A popular Burraneer cafe has been given approval to open at 6am following a review of an earlier decision.
In February this year, Sutherland Shire Council stopped Our Father cafe in Burraneer Bay Road from opening at 6am after complaints about noise from a handful of nearby residents.
The decision to enforce a 7am start was a blow to owners, brothers Gerard and Jerome Manion, who started the business late last year.
They appealed the decision and proposed a 12-month trial of 6am opening, with outdoor operations starting at 7am, to assess any impacts or complaints.
The council approved the proposal with conditions in August.
The appeal stated that the proposal was within the identified base hours for a cafe within a low impact area.
It was submitted the three objections which had been received needed to be balanced with the number of neighbouring residents who had not objected.
"In our view, the operational impacts of the proposal can be managed to a level that can be reasonably expected by properties that adjoin a Neighbourhood Centre, while allowing the cafe to trade at the same hours that are applied across Sutherland Shire," the appeal said.
The council review received three submissions opposing the 6am opening.
One resident said, "Issues with noise from patrons moving to and from the venue, cars opening and closing doors, loud car radios and Bluetooth phone calls, chairs and tables being dragged around and set up and the like can be tolerated during the day, however you have to agree not before 6am in the morning".
Another resident said, "The noise from moving furniture and patrons using the cafe currently is unacceptable to people who have lived here for more than 20 years and are emergency services operators whom work shift work hours."
The third submission listed "points of interest", including "parking vehicles partially across and fully across driveway and left unattended", illegal parking on the crest of the road and vehicles speeding.
Gerard Manion said he was awaiting official confirmation of the decision.
"If they approved it, that is a good thing," he said.
Mr Manion said the community had been very supportive of the business during the challenges of COVID-19.
"We have also tried to help out the community, including selling eggs, milk, fruit and vegetables and hand sanitiser during the lockdown period," he said.