‘Unsightly bins’ break planning conditions says council

THAME Town Council is to pass on to the local planning authority a long list of complaints about waste bins that are constantly left outside two restaurants in the town.

Cllrs Peter Lambert and Nicola Dixon discuss the bins out Prezzo in Thame

At a meeting of its Policy and Resources Committee this evening, on the agenda was the town council’s regular report of Compliments and Complaints, which included thirteen complaints about Jack and Alice’s waste bins and six about Prezzo’s bins.

Cllr Helena Fickling reminded fellow councillors that they had made a specific point about the bins not being left out on the pavement, when the original Planning applications for Jack and Alice and Prezzo had come before them.

The Manager of Prezzo told Thame.Net this evening that her company had reduced the number of bins recently, specifically those for recyclable material, and that they had no option other than to keep their waste bins out on the pavements because, to store them at the side of the building behind a side gate, would put them in contravention of Fire Regulations as the restaurant’s designated Fire Exit was out through that way.

She said that she would take the matter up with her superiors.

Thame councillors agreed that the Clerk should write formerly to South Oxfordshire District Council about the complaints as it would seem that both restaurants were going against conditions of their Planning permissions.

You can read the full report about Compliments and Complaints received by Thame Town Council HERE

NB There was just one bin outside Jack and Alice this evening, because the road is currently being dug up in the Buttermarket, and the pavement blocked in front of the premises.