Waitrose loses bid to extend delivery hours for Capital store

WAITROSE has lost its bid to extend its delivery hours at its Comely Bank store.

The company had appealed to the Scottish Government to extend its hours of delivery, against planning permission it had been granted.

However, it has been decided not to allow the store to receive deliveries outside the standard hours of 8am to 8pm on Mondays to Saturdays. The store had wanted to receive goods from 7am to 10pm and also on Sundays.

Government reporter Philip Hutchinson said in his verdict that local residents had to be taken into consideration.

He said: "A central practical point is that a large HGV... may arguably be loading/unloading in breach of the condition even when such activity is confined to the rear doors of the vehicle and therefore within the building.

"It is necessary to ensure that the development remains consistent with those parts of the development plan which safeguard residential amenity.

"I dismiss the appeal."