The venue requested longer opening times
An art café has been told it can extend the hours in which it serves alcohol(Image: Amy Britton/Cambridgeshire Live)
A Cambridge café got approval to stay open later despite worries that it might cause a ‘public nuisance’ in its peaceful street. The Artyst, located on Chesterton Road, was allowed to open for longer periods on weekdays and weekends.
Othersyde Limited asked Cambridge City Council to change its alcohol licence. They wanted to serve drinks from 12pm until 11pm Monday through Saturday, and from 12pm until 10.30pm on Sundays. Right now, the licence only lets them serve between noon and 7pm every day.
Some locals raised concerns about this proposal. TJ Silver, who lives on Trafalgar Street behind The Artyst, said: “The increased availability of alcohol until late at night, every night, coupled with the intention of holding events, increases the risk of crime and noise/nuisance occurring on Trafalgar Road/Street and the alley (which is very dark at night).
“The impact on residents will be much more severe than in the day or early evening, because the ‘white noise’ of the area will have died down and residents are more likely to be at rest/sleeping.”
Charles Tyzack from Trafalgar Road added: “I have significant conerns about the public nuisance this may cause if late night drinking is allowed. This is a quiet residential area where families with young children live.”
Sara Garnham, also living on Trafalgar Road, commented: “The application takes no account of the residential nature of the location nor the further cumulative impact that such an all encompassing heavy handed licence would have on public safety, public nuisance and potential crime.
“All day, every day from early to late; outdoor drinking on a public pavement is not appropriatefor this venue (this currently happens under the existing licence which is not allowed). The traffic light junction beside the site is busy and a key crossing point likely to dump pedestrians into a melee of drinkers and obstacles. Late night music every night is inappropriate for a site enveloped by residential premises. Narrow streets and pavements adjacent are not suited for more vehicle o rfoot traffic.”
Cambridge City Council held a hearing on Monday, March 9 to review this licensing request. The cafe was given permission to sell alcohol until 10.30pm Monday through Saturday and until 10pm on Sunday-shorter than their original request for an 11pm closing time.
A spokesperson for Cambridge City Council’s Democratic Services team said: “The Committee resolved to VARY the license withthe amended licensing hours of supplyof alcohol (For consumptiononthepremises)Mondayto Saturday -12:00to22.30and Sunday-12:00to22:00Sunday.”
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