A new shop in Clifton will be allowed to sell alcohol despite concerns about anti-social behaviour from people living nearby.
Chiko Mrady, who currently helps to run the Roj Barber in Southchurch Drive alongside his wife, is looking to sell alcohol from his new shop on the same street.
The shop, called Clifton Market, will be based at 214 and 218 in Southchurch Drive.
It has been granted a licence to sell alcohol from Sunday to Thursday between 5am to 11pm, and on Fridays and Saturdays between 5am and midnight.
Concerns had been raised in letters from two objecting residents over crime and disorder, public nuisance and public safety.
However, a Nottingham City Council licensing panel heard a number of conditions had been agreed with Nottinghamshire Police to help prevent any problems.
These include the installation of up to 16 CCTV cameras as well as door staff at later hours.
Tony Clarke, who was representing Mr Mrady, said selling alcohol would “enable the business to compete fairly with other comparable businesses or premises in the area”.
“Chiko simply wishes to stock his premises with a range of popular products that customers generally expect to find in a retail and food premises,” he added.
Cllr Zafran Khan (Lab), a member of the panel, said: “Regarding the experience of Chiko with the convenience store, has he opened one before? And regarding alcohol in the shop, where will it be displayed and will it be behind the counter?”
The panel was informed Mr Mrady came to the UK from Iran in 2016, and that he has had 10 years of retail experience since, including working as an assistant manager at a convenience store.
The family currently runs the Roj barber shop in the area, and the new business venture is to help them “build a nest egg”.
Mr Clarke said there was “no evidence to support the fears”, and that alcohol will only take up around 15 per cent of all stock.
Spirits will also be placed behind the counter, while up to six staff members will be employed, with a minimum of two people working on shift at any one time.
He added it was better to have a unit open, inhabited and lit up than to have it closed.
Concluding Tamazin Wilson, legal, said the panel noted the written representations that referred to concerns in relation to potential anti-social behaviour driven by alcohol, concerns in relation to existing nuisance in the area, environmental and noise pollution due to the opening hours, and questions over whether there is a need for an additional shop.
She said they determined all relevant authorities were happy with the conditions and the licence was granted.
