Complaints threat to shop booze licence

A shop in West Bromwich is to have its licence reviewed after residents complained about anti-social behaviour.

The Nisa Local off licence, in Moor Street, was hailed as the symbol of the regeneration of the Lyng estate when it opened.

It has been a blot on the estate ever since, according to residents and business owners. The managers of West Gate Plaza, where the shop is based, has now called for a review into Nisa's 24-hour licence to sell alcohol. shop manager Amadeep Atwal is to appear before a licensing committee on Monday.

The development comprises two shops – Nisa and Lloyds Chemists – and a fish and chip shop is due to move in soon.

In a letter to the committee, Max Samuel-Camps, of the Plaza's management company, wrote: "Since the convenience store opened a continuous stream of complaints from the residential tenants has bombarded us.

"The tenants advise us that they have been subject to constant disturbance late at night, especially at the weekends.

"Apparently people, the majority of whom seem to be drunk, are going into the convenience store throughout the night and purchasing more alcohol and drinking it outside the shop.

"As a result there is continued and ongoing shouting, abusive and foul language and noise throughout the night."

Mr Samuel Camps added: "On several occasions we understand that the police have been called to break up fights.

"People have tried to gain unauthorised access to the residential flats and have been sick and urinated on and against the building, including against the flat entrances."

He said that one tenant had already moved out of his flat because of the noise, while others had asked for reductions in their rent.

They asking Sandwell Council licensing committee to restrict hours from 6am to 11pm.

Nobody at the Nisa shop was available to comment.