Plans have been submitted to turn a former bank into a Turkish barbecue restaurant.
Bilal Akar wants to set up the new restaurant in the former branch of the London City and Midland Bank on Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough.
The Grade II listed building on the corner of the junction with Borough Road, which was built in 1912, served the local business district until the late 1990s when it was closed as part of the bank’s restructuring.
Since then it has been used as a bookmaker’s and as a branch of Bridgford and Bairstow Eves estate agents although it has been empty for several months.
The restaurant will seat 60 customers and will feature an open kitchen area with flame grill barbecue, as well as a bar area.
The proposed opening hours will be 10am until midnight seven days a week.
Informal indications by planning officers have indicated that the proposal will be accepted subject to a number of issues being addressed.
These include the provision of parking, the adverse impact on the local community in terms of smell, noise, litter, fumes and disturbance, secure provision for trade waste and limitations of late night opening where appropriate.
Mr Akar plans to retain the banking hall area of the building and enhance the interior to bring it back to its former glory.
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