Appendix 3 - Email Objection with Photographs - Mr MacLaren
Perth and Kinross Council · 1 July 2024
Back to Licensing Committee — 1 July 2024 and its agenda
Text extracted from the council's PDF. Layout and reading order may differ from the original.
Some pages contain no extractable text. They may be blank, graphics or scanned pages. OCR has not been applied.
Page 1
1 Civic Licensing From: Sent: 01 May 2024 11:13 To: Civic Licensing Cc: Councillor Dave Cuthbert; Councillor Neil Freshwater; Councillor William Robertson; Councillor Richard Watters Subject: Kinross Car Wash/Hot Food Van Objection 207 High Street Kinross KY13 8DE. Attachments: Photo from James Connelly; Photo from James Connelly CAUTION: This email originated from an external organisation. Do not follow guidance, click links, or open attachments unless you have verified the sender and know the content is safe. For the attention of Civil Licensing. I refer to my telephone call to your office yesterday 30th April 2024. As discussed, the reason for my call was to find out what a licensing notice, erected on Sunday 28th April 2024, at Kinross car wash was in respect of. It was explained that this was an application for the siting of a hot food van with a variation request for permanent siting. I enquired about the proposed trading times but this information could not be given as the application was not at hand! I raised my concerns with this proposal and the lack of information available and was requested to put these concerns in writing. I strongly object to this application and having a hot food van opposite my home on the following grounds: I would firstly point out I only saw the notice by complete chance. It is not sited at the edge of the site where it would be clearly visible to all, but erected in between 2 vehicles (I actually thought the notice was in relation to selling these vehicles). I have real concerns that neighbours may not be aware of this proposed application. (Please see attached photo’s above). The application is dated 19th April 2024 but was only erected on Sunday 28th April 2024, limiting the timeframe for any concerns to be raised. The application does not give much information regarding the proposal. I searched the PKC web site but was unable to locate anything, hence my call to your office. I now know what the licensing notice refers to but not the proposed trading times. Please can the proposed days and hours of trading be provided. This proposal is detrimental to the character and amenity of the surrounding properties. This proposal is being sited in a predominantly residential area.
Page 2
2 This proposal is very likely to reduce the value of surrounding properties – who would want to live opposite a fast food van. The High Street is already very busy with parking for residents extremely limited and difficult, this will increase if this proposal is granted. If this application is allowed then how will it be managed by PKC in respect of Health & Safety, Food Standard Safety, agreed trading hours adhered to, proper waste management, noise nuisance, illegal parking etc I am very concerned that the applicant seems to be assuming the application will be approved. Please see Facebook, Kinross-shire Community Group where ‘Kinross Creations’ have announced this new food van. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557923131138 Based on current activity on this site, I would be interested to know if this application is being made by Kinross car wash and if they have agreed operating hours with PKC. The reason I ask is there is often activity at the car wash late into the evening and we regularly get wakened very late at night or early in the morning with vehicle transporters being loaded and unloaded. There is also often very loud music playing. I trust my above concerns will be taken into consideration. I have copied this e-mail to the local Perth & Kinross Councillors for Kinross-shire to ensure they are aware of this proposal and my concerns. Yours sincerely, Kenneth MacLaren ‘Troquhain’, 186, High Street, Kinross, KY13 8DE.
Page 3
No embedded text on this page.
Page 4
No embedded text on this page.