West Norfolk Council has agreed changing the use of the property on Gaywood Road, in King's Lynn, would be "lawful development", meaning it would not require planning permission.

A planning officer's report said selling food and drink "mostly for consumption on the premises" fell in the same use class as the previous shop.

One local objected, saying: "This will just be a takeaway, just as the previous application, putting in chairs and tables does not turn this into a restaurant. Gaywood does not need any more takeaways."

Plans to turn the shop into a takeaway were turned down in January.

The council's decision notice said: "The site, which is not located within a designated town centre, is located within walking distance of a secondary school in an area where there is already a concentration of takeaways and where health deprivation is high."

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