The proposal, submitted in October 2025, sought permission for a standalone coffee shop with a drive-thru lane, customer parking and associated works at the Parkway Centre in Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough. Planning officers concluded that the development's layout would harm both the proposed site and the wider shopping centre. Parkway Centre, Coulby Newham. They also pointed out that there is already a Costa located inside Tesco, which sits at the other side of the shopping centre. One of the most detailed objections came from the owners of Bentley's Coffee Shop, an independent family-run business at the Parkway Centre.