A District
Council Licensing
Sub-committee* met recently – you can see the agenda papers and background
documents. A
new licence was granted, following an agreement between Greene King,
the Premises Licence Holders, and the Police. This followed a Review of
the Licence in May 2016 and closure of the premises by the police in
February 2017 because of multiple breakings of the conditions of the
licence. The old operators were evicted on 3 March, the premises
returned to direct control of Greene King, and the locks changed.
The new licence provides, among 3 pages of stringent conditions:
hours
to be conventional pub hours (usual exceptions Xmas/New Year etc)
the
name to be changed
to
be run as a traditional pub and/or cafe-bar
the
pub to be closed 21 days, and Greene King say it might be closed longer
than that while they find a new operator
regular
discussions between Greene King and Essex Police to prevent future
trouble
*Cllr Brian Surtees (in the chair), Cllr Alan Lion, and LRA Cllr
Caroline Pond
