An appeal has been lodged after council officers blocked a local restaurant’s bid to open until midnight.
Mediterranean eatery La Banq, which opened in December 2022, previously applied to vary the planning permission conditions for its site on Abbots Langley High Street by extending its opening hours.
This bid was rejected by Three Rivers District Council in December 2023 and the restaurant lodged an appeal in June.
La Banq, which occasionally hosts live music, wants to change its closing time from 11pm every night to 12am on Fridays and Saturdays.
It was suggested that being unable to extend its hours could lead to the business having to close, although council officers remarked that “no financial evidence has been provided to substantiate these claims”.
The official decision notice said that the change “would lead to unacceptable levels of noise and disturbance to nearby residential properties late at night when background levels are at their lowest”.
The Planning Inspectorate will now consider the appeal bid.
Photo credit: La Banq
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