Objections over 20-hour alcohol delivery service

The alcohol would be sold through delivery companies like Deliveroo

Plans to run an alcohol delivery business for 20 hours every day have attracted a wave of objections from residents.

Grapevine Amusements Ltd has applied to Southampton City Council to sell alcohol from an industrial unit through delivery companies like UberEats and Deliveroo.

More than 30 residents submitted objections to the city council, many referencing noise and traffic concerns.

The company said it would train staff to be considerate of neighbouring premises, and use e-bikes for deliveries to reduce noise.

The proposal for Ondrop at the site in Henty Road would see it operate from 09:00 to 05:00 every day.

The premises licence application has drawn opposition from all of the Millbrook ward councillors.

In its application form, Grapevine Amusements Ltd said it would operate from a "secluded unit in the centre of Southampton where we will sell pre-packaged alcohol through third-party operators like UberEats and Deliveroo as well as our own website".

It added the one-storey unit was away from the general public and behind a large gate.

The council’s environmental health team and the police's licensing department have agreed conditions with the applicant.

Members of the council's licensing sub-committee are set to consider the application at a meeting on 17 April.