We do not need another off licence in the town.
Do we assume that all these shops cannot do enough trade and make a living without having an off licence.
We live just off St John’s Road so we have garage at Little London that sells alcohol – cross the road from there we have the shop, again selling alcohol. Down Hawthorn Bank we have Balls who sell alcohol – across from there we have the pub on the corner and opposite, on Winsover Road, we a have the relatively new Fantasia selling alcohol.
I used to walk our dogs in a circle around this area about 6am each morning and many times have met men, usually foreign nationals, with a blue carrier bag full of cans of drink in one hand and a can in the other hand drinking out of that. Was rather an unnerving experience.
I think our planning/licensing department needs to think very carefully about this application as I understand that the existing shops this person runs has been raided by the police.
Is this the sort of person they need to give licence to or not?
Mr and Mrs Scholes
Spalding
