Residents have raised “significant concerns” over a pub company’s plans for live music and late-night drinks at a new venue in a Nottinghamshire village on the banks of the River Trent.
The Reddington Pub Company Ltd is currently renovating the Anchor in Main Street, Gunthorpe, and is now planning to obtain a licence to host live music and late-night refreshments once it opens.
According to documents, submitted to Newark and Sherwood District Council, the company is seeking a licence for live and recorded music, and the sale of alcohol, from the hours of 11am to 2am between Monday and Sunday.
It is also looking to get a licence to provide late-night refreshments from 11pm until 2am Monday to Sunday.
The opening hours of 11am to 2:30am, Monday to Sunday, could also be extended by one hour on Bank Holidays if the licence is granted.
Dr Leena Maddock Khan, who lives opposite the site in Main Street, has objected to the application due to “significant concerns regarding the potential for increased public nuisance”.
“The proposed operating hours are more suited to a city centre environment and are wholly inappropriate for our small village setting,” she said.
Another objection letter, written by Emily Maddock Khan, who lives at the same address, further raises concerns over increased traffic in the village, particularly late at night.
The letter adds: “My wife has to wake up early for her shifts as a surgeon, and a good night sleep is obviously vital.”
Both residents have suggested the venue close earlier than has been proposed by the owners.
Notts Police has provided a number of legally-binding conditions, which will apply if the licence is granted.
These conditions include working CCTV, training for staff – including refresher training every six months – and the installation of signs advising customers to “be respectful to residents and to leave the area in a quiet and orderly manner”.
Environmental Health has also suggested a “winding-down and dispersal policy” should be adopted, which would include the slowing down of music, a reduction in volume, and other measures to ensure a calm atmosphere at least 30 minutes before the venue closes.
The Reddington Pub Company, which owns the Old Vol in Caythorpe and The Reindeer in Hoveringham, is also looking to reopen the nearby Tom Browns venue in Main Street.
The restaurant, which sits next to the Anchor, was temporarily closed while it changed owners last year.
Some of The Reddington Pub Company’s other sites, such as The Old Vol, host a number of events including a ‘Ladies Night’ and a ’90s Radical Rewind’ experience, its website says.
Newark and Sherwood District Council will consider the application at a meeting on Tuesday, April 8, at Newark Beacon in Cafferata Way.
The applicant, Sean Reddington, says in his application: “Signs shall be placed at all exits asking customers to respect the needs of local residents.
“The premises shall have an operational dispersals policy and noise management plan.”
The Reddington Pub Company has been contacted for comment.
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