We recenly reported about the new shisha bar “Monte Cristo” which has opened at 56-58 Fortune Green Road without planning permission.
Following a number of complaints, the Council wrote to the owner requiring an application for planning permission to be put in. A planning application for the existing use was put in on Friday 11th April.
You have the right to have your say on the plans.
If you have been affected by the opening of the shisha bar, it is important to write into the Council to comment on the planning application. In particular:
1. The shisha bar is inappropriate in a residential area. There are flats above the bar and family properties in nearby Burrard Road, Achilles Road, Ajax Road, and Ulysses Road.
2. There are a large number of outside seats which is encouraging large groups of customers to gather together and cause noise and disturbance to the neighbourhood into the early hours of the morning.
3. Parking is becoming even more difficult, as the nearby roads are all de-restricted in the evenings. This is already a serious problem as it is, but the shisha bar is making the problem even worse.
If you go to the website http://www.camden.gov.uk/planningsearch and type in the Application number 2014/2409/P–then this will bring up the details of the planning application and you can submit your comments to the council via the website. Or alternatively, you can write to the Planning Department, citing the reference number, to this address:
Camden Council Planning, Camden Town Hall Extension, Argyle Street, London, WC1H 8NJ
Alternatively, you can contact the case officer, Olivier Nelson ([email protected], 020 7974 5142)
We will continue to bring residents’ concerns to the Council, and will keep you informed of progress