Rectory Road Fish Bar

A Nottingham business owner recently took over the lease of a fish and chip shop on Rectory Road, West Bridgford. A first floor apartment is included as part of the lease but had internal access through the shop only. The client replaced a first floor window with a door opening and erected an external staircase in order to provide external access to the first floor apartment. Unfortunately this work was undertaken without planning permission.

Evans and James were therefore appointed to apply for retrospective consent for the staircase and proposed screening due to it overlooking residential gardens. The brief from the client was for the proposed screening to be as low cost as possible. A fenced screen to the landing area of the staircase was therefore proposed, in addition to changing the colour of the staircase and we are delighted that the Local Authority have now awarded retrospective consent.