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    For those that want to see full details on the DDC Planning website DOV/10/00664 on the list for 22nd Oct.

    Under Section 3 of Application the applicant states:
    "The property has been in use as a cafe. The cafe business has not proved to be a success. The lack of business for the cafe has not necessitated the requirement for extensive staff accommodation in the building that was first predicted by the applicant. It is therefore necessary to find a commercially viable use for the building, and our client proposes a change of use of the 1st,2nd and 3rd floors of the building to a sui-generis class as a hostel.The purpose of the hostel will be to provide budget accommodation for travellers.This accommodation will be short-term and charged on a nightly basis.
    The Building does not have provision for on-site parking, but due to the proximity to the docks and train station it is anticipated that the majority of clients will not be arriving by car.On street parking is available on the nearby Military Road.
    The existing cafe will remain on the ground floor"


    It is interesting that the accommodation for cafe staff totals 20 and I am surprised that the Planning Dept at DDC agreed to this level on the original application as how many cafes have a "live-in" staff level of this size. To me it would seem the objective was to have the accommodation to eventually re-apply as per the current application.
    If it is agreed how do you monitor the "guests" as a nightly/short-term and that it is not used as a "Immigrant staying" point that so many have strived to reduce in the Folkestone Road area.

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