A quick snippet of news from Friday: the new Sainsbury's planned for Gloucester Road (on the site of the old Threshers at the junction with Zetland Road) was granted an 'off' licence. I don't have the full details yet, but I do know that they have had conditions put on the licence to try to mitigate the public nuisance angle - e.g. around street drinking. Councillor David Willingham from Bishopston Ward made a number of specific suggestions that I think we accepted, but once I have the full account, I'll post them up here. I thought it likely that they would given that the building had had a licence before, but the conditions will be useful.
(I wasn't able to be at the hearing as I was hosting/chairing a meeting about the Walking Strategy that was in the diary before the Sainsbury's case. That went very well - 30 or so people talking about the next stages in making Bristol a more pedestrian-friendly city.)
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Neil
Did you know that someone is applying for a licence on the other Bottoms Up further up the road? It seems, from the notice in the window, that someone is looking to open a wine & related items, glassware, etc. business. It looks like an independent business, so I hope the CIA doesn't work against them given the Sainsbury approval.
The CIA is very specific about giving opportunities to businesses which offer something different, so it shouldn't be a problem. Anyway, it's not in force yet, I don't believe.
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