Plans for a controversial 24-hour adult gaming centre in a North Yorkshire resort have been approved on appeal despite hundreds of objections.
The former Halifax at 67 -68 Baxtergate, Whitby – the town’s last high street bank – can now be converted into an adult gaming centre (AGC) as part of plans by Luxury Leisure which trades as Admiral.
A North Yorkshire Council planning committee rejected the proposal last March following a parliamentary petition and more than 500 objections “based on loss of amenity, the unsuitable location, noise disturbance, and because it would be to the detriment of Whitby and the character of the town”.
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