Plans to convert a former betting shop in a Bucks village into a takeaway have been thrown out.

Developers wanted to convert the former William Hill betting shop, in Nightingales Corner, Little Chalfont, into a ‘hot food takeaway’, thought to be a pizza shop.

But Buckinghamshire Council refused the plans, saying the proposed extraction system was not accompanied by an assessment of the “likely noise or vibration levels it will create at nearby noise sensitive premises”.

Planners wrote in their decision letter: “Further, the risks to amenity associated with the emission of offensive odours from this proposed development has not been satisfactorily provided.

“In absence of these and the significant potential for noise, vibration and odour from the proposed plant to degrade existing local residual amenity, it is not reasonable to condition the details required.

“It is therefore considered that the proposed extraction system will have a detrimental impact on the amenity of the surrounding neighbouring properties.”

A number of objections were submitted online, including one from the parish council which said the location of the extraction system would “harm the amenity of the residents above and nearby”.

The letter added: “The parish council supports the letters from local residents asking to be protected from further fumes.

“There are already six hot food outlets out of 21 businesses in the frontage Burtons Lane / Cokes Lane, and the parish council is concerned at the proposal to change the balance further towards takeaways.”

There were also concerns about the cooking smells from the exhaust system, as well as fears there could be littering from discarded pizza boxes in the area.

Little Chalfont Community Association wrote: “We have a concern that there could be a litter problem from discarded pizza boxes within the village, particularly bearing in mind the closeness of both the village green and the Little Chalfont Nature Park.”