The public are to be consulted for six weeks on plans that could ban new takeaways near schools.
The public are to be consulted on plans that could ban new takeaways near schools or youth clubs in Bristol.
The city council has approved a draft Local Plan that would also stop three or more takeaways from opening next door to each other.At a full meeting on Tuesday, councillors agreed for the plan to proceed to a six-week consultation. Under the proposal, new applications for takeaways located within about a five-minute walking distance, or about 400m, of a school or youth club, will not be granted permission.The proposed ban forms one part of Bristol City Council's draft new Local Plan, which sets out how and where new developments should be built up until 2040 - including 35,000 new homes by that year.
"Controlling the development of takeaways within walking distances of places where young people gather will limit children's exposure to the influences on making less healthy food choices."It will now proceed to a full public consultation lasting a minimum of six weeks, beginning in November.
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