A new “gastrostyle” bar and bistro situated over three floors serving alcohol until 3am could be established in Liverpool city centre.
An application has been made for a premises licence to be approved for a venue named Red Lion on Slater Street in Liverpool. The proposal has been put forward by city businessman Robert Gutmann.
Mr Gutmann is the proprietor of a number of venues on Lark Lane and earlier this month secured a change to the licence at his bar Polidor on the popular South Liverpool stretch to serve alcohol to customers without the need for table service. The latest application to Liverpool Council ’s licensing sub-committee seeks to sell alcohol, play live and recorded music, and the provision of films, performance of dance and plays, from Monday to Sunday from 8am until 3am.
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The ability to serve alcohol both indoors and outdoors from 11pm until 3am has also been sought. The venue, should a licence be granted, would stay open until 3.30am according to the application.
A report ahead of the committee meeting on Tuesday April detailed that an agreement has been reached between the applicant’s solicitor and the Police Licensing Officer to ensure an incident book would be maintained “to record any activity of a violent, criminal or antisocial nature.” In addition, whenever the premises operates beyond midnight, a minimum of 2 SIA registered door supervisors must be on duty from 9pm.
A CCTV system must also be installed accordingly. All windows and external doors must be kept closed from 11pm with signs “prominently displayed at all exits requesting patrons to respect the needs of local residents and leave the area quietly” after discussions with Environmental Health.
Residents have objected to the proposals, with concerns raised regarding noise from bins being emptied and “groups of drunks causing a fuss.” Another has claimed that the proposals would put pressure on the “already stretched police force within the city centre during early hours of the morning on the weekends.” The objection said that the location “is not suitable for a purely drinking establishment, a restaurant would be more fitting.”
Another business owner has objected, supporting issues around difficulties with neighbourhood policing and claiming the venue would not be a priority for Mr Gutmann. It said: “I feel the operator that has applied for the licence already has his hands full with so many other venues. I feel this won't be his major priority to keep this venue operating in the manner that it will require.”
Merseyside Police, Environmental Health and the licensing authority have not objected to the proposals.
