Issues surrounding Norman Bar's licence will put before Leeds City Council chiefs once again this week.
The popular Call Lane premises almost lost its licence after a mass brawl erupted among revellers in late March.
It , including ID scanners and extra door staff.
Now the venue is looking to transfer its licence to a new holder, but West Yorkshire Police doesn't want this to happen.
The potential new licence holder Leonna Taylor was running the bar on the evening of the brawl - according to police - and this means the transfer will 'undermine the crime prevention objective'.
In a letter to the committee, police licensing officer PC Kath Arkle said: “On March 24, 2019 at 3.10am, West Yorkshire Police were alerted to large scale disorder both inside and outside Norman Bar. Management and door staff had lost control and violent disorder was taking place.
“This was prior to the receipt of a validated application to transfer the premises licence into Ms Taylor’s name (March 26), but West Yorkshire Police are aware that an unvalidated transfer application was received by the licensing authority on March 19, and that the proposed premises licence holder was running the business.
“Therefore, West Yorkshire Police would ask any presiding sub-committee at a hearing to refuse this application outright with a view to promoting the crime prevention objective.”
The letter was sent on March 27, one day before a meeting of the sub-committee temporarily suspended the bar’s licence while an investigation could take place.
At a meeting on April 17, the sub-committee decided the bar should be allowed to keep its licence subject to further safety conditions, including ID scanners and extra door staff at the premises.
The suspension on the bar’s opening was also lifted, meaning it could reopen as soon as the measures were in place.
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