A planning inspector has confirmed a decision to allow an Indian restaurant in Laxey to provide a takeaway service.

Brown’s, on the Ham and Eggs Parade, had successfully applied for permission to provide takeaway meals until 10pm at night as well as its sit-in restaurant.

However, one family of neighbours living on the terrace appealed, saying the noise, parking problems and traffic congestion would be unbearable.

Planning inspector Terrence Kemmann-Lane said such problems would normally cause an outcry, but in this case only one household had supplied very slender evidence of nuisance.

He dismissed the appeal, allowing the takeaway service to go ahead.