Plans for a new beer garden in south Liverpool have been hit with opposition from a neighbour and local councillors.
An application has been made to Liverpool Council to establish a beer garden off a premises on Lark Lane.
The address, 91 Lark Lane, sits between the popular Polidor restaurant and the Fallen Angel tattoo studio.
It used to be a shop but a licence was granted in February last year to allow it to start serving alcohol.
Now, Adam Wan has applied to the council’s licensing department to include a garden at the back of the property within that licence, meaning people could be served alcohol there also, allowing it to function as a beer garden.
The variation would also allow the premises to sell alcohol with no food, which is currently a condition of the licence.
Liverpool Council’s licensing and gambling sub-committee will consider the application later this month - but the bid will face opposition from some in the area.
One nearby resident said the beer garden would sit far too close to nearby properties.
The resident, who is not named in the documents, said: “The proposed rear area opens directly onto residential property.
“Noise until 12 on weekdays and later on weekends will seriously affect the living conditions of residents whose properties are currently sheltered from Lark Lane noise by the Lark Lane buildings themselves.
“The proposed area will be 5-10 m from bedrooms, directly affecting the lifestyles of residents who gain no benefit from the development.”
The resident said any outdoor area would need to close by 11pm and include more noise proofing measures as part of any licence being granted.
Two ward councillors, Sarah Jennings and Anna Key, have also submitted objections to the sub-committee.
In her submission, councillor Jennings said more “vertical drinking”, without any food being served, was problematic.
She said: “Under the Special Cumulative Impact Policy in place for Lark Lane there was a presumption against premises being permitted to supply alcohol without serving food to avoid the area becoming overpopulated with 'vertical drinking' venues and the problems associated with excess consumption of alcohol, e.g. noise nuisance, anti-social behaviour, urinating/vomiting in the street, drug use and violence.
“These problems remain and so the licence should remain as is, and it should be a requirement for food to be served to slow down the drinking.”
Mr Wan will be able to make his case for the licence variation before the sub-committee on June 24.
