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| UPDATED
EVERY FRIDAY
Last Update:
Friday 20th
May, 2005 |
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| Bitter pub licence row |
THE test case late
licence battle between a Primrose Hill pub and worried neighbours
has become increasingly bitter as the final day for objections
looms.
Friday (tomorrow) is the last chance for residents to oppose
a bid by Chalcot Road’s Princess of Wales pub to stay
open until midnight on weekdays and 2am on Fridays and Saturdays
– sparking fears that the area could be become a haven
for late night drinkers.
Homes in the area have received a letter in a leafleting blitz
to rally opposition to the plans. Landlady Jean Symons occasionally
uses her function room and has to apply for a blanket licence
even if she uses it rarely.
She said: “There is a campaign going on but they do
not understand why we have applied.”
Pam White of the Hill’s conservation area advisory committee
is leading the opposition. She said: “The pub is unsuitable
for later hours. It’s in a residential area and it does
not need to be open later than it already is.”
Members of the Primrose Hill Community Association also want
the licence refused. Member Lorna Fowler said: “Other
local pubs will follow. They won’t want to see their
customers head to the Prince. And if she were to move on,
the new owners could do what they pleased.”
But some neighbours have been supportive. One who did not
want to be named and lives just yards from the pub, said:
“ To worry it will be noisy or become a party venue
is simply wrong and shows an unflexible attitude. It’s
a storm in a pint glass.”
Groups who hire the function room include Friends of the Earth
and Greenpeace groups – and the BBC. |
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