A DECISION to allow a street trader to sell food from a motorised rickshaw in Stroud is being reviewed after a late objection from the town council.

Stroud District Council granted consent for the sale of snacks from the vehicle in King Street after a two-week consultation.

Now officers are discussing the possibility of revoking consent after receiving several concerns from the town council, including fears the trader would compete unfairly with nearby stores.

An SDC spokesman said: "We followed the correct consultation procedures with appropriate parties and received no objections, hence the consent was granted.

"However, the town council has raised some legitimate objections so we are discussing these concerns with the trader who, we should add, has not done anything wrong."

SDC received an application from a trader to operate from a small auto rickshaw between Monday and Saturday from 10am to 2.15pm.

Before granting consent, officers held a two-week consultation with town councillors, district councillors, county highways and the police.

The town council decided to object during a consultations committee meeting on December 14.

But the authority did not inform SDC until December 23 - five days after the deadline - due to staff illness.

Unless an agreement can be reached with the trader, SDC will consider the objection when the consent comes up for renewal on March 31.