The operators of an award profitable Irish Bar within the metropolis centre have claimed they’re being discriminated in opposition to over repeated noise complaints.
Between March 2020 and February 2022 there have been 75 noise complaints made to Glasgow Metropolis Council’s licensing division in opposition to Connolly’s Bar on Bell Road – all by the identical ten complainers.
Council officers have attended the premises and met with residents on a variety of events over the previous two years to search out amplified noise coming from the premises. However Police Scotland has eliminated the bar from their “monitored premises record” following 64 profitable inspections throughout the identical time interval.
Whereas tenants within the neighbouring properties and upstairs flats say the scenario is having a unfavourable influence on their well being and well-being, the proprietor of Connolly’s, Lindsay McIntyre insists residents have failed to satisfy her midway to deal with these issues.
Ms McIntyre claims she must be granted entry to those properties to see the place the noise is coming from earlier than she will be able to put measures in place to deal with the issue. And he or she stated in a report back to the licensing officer that there seemed to be a discriminatory side to those complaints.
The problem was introduced earlier than the licensing board on Friday afternoon.
Connolly’s authorized consultant, Archie McIver, stated: “The constructing has been a licensed premise since 1994 and have become Connolly’s bar in 2019. Connolly’s was awarded the Greatest Irish Bar in Scotland title in 2019, 2020 and 2022.
“This was initially a industrial constructing till the upstairs flats had been put in. The constructing was not designed for housing.
“There was a frosty relationship between the 2 events. Noise is a aspect impact of dwelling in a metropolis centre. You are not going to get up to the sound of sheep grazing outdoors. I’m not saying folks ought to stay in distress however each events should be proportionate.
“I might ask that this matter be continued so we will attempt to acquire entry to the neighbouring properties to measure the sound. Evidently the residents simply don’t want an Irish Bar there.”
Mr McIver additionally stated that Connolly’s had diminished the variety of stay music occasions it held, the quantity of the music and saved a watch on acts, all of which had resulted in a lack of revenue for the bar.
Throughout the assembly it was revealed that Connolly’s had breached a discover which ensured music stopped after 11pm.
Councillor Alex Wilson stated: “There is no such thing as a smoke with out fireplace. We’ve got had statutory notices issued which might not have occurred if there was not some type of downside.
“We’ve got issued a reduce off at 11pm however music went on till 11.50pm – the applicant isn’t serving to themselves right here.
“If the complainers should not keen to come back to the desk and there may very well be an “aspect” inflicting this to not be resolved. I wrestle with the truth that we must decide with no correct decision.”
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Councillor Invoice Butler added: “We have to decide based mostly on proof as this accusation of discrimination appears to be based mostly on impressions.
“We have to attain a stage that’s acceptable to each events. We want a physique of proof.”
The problem was continued for additional investigation.
