Rhyl Pub Granted Permission for Beer Garden Despite Noise Concerns

A Rhyl pub has been granted permission to build a beer garden despite concerns about noise.
Ellis’s Bar applied to Denbighshire County Council’s licensing department, seeking permission for a variation in its licence.
The bar on Water Street previously had permission to provide “licensable activities” from 9am to 4am on Monday – Sunday.
But the pub then applied for a variation allowing it to create a beer garden with provisions in place to avoid noise.
The council, though, received seven written objections to the plans concerned with the potential for noise, anti-social behaviour, and public nuisance.
But following a licensing sub-committee meeting at Denbighshire’s Ruthin County Hall HQ, the committee has granted the pub permission to proceed with their plans, subject to additional conditions being agreed.
A licensing report said: “The applicant has stated there will be no music in the beer garden after 11 pm, and there will be CCTV/door staff monitoring the beer garden after 11 pm.
“A secondary door will also be fitted onto (the) beer garden to avoid the breakout of noise.”
North Wales Police, the fire service, and the council’s environmental health were consulted.

By Richard Evans – Local Democracy Reporter