Flick the Bean is a coffee shop which operates out of a shipping container on High Street at Newstead.

A development application to allow owner Ed Crick to operate the business within an existing building was passed by the council on Thursday.

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The business previously operated under an awning in the parking lot at 108 High Street but Mr Crick moved the shipping container inside last June.

Mr Crick said he thought the move was minor but it resulted in a breach of the businesses permit.

Thirteen representations were made on the development application with concerns raised about parking, safety, noise and previous compliance issues.

Deputy Mayor Danny Gibson, who voted against approving the application, said the proponents' past behaviour had been disgraceful.

"In the cover of darkness one weekend the cranes came when the sky was dark and they stealthy moved the business into its current location," he said.

"They didn't ask, they didn't communicate ... [they] decided to do things the way they wanted to do them.

"This has been an ongoing issue with our compliance department for almost 12 months, if that is the model you want to hang your hat on with regard to your premises at High Street then so be it but it is certainly not the way we do things here."

Council approved the application nine votes to three with Cr Gibson, Cr Rob Soward and Cr Tim Walker all voting against.

As part of the conditions of approval Mr Crick will have to bollards to separate the parking area from the footpath and temporary car parks must be line marked.

"I have every intention of doing everything they are asking us to do," Mr Crick said.

"It has been a long drawn out process for a simple application but we have the desired result and would like to move on and continue to grow our little business."

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