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Published:
May 25, 2006
Lap
dancing bid by Burnham-On-Sea night club is rejected
Controversial
plans to introduce lap dancing at a
night club in Burnham-On-Sea have
this week been turned down by a licensing panel.
Shakers
- pictured above - had requested a variation to its licence in
order to open until 4am on Fridays and Saturdays, and introduce
occasional lap dancing.
But
at a
meeting of Sedgemoor District Council's licensing panel on Wednesday
afternoon (May 24th), the committee rejected the application after
reviewing the comments of local police, residents and councillors.
They
were concerned about the impact that the longer opening hours
would have on the community around the building.
Residents
living nearby have welcomed the decision. One, who asked not be
named, said: "This is excellent news - the whole issue has
been constantly nagging away in the back of our minds for months,
so I'm delighted it's finally over. The extended opening hours
and lap dancing would have been a very thing for Burnham."
Town
councillors had discussed the controversial plan at their planning
meeting in April - and said they were concerned about noise and
nuisance problems in the area.
Shakers
also wanted to allow the re-entry of clubbers into the club after
midnight in anticipation of the smoking ban. Under the proposal,
clubbers would be able to leave the building, have a smoke and
get back in to the club, but this prompted concerns from local
residents about noise in the early hours.
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