Decision over new bar deferred until summer

Objectors to the proposals for the bar on Murray Street (pictured), say they fear the impact on the area

A decision over an application for a new bar in a North Yorkshire seaside town that would serve alcohol until 01:00 seven days a week has been deferred.

Harry Firth, who plans to open Harry's Bar in Murray Street, Filey, wanted permission to serve daily from 09:00 and to play live and recorded music.

He said the business would be "very family-oriented", with the sale of alcohol "ancillary" to that.

But North Yorkshire councillors said the proposal was not detailed enough and deferred a final decision over the application until later this year.

Applicant Harry Firth attended the licensing meeting at Scarborough Town Hall

A meeting of North Yorkshire Council's licensing committee, at Scarborough Town Hall on Tuesday, heard concerns had been raised about the level of detail around seating plans, smoking areas and fire risk assessments, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said.

Filey Town Council lodged an objection and said music from the bar might disturb people in the nearby Memorial Gardens, where various acts of remembrance take place.

Mr Firth volunteered additional conditions restricting music.

However, Councillor Tim Grogan, who chairs the committee, said insufficient detail had been given and a decision on the application was deferred until 10 June.

Mr Firth was told to redraft the plan to more accurately represent his "vision for Harry's Bar", taking into consideration the Memorial Gardens, seating and live music arrangements and a plan for smoking, as well as a fire service plan.

He said he was "a little bit disappointed" by the deferral, because he had hoped to open by June.

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