People living next to UK's 'smelliest chippy' are 'forced to stay inside'

13 February 2023 , 10:59

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Tina Leary, a cake maker who lives behind the chippy, said she's frustrated by the smell (Image: News Group Newspapers Ltd)

Residents living near a fish and chip shop in Surrey have claimed that the stench is so bad they're forced to stay inside and shut their windows.

Ocean's Eleven in Farnham has been dubbed as the "smelliest" chippy in Britain by locals who complain that the smell of the oily food is making it difficult to get through their daily lives.

People living nearby say that they're unable to dry their clothes or enjoy their gardens because of the grease and stink coming from the fast food joint.

The previous owners of Ocean's Eleven were handed almost £5,000 worth of fines due to the smell and while the new owners, who took over around Christmas, have promised to make positive changes, locals aren't convinced.

Ocean's Eleven in Farnham has been dubbed the "smelliest" chippy in Britain (News Group Newspapers Ltd)

Caroline Crunden, lives behind the fish and chip shop, she told the Sun: “You can’t open the windows because the smell just flies in and it’s worse in the summer when we want to go outside and are forced in because of the smell.”

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Tina Leary, a cake maker who lives behind the chippy, said: "It’s so miserable and there is a lot of bad feeling in the community. Loads of us have lodged complaints."

New owner, Adil Toprak, 44, said: “We didn’t know the issues beforehand as the previous owner didn’t tell us

“We have given in an application for a new license so we can get a new extractor fan which will stop the problem.

“We are currently waiting for the legal stuff to go through but we hope for it to be sorted in March.”

Reanna Smith