An Arran coffee roasting facility located in the old Belford Mill premises in Whiting Bay has been given the go ahead by planers after an application was submitted by the Isle of Arran Coffee Company.
The application was for a change of use from retail to light commercial use. The business will entail the roasting of coffee beans and the packaging of beans into paper bags for local delivery.
Initially only roasting beans for one-half day a week, the process will be undertaken on a small scale roaster fitted with an afterburner to deal with smells, un-burnt components and dust particles which comply with international Environmental Protection Agency standards.