A retrospective planning application for the opening of a shop in Ipswich has been approved despite homeowners and council objections.
Plans were submitted to East Suffolk Council after a physiotherapy practice in 698 Foxhall Road Stores converted to a convenience store.
Homeowners and Rushmere St Andrew Parish Council objected to the change over traffic concerns.
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This follows the retrospective application which was seeking approval to convert the ground floor into a convenience store from a physiotherapy practice.
The applicant advised that this “general shop” would be a convenience store selling newspapers, magazines, confectionary, stationery, fruit and vegetables, alcohol, ice-cream, cigarettes and groceries.
Rushmere St Andrew council alongside several residents raised concerns over the levels of congestion a store would bring.
Currently, residents have found it difficult to get off their driveways during busy periods of the day - including school pick-up and drop-off times.
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However, after considering the issues raised, East Suffolk Council concluded that the shop's opening wouldn't negatively impact the area.
Opening times have been confirmed as 7am to 9pm, Monday to Friday, 8am to 9pm on Saturdays and 8am to 6pm on Sundays.
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