Sheffield Pub News - August 2009

The Farfield Inn at Neepend, which has been closed since the massive flooding of 2007, may not now reopen. Sheffield City Council has given permission to a skip hire company to start trading next door to the pub, and landlord Ralph Salt is having to consider whether the extra noise and pollution would make his business untenable.

The Walnut Club Champagne Bar & Grill has been refused permission to extend its opening hours. The bar & restaurant, on Ecclessall Road, had applied to stay open until 1:30AM on Fridays and Saturdays instead of the current closing time of 11:30PM.

Planning officers at Sheffield City Council received 32 letters objecting to the plans, as well as objections by five councillors and Liberal Democrat leader and Hallam MP Nick Clegg. Local residents believe that customers at the venue already make too much noise and that longer opening hours would exacerbate the problem.

Owner Richard Smith defended the plans, saying "We are a first-floor venue with no outdoor drinking or eating. We are a dining establishment, not a nightclub, and our customers are not noisy."

Council planning officers felt that the venue as in the wrong location to open later, with their report saying "Later opening hours will undoubtedly have an impact on the standard of amenity experienced by residents living in close proximity."

Nearby restaurant Nonna's and the Porter Brook pub have also had applications to extend their opening times rejected in recent years.

Static bar on West Street in Sheffield city centre has been granted permission to extend its opening hours despite opposition from neighbouring residents and council officials.

However, the bar must obtain planning permission for the later opening hours before they can come into effect. Static had applied for permission to open until 4AM every day, but Sheffield City Council's licensing board limited the extension until 3:30AM Thursday - Saturday and until 2:30AM Sunday - Wednesday, provided that they improve their sound insulation.

Nylon bar on Charter Row in Sheffield city centre is set to close down and become a lap-dancing club. The new venue will be called Cheetah's and will open later this month.

Static bar & club, on West Street in Sheffield city centre, has applied for an extended licence that would allow it to open until 4AM every night. In their application the management indicated that they wanted to stay open longer at weekends and also have the option to hold more events for students during the week. They said that current opening hours prevent them from engaging external promoters to hold events in the venue.

However, officials at Sheffield City Council are opposing the application, saying that the venue is too noisy and must improve sound insulation before it would support any extension of the opening hours.

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