In several cases there was already an amusement arcade in the same street which had already been a source of trouble.
Nevertheless, the responsible nature of many amusement arcade owners has been shown by their great contributions to charities in recent years.
Secondly, they must take coins or tokens which can be purchased from the club or amusement arcade or whatever it may be.
All those points may be "material considerations" to be taken into account in any planning decision about an amusement arcade.
In another part of my constituency are people who ran an amusement arcade.
In other areas of the country, the last thing that a local school wants is for an amusement arcade to open in the vicinity.
Another problem concerns an application for change of use to an amusement arcade, to which 494 people objected and about which 42 letters were sent.
I cannot feel this is necessary in the case of an amusement arcade that has half a dozen machines in it.