A controversial bid to transform an historic Perthshire post office into a kebab shop has been rejected.
The service at Dunkeld closed suddenly last year after more than a century of trade.
Property owner Arif Minhas later unveiled plans to turn the building into a hot food take-away, serving up pizzas and kebabs to locals and tourists.
But the plan proved controversial with local businesses and residents, who complained it could lead to excess smell and noise.
The Dunkeld and Birnam Community Council also raised concerns about waste management.
The project has been quashed by Perth and Kinross Council planners, who argued the applicant had not put forward clear proposals on how the historic building would be properly ventilated.
A spokesman for the council’s environmental health team said: “I have a number of concerns as to how this (odour extraction system) will be operated in practice, and how the system will work when the kitchen ventilation system is turned off overnight when the premises are closed.
“This arrangement is unlikely to comply with general food hygiene requirements.”
In his report, planning officer John Russell said: “As it stands there is a lack of information to fully assess the application.
“Concerns have also been raised in letters of representation regarding waste from the premises. I consider these are valid concerns and once again there is insufficient information to assess this.”
However, he added concerns about an increase in litter – which “comes down to the behaviour of clients” – was not an inevitable consequence, and not a reason to reject the plan.
Mr Russell added that the takeaway would not have an impact on the integrity of the nearby River Tay conservation area.
In their objection, community councillors called for “rigorous consideration” of all contentious issues such as waste and the shop’s proposed ventilation flue.
In April, after a fruitless search for a new operator, Post Office bosses announced that the village would be serviced by a new mobile operation.
The post office van visits Dunkeld for a total of two-hours a week, on Thursday and Friday mornings.
