Hearing will decide Wednesfield petrol garage’s late-night alcohol licence
The application asks for permission to sell alcohol from the petrol garage from 7am to 11pm every day
A council hearing will decide whether a new petrol garage will be allowed to sell alcohol until 11pm every day.
City of Wolverhampton Council’s licensing committee will meet to decide on plans for a new Morrisons Daily at the Linthouse Lane Service Station in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton.
The application, which was revised after submission, asks for permission to sell alcohol from the petrol garage from 7am to 11pm every day.
The application, which was submitted in February, drew concerns from a number of authorities including West Midlands Police, City of Wolverhampton Council and the city’s environmental health and public health officers.
A number of objections were also submitted by concerned local residents who said the new shop and off-licence would become a “focal point for all kinds of anti-social behaviour including drunkenness, littering and criminal activity.”
The objections by nearby residents said junctions around the “very busy” Linthouse Lane were already congested – which had led to the council installing traffic calming measures nearby – and the Morrisons Daily plans would not include enough parking spaces.
The lack of spaces would lead to parking in the road and problems for neighbours including noise, disruption and blocked driveways and pavements, the objections added.
However, the objections made by the responsible authorities have all been removed after additional conditions to the licence were agreed.
West Midlands Police said it had concerns over the long operating hours but went on to sign a mediation agreement with the garage owners that only pushed back the sale of alcohol by an hour from 7am to 11pm.
The opening hours of 6am to 11pm would remain the same.
After agreeing to include the Challenge 25 initiative in its licence, the city’s public health officers agreed to remove their objections.
City of Wolverhampton Council also removed its objection after changes to the application over CCTV, incident logs, staff training and online deliveries were agreed.
Environmental health officers withdrew their concerns with the addition of conditions on littering and waste collections.
The licensing committee meets on April 2 to make a decision.
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