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A M News 18 Main Street Lennoxtown East Dunbartonshire G66 7HA

TP/ED/25/0565Full planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 11 June 2026

Council decision: Refuse2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of Use from a retail convenience store (Class 1a) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis)

Received
20 October 2025
Ward
Bishopbriggs North And Campsie
  1. Received20 Oct
  2. Validated27 Oct
  3. Consult.17 Nov
  4. Target26 Dec
  5. Decided11 Jun

Decided in 227 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at A M News 18 Main Street Lennoxtown East Dunbartonshire G66 7HA. East Dunbartonshire has handled 1,127 applications of this type. This one was decided in 234 days, 24 weeks longer than East Dunbartonshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Bishopbriggs North And Campsie. We hold 1,075 applications in total for the G66 postcode area.

98% of full applications at East Dunbartonshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The freestanding, utilitarian design of the proposed extraction flue is considered to be visually overbearing upon the residential flats above the application unit which are in close proximity. This is considered contrary to National Planning Framework 4 Policy 14 which states that development proposals that are poorly designed or inconsistent with the six qualities of successful places, will not be supported. In addition, this is also considered contrary to Local Development Plan 2 Policy 10 which states that developments should be designed to ensure a positive impact on the character, function and amenity of the surrounding area.
  2. The proposed ventilation system is considered to result in an unacceptable impact upon the residential amenity of the flats above the application unit by way of odour and noise. This is considered contrary to National Planning Framework 4 Policy 14 which states that development proposals that are detrimental to the amenity of the surrounding area will not be supported. This is also considered contrary National Planning Framework 4 Policy 23 which states that development proposals that are likely to raise unacceptable noise issues will not be supported. In respect of Local Development Plan 2, the proposal is also considered contrary to Policy 10 which states that development must be designed to ensure a positive impact on the amenity of the surrounding area, including compatibility with existing uses. The following documents make up the decided application and can be found by searching for TP/ED/25/0565 on the Council's Search Planning Application page (https://planning.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/online-applications/): PL03 BLOCK PLAN OF SITE PL04 EXISTING FLOOR LAYOUT OF SHOP PL05 PROPOSED SHOP FLOOR LAYOUT PL07 PROPOSED DRAINAGE LAYOUT OF SHOP PL01 APPLICATION PL02 LOCATION PLAN PL08 EXISTING REAR AND PART SIDE ELEVATION PL09 PROPOSED REAR AND PART SIDE ELEVATION PL10 PROPOSED ELECTRICAL LAYOUT OF SHOP Executive Officer of Land Planning and Development (SEE OVER) TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
G66 7HA
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Campsie Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 October 2025
Consultation expiry
2 December 2025
Consultation start
3 November 2025
Consultation end
17 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start
30 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
20 November 2025
Last date for comments
2 December 2025
Target decision date
26 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Stephen McQuiston
Agent address
44 Lainshaw Avenue Kilmarnock KA1 4RZ

Planning decision

Case officer
Matt Lanigan
Statutory period
60 days

Publicity

Last advertised
11 November 2025
Advertisement expiry
2 December 2025

Additional information

Documents
11
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: East Dunbartonshire

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