TRAGO MILLS in Merthyr Tydfil wants to be able to open, sell alcohol and play live music for longer.
The store on Swansea Road is applying to vary a premises licence to allow the sale of alcohol from 10am to 10pm from Monday to Sunday, play live music indoors and outdoors from 10am to 8pm from Monday to Sunday and to be able to open from 9am to 10.30pm from Monday to Sunday.
Currently Trago Mills in Merthyr Tydfil has a licence which allows it to sell alcohol from 9am until 8pm between Monday and Friday, from 9am until 6pm on Saturday and from 9am until 4pm on Sunday.
The current licence allows for opening hours and the playing of live music from 10am until 8pm between Monday and Friday, from 10am until 6pm on Saturday and from 10am until 4pm on Sunday.
The current premises licence was granted by the licensing sub-committee on in March 2018, subject to conditions and the report said that the council has not received any complaints in relation to this premises since the licence was issued.
As a result of mediation, the applicant has amended the application to include all conditions requested by South Wales Police and so the police has no objections to the licence being granted on this basis.
Police said that the applicant has confirmed the opening and closing times of the shop and confirmed that CCTV is currently in situ within the premises including the large car park.
They said that the applicant has confirmed that when all types of events are held, alcohol consumption outside of the main cafeteria will be provided in plastic drinking containers at all times.
But there has been a letter of objection from the public which raised “deep concern” about the application and the letter said they are “disappointed and worried” about the potential negative impacts on the community, environment in terms of noise and footfall which they said would have a detrimental effect on their enjoyment of the land.
They said they already endure “incredibly loud music” and high footfall during events which they said makes it difficult to concentrate on work when working from home along with resting for night shifts so they said the licence would exacerbate matters so they “strongly oppose” the plans.
The application will be considered by the council’s statutory licensing committee on Monday, June 12.
