PLANS for a takeaway pizza company to move into Marlow town centre are facing increasing opposition.

Domino's wants to move into the empty Blockbuster store in West Street and has applied for planning permission.

But a raft of objections have been lodged with planners.

The Head of Environmental Services at Wycombe District Council has told officers to reject the plans due to noise disturbance.

He said: "The applicant has failed to assess the level of noise emitting from the proposed plant and the affect this may have on adjacent residential properties."

The Marlow Society has lambasted the application as 'woefully inadequate'.

Chairman Martin Blunkell has concerns over parking, particularly bearing in mind the 20 new jobs Domino's has promised.

He said: "It is reasonable to assume that a significant demand for parking spaces would be generated in an area which is already fully parked for most of every day."

He dismissed as 'risible' the idea that delivery drivers would would pay to park in West Street car park .

He said a fast food shop would detract from the shopping quality of one of Marlow's two main streets.

He said: "In this internet buying age, we should be doing all that we can to maintain and improve the quality and appearance of an important heritage street within the town's conservation area.

"Marlow's future viability as a shopping town could depend on it." Martin Braint, a builder, of Church Lane, Little Marlow, owns land by the shop.

He said: "It's bad enough people collecting, but what about the vans coming in and out and turning around in West Street.

"They may think they can park at the front of the shop but that's nonsense, there's never any parking there."

Vehicles parking behind, via an adjacent alley, face a blind spot, which endangers pedestrians, he said.

Neighbours Aidan McCarthy and Mr S Gibson, of West Street, also objected over parking.

Mr Gibson echoed Mr Braint's fears about the blind spots and accidents, adding: "It's not hard to imagine double and illegal parking manoeuvres becoming the norm in peoples eagerness to effect a speedy collection of hot food."

He added: "The conservation area of Marlow is not an appropriate site of a fast food takeaway with the incumbent traffic, food waste disposal and general additional noise."

But Matthew Hardy Development Management Engineer at Bucks County Council has made no objection, saying in similar cases attempts to fight a plan based on such parking concerns have failed.

Marlow Chamber of Trade and Marlow Town Council have declared no objections as long as environmental obligations are met.

A statement from Dominos read: "With regards to parking provision, there is on street parking outside the store however around 70 per cent of our product is delivered direct to people in their homes.

"We are confident that our new look store will be seen as a positive addition to the town.

"We are looking forward to bringing piping hot delicious pizza to the people of Marlow."