'Drunken people will seriously affect my life': Decision on booze bid by Gateshead riverside hotel
A riverside Gateshead hotel has been granted an alcohol licence despite local concerns over potential noise and public nuisance.
Gateshead Council’s licensing sub-committee agreed to permit a new alcohol licence to the River Hotel, on Green Lane in Felling, following a meeting this morning. The new licence now permits the premises to serve alcohol, on and off the premises, between 11am to 11pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 11pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
The application also called for the right to play recorded music, inside only between the hours of 8am to 11pm everyday. The application, from Bewick House Ltd, did also state there would be no music outside.
However, five objections were recorded by the local authority. One read: “…I live directly opposite the venue just across the river with no barrier and the noise from the music and people singing, chattering whilst drinking outside travels unhindered across the water and is often amplified by the water and wind.
“This is my concern that the music will be easily heard and the noise of drunken people on the outside terrace will seriously affect my life and the lives of others just a stone throw away across the river.”
The committee heard however, that this kind of background music on such a premises does not require a licence. The committee decided in favour of the application, with the following conditions:
- Adherence to a ‘Challenge 25 policy
- CCTV coverage will be installed to the satisfaction of Northumbria Police
- Rigorous ID checks
- Accurate training records for staff
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