New dessert shop approved for Cardiff neighbourhood

Kieran Molly Local Democracy Reporter

A new dessert shop has been approved for a Cardiff neighbourhood that promised to bring a “unique and distinctive menu offering to the local area”.

Cardiff Council has approved a new dessert shop at 56B Plas-Mawr Road in Cardiff.

Planning documents read: “The proposal seeks to bring a long-vacant unit over a year back into beneficial use, supporting local economic activity and enhancing the vitality of the street.”

The building is split into two units with the other being a kebab shop.

Both units are owned by the same company, Seval Zelal Ltd, which is also planning to operate both shops.

According to the application the surrounding area is characterised by “a mix of small independent shops, food outlets, and local services serving the surrounding residential area”.

The new business will operate as a “specialist dessert and drinks venue” and specifically “no breakfast or lunch service” will be provided nor any savoury food prepared or sold.

A menu is listed on planning documents including cakes and pastries, desserts, Turkish delights and traditional confectionery, drinks such as tea, milkshakes, coffee, and Kumpir, which is a “popular Turkish serving made from a large baked potato”.

It continues: “The proposal complements existing food and retail uses, including the neighbouring café shop and kebab house, without resulting in an over-concentration of similar uses or competing with cafés and takeaway outlets serving main meals.”

It also reads the new business would provide a “unique and distinctive menu offering to the local area”, proving a “niche service”.

Opening hours in the plans are given as 8am to 8pm seven days a week and it was said these hours “avoid late-night operation and help safeguard residential amenity”.

The officer’s report reads: “It is considered that the proposal would not have any unreasonable amenity impact.”

A list of benefits are outlined in the plans including bringing a vacant unit back into “active use”, providing a “unique dessert-focused business” in the local area, complementing existing commercial uses, respecting the character of local streets, and safeguarding residential amenity.