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Friday, March 31, 2017
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Anger as cafe gets go-ahead BY RUTH SCAMMELL ruth.scammell@sussexpost.co.uk RESIDENTS have reacted with anger after councillors gave the green light for a cafe to open in a residential area in the heart of the city. THe cafe, known as THe Boston Tea Party, will operate from 7am until 7.30pm seven days a week.
THe cafe is part of a chain of restaurants of which there are 19 throughout the country. It will open at a Grade II-listed building called THe Corn Exchange in Baffins Lane. It was previously used as offices for a solicitors firm but has been vacant since September 2014. Chichester City Council strongly objected to the plans - but Chichester
District Council's planning officers recommended that the committee approved it. Keith Mitchelson is the chairman of the Newtown Residents Association and spearheaded the campaign. He said: "We are extremely disappointed with the decision because we thought our objections were valid and for the best for all citizens in Chichester, not just residents of the Pallants and
Newtown. "We fear for the future of a major chain with 150 cafes opening seven days a week for 12 hours a day. "THis will materially affect the quality of life of the residents and will have a major affect on the environmental issues. "It's mainly about noise, odour and vehicles delivering."
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