Council recognition of food and beverage uses in centres

The council recognises that restaurants, cafés and hot food takeaways make a contribution to the local economy and can be important to local communities, especially when they are part of a balanced mix of uses within district and local centres and along arterial routes. In recent years, changing shopping patterns and an increase in online shopping has led to fewer traditional shops. This has led to an increase in other uses such as hot food takeaways, and in some instances, these are highly concentrated in one area and can negatively impact upon the range of services available to local communities as well as intensifying the potential for negative amenity impacts