Fast-Food Takeaway Outlet To Be Converted Into Convenience Store

A fast-food takeaway outlet in the heart of the Isle of Wight’s county town will be converted into a convenience store.

Planners accepted Mrs M Emmakulata’s change of use application to convert ‘Fry Nation’ at 84 – 85 High Street into ‘Family Shopper’, a retail outlet part of the Tesco group.

The store will serve the ‘large residential estate to the west side of Newport’, a submitted Design and Access Statement said.

A Planning Statement included in the application said:

“The proposal is to convert the existing fast-food outlet into a convenience store to serve the surrounding area including the High Street.

“This proposal will increase economic activity for the benefit of the Island. The convenience store will offer a wide range of products as indicated with the diagrammatic plan layout attached to this application.

“This proposal will lead to an increase in retail employment by this new investment into the site and will be to the benefit of the local community.”

Newport High Street already has other convenience stores, including Central and Tesco Express, as well as Poundland.

The council has not yet published a report justifying the decision.