Prospective UK Sex Shop Garners Criticism

Plans to turn a local Chinese restaurant into a sex shop have some concerned community members up in arms this week.

As the Barking and Dagenham Post reported, local residents learned of the plans through a letter posted outside the New Year Restaurant. The notice listed details of the sex-shop application from Darker Enterprises, along with instructions for the public to register their support or objections to the proposal.

According to the report, some homeowners have vowed to fight the application, and are currently writing letters of objection to the License and Regulatory Board.

"I'm totally against it, I have got young kids living here, and we have enough problems already," neighbor Hillary Burton told the Post.

A council spokesman confirmed to the Post that the application had been received, and said: "We are undergoing a public consultation; if we receive any valid complaints the application will go before the License and Regulatory Board in due time."