After more than a decade of decay, the crumbling Seaton Arms pub is at last in line for a new lease of life.
The King Street instituton closed in 2008 after more than 50 years of trading.
Plans to demolish it for a nursing home came and went, with the prominent Aberdeen building now lying derelict for about a decade.
Praedium Group Ltd, which owns the adjoining property at 694 King Street, has now been given permission to split the building into two separate take-away restaurants.
The scheme was unanimously approved by the council’s planning committee this morning, despite residents opposing it.
Seaton Arms plans approved despite local complaints
Prior to the meeting the plan received 17 objections from neighbours.
They were worried that the new takeaways would cause parking problems and didn’t want cooking fumes wafting into their homes.
Opponents also argued that there are six takeaways in the surrounding area already, saying another two aren’t needed.
But council planning gurus ruled that those concerns should not be enough to sink the scheme.
Objections overruled
They said that the proposal met council policy and would “cause no conflict with, or any nuisance to” residents.
Mark Nicol from the environmental health team said measures will be in place to combat smells from the two takeaways.
Watch the discussion here:
Condition added following noise fears
Planners added a condition that will allow the new takeaways to operate between 11am and 10pm from Sunday to Thursday, and 11am to 10.30pm on Friday and Saturday.
It comes after Muhammad Adrees was given permission to turn a nearby house wedged between two take-aways into a chip shop in October.
