A NEW pub has been handed its licence despite fears of “noxious smells” and late-night drunken behaviour.
Residents and stakeholders were left concerned after the new owners of The Swan Inn applied for an alcohol and music licence until 3am.
But now BCP Council’s licensing subcommittee has elected to allow the pub, in Old Orchard, Poole Quay, to operate until the early hours, with the latest being 2am on Fridays and Saturdays.
It would be earlier on other days.
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During the meeting last month, Dorset Police and residents raised concerns about the potential impact of the premises on anti-social behaviour in the area.
Residents living in the next door apartment block called Vespasian attended the meeting, along with property developer Richard Carr of Fortitudo.
They said at the time they were worried about “shouting, swearing, people urinating in the street, violence, fights”.
Recently published minutes on the outcome after it was made in private said licensing consultant Surendra Panchal, on behalf of the pub, agreed to reduce the hours.
The minutes said: The subcommittee felt that reducing the hours to 2am on Friday and Saturday would match the latest terminal hour of another premises in the area and deter customers from moving from other premises to take advantage of later hours at this premises.
“Mr Panchal also confirmed that it was only intended to have live/recorded music on Friday and Saturday and the subcommittee agreed to add this as a condition, to be limited to inside the premises and to end no later than 1.30am.
“Mr Panchal also confirmed that the applicant was willing to add conditions to limit delivery hours and provide mobile phone numbers for local residents to contact the premises with any issues.”
It said of excess noise: “Members agreed that a robust condition should be added to the licence to ensure that noise associated with the operation of a licensed premises would not have a detrimental impact on nearby residents.
“It was noted that there was no outside smoking area on the premises and that although the applicant intended staff to limit numbers leaving the premises to smoke, this could not form a condition.”
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