Residents take fight against nightclub liquor licence to appeal tribunal

RESIDENTS of a building on Upper Long Street will intensify their battle against the granting of a liquor licence to a nightclub when their appeal is heard by the Liquor Licensing Tribunal (LLT) on Friday.

- NICOLA DANIELS

TOA night club lodged an application for the transfer of an on consumption (liquor) licence on October 21, 2024. The application concerned an on-consumption lounge and bar with the licensed premises situated in Long Street. The licensee sought to transfer the licence to the prospective licensee.

Several residents and trustees of a neighbouring block of flats had submitted an objection against the granting of the transfer application.

“As a resident in Senator Park, a residential building on Keerom Street, this would significantly impact on myself. The noise levels at night in particular would make it untenable to maintain as a residential abode. The noise and rowdiness on the streets would make the building unappealing to stable tenants or owners to live there. And this makes the building vulnerable to overcrowding and crime. Both of these elements would also affect the area itself as we have seen in the past,” one objection read.