First floor dining area proposed for Portadown pizza establishment
The proprietor of ‘Pizza Palazzo’ takeaway, 13 Castle Street, Portadown, has lodged plans for the provision of a dining area on the first floor of the food outlet.
The plans, which are currently under review, include the conversion and alteration of a storeroom to accommodate the dining area.
The planning application has been lodged by Office30 Architects, Portadown, on behalf of the food outlet. A number of statutory bodies are being consulted on the plans.
DfI Roads Southern Division do not have any issue with what is being proposed. They wrote: “The nature and scale of the proposal does not cause DfI Roads any concern. The proposal is small scale and includes only minor new build.
“Castle Street is in the town centre. Parking accommodation is available on street, adjacent public car parks and also in surrounding streets. The proposal has no road safety impact.”
NI Water, however, is currently recommending refusal, citing the following: “An assessment has indicated network capacity issues. This establishes significant risks of detrimental effect to the environment and detrimental impact on existing properties.
“For this reason NI Water is recommending connections to the public sewerage system are curtailed.
“The applicant has not engaged with NI Water on this proposal. The applicant will need to submit an application to NI Water for a Pre-Development Enquiry.
“NI Water will assess the proposal. Where evidence is provided of a like-for-like foul discharge, consistent with the site’s previous use within the past five years, NI Water may reconsider its recommendation.”
Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council’s Environmental Health Department has also been consulted, and has yet to respond.
François Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter