ANGRY traders and residents have said they have had their fill of takeaways with two new applications planned for a crowded high street.

Domino’s Pizza has now formally completed its planning appeal to move into the former PDSA charity shop at 244 Loughton High Road with the verdict expected soon.

And now a separate application has gone in to turn the Ladbrokes site at 276 High Road into a take-away to the despair of other traders.

Richard Evans, who owns Gladley’s Cafe, in the High Road said: “It's a bloody travesty. We don't want any more fast food shops here.

“I don't mind a bit of competition but it's getting silly. There's over 23 people trying to sell lunches in Loughton. It's all right on a sunny day in the summer but on a wet November it's not on.

“We're being swamped by caterers. There should be a mix or we'll end up like north Chingford- it's a ghost town during the day and it only comes alive at night.”

Chairman of Loughton High Road Town Centre Partnership Peter Sheen said: “It’s something we don’t want. I’m not against any individual outlet, but we want to see a balance. It does bring other things too like a lot of litter.”

The new proposal for Ladbrokes has already been objected to by Loughton Town Council while Domino’s fought their appeal on Thursday, May 7 following a previous rejection.

Vice-chairman of Loughton Residents’ Association David Linnell attended the appeal as an objector.

He said: “They [Domino’s] basically said the town plan was old hat and the high road was changing. We have already got significant numbers of takeaways and a number of restaurants who do takeaway food. It’s not good for the future health of the town.”

Richard Unwin, who represented Domino’s at the appeal, said his client would be beneficial to the high street offering a £250-300,000 investment and increased employment.

He added: “There were no technical objections. I pointed out there were five empty units there with the potential for other units to become empty.”

Jonathan Rainer, the agent for the Ladbrokes’ application, said his client had no specific company in mind for the shop and the application was a general one “which the planning officer will look at in accordance with planning rules.”