New KFC complimentary outlet to be considered for Rhondda

PLANS for a new restaurant in the grounds of a fast food outlet in the Rhondda are due to be considered by councillors.

The application is for a proposed complementary food and drink outlet measuring up to 140 square metres in the car park of the KFC on Cymmer Road in Dinas, Porth and is going before the council’s planning committee on Thursday, October 19.

It would be a single-storey restaurant, without drive-thru facilities, and it would be in the north-western corner of the existing car park but customer hours have not been provided yet.

The report said that the land currently forms part of the car park of Kentucky Fried Chicken and is accessed via a junction from the A4058 which is shared with Farm Foods and other retail outlets to the east.

The land to the west of the site is occupied by a Lidl supermarket and car park, whilst the closest residential properties, at Cae Mawr Gardens, are around 100m away to the south.

To the north the site boundary is adjacent to the tree and scrub lined banks of the Rhondda River, which are designated as a SINC (Site of Importance for Nature Conservation).

Planning officers have recommended approval and said in their report: “The development would be located within a small retail park where it would complement existing land uses, be positioned such that its wider visual
impact would be minimal and could be accessed without causing harm to
highway safety.

“Furthermore, being both within the settlement boundary and close to Porth town centre, the location is considered to be a sustainable one and would make efficient use of an already developed site.”

They also said it would not have a significant impact on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area and it would not cause harm to the amenity of the surrounding closest properties.

There have been no public objections submitted to the council regarding the application.