Wetherspoon asks for licence for former restaurant

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has applied for a licence to open a new site in Wetherby.

The company has asked Leeds City Council for permission to sell alcohol until 01:00 at weekends at the pub on High Street.

Wetherspoon's bought the former Sant Angelo restaurant, also known as The Angel, in 2022.

Councillors will consider an application for a premises licence at a hearing on 20 May.

In January the council gave listed building and change of use consent for a conversion of the existing site, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

A licensing sub-committee report said the council received two letters of objection from people living nearby to the licensing application.

One objector wrote: "The noise levels from the clientèle will definitely disrupt our sleep."

The council environmental health team also raised concerns and submitted a list of suggested measures to prevent public nuisance.

That included no outside drinking after 23:00 and no loudspeakers outside the premises.

The licence would allow alcohol sales from 09:00 to 00:00, Sunday to Wednesday, and until 01:00 from Thursday to Saturday.

Councillors could grant or refuse the application, or allow it with additional conditions, at the hearing at Leeds Civic Hall.

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