular attention to meeting the provision of policies BNE2, BNE3, T1, T13 and T22 in respect of the mitigation of noise and general disturbance, for the proper extraction and treatment of fumes and smells, and arrangements for parking, servicing and access for people with disabilities.

For more information please see the Medway Local Plan 2003