Noise complaints prompt pub licence review

Some residents in the area have struggled to sleep due noise levels in the night, a report said

A pub risks having its licence revoked following complaints of "persistent" noise from loud music inside and outside the premises.

Some people living near The Oak Inn on Gosford Street in Coventry reported being so exhausted by lack of sleep they could not do their jobs properly.

Neighbours said they could hear song lyrics in their bedrooms even with the windows closed and "loud bass beats" disturbed their sleep.

Council officers will review the licence at a hearing on Monday 16 September.

People complained on eight different occasions about the noise in as many months, the application to review the licence stated.

In each case officers visiting the area found the noise to be a "statutory nuisance" meaning people had been seriously disrupted.

The problems continued despite the council's efforts to resolve it, the document added.

The council's environmental protection officer, who made the application, wrote: "These events have repeatedly happened during the week and weekends even after warnings have been issued.

"As a result people have been unable to sleep, causing them severe stress and affecting their health," he said.

Complainants had been so severely affected they had "not been able to do their jobs properly because they are so tired," he added.

The pub previously had its licence revoked after reports of a rape.

Under its current licence the pub can play live and recorded music until 03:00 as long as the noise does not cause a nuisance.

Councillors have five possible courses of action at next week's meeting including changing, suspending or revoking the pub's licence.