A licensing committee has allowed DrgnFly in Poole to run later, with limits and noise controls after residents raised concerns about the Ashley Cross application. A Poole restaurant can run licensed activities later after councillors considered residents’ concerns at a hearing. DrgnFly, on Bournemouth Road, asked to extend live and recorded music and late night refreshments to three thirty am on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, but BCP Council’s licensing committee has set the limit at two am. The committee heard the application after 27 objections were submitted, with residents warning t
A Poole restaurant can run licensed activities later after councillors considered residents’ concerns at a hearing.
DrgnFly, on Bournemouth Road, asked to extend live and recorded music and late night refreshments to three thirty am on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, but BCP Council’s licensing committee has set the limit at two am.
The committee heard the application after 27 objections were submitted, with residents warning that the plan could affect crime and disorder, public safety and public nuisance licensing objectives in the surrounding area.
A decision notice says extra conditions are also in place, including keeping doors closed when music is playing, except for access and exit, and using a noise limiter to control sound from the venue.
Councillor Emily Pankhurst said she was pleased that “residents’ voices have been heard”, adding that the original request was “excessive” for an area around Ashley Cross that is mainly residential.
She said venues should take more responsibility for outside areas, where litter such as smashed bottles, glasses, empty vapes and takeaway packaging has been seen on weekend mornings in the neighbourhood.
