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Councillors will decide on Wednesday (28 October) at whether the new Blind Cow restaurant in Oxton Village can serve alcohol until midnight every day, after seven neighbours objected. The hearing is at 10 am.
Blind Cow Oxton Limited has applied for a premises licence for 27a Rose Mount, which opened earlier this month as a café by day and a steakhouse in the evenings.
The application asks to:
- Sell alcohol for drinking on the premises from 9am to midnight, Monday to Sunday.
- Serve late-night refreshment from 11pm to midnight, every day.
- Open to the public from 7am to midnight, every day.
Seven residents have objected to the license idea. A report to councillors says their concerns include:
- The premises being close to homes in a mainly residential area.
- Noise and disturbance from alcohol sales until midnight.
- Customers leaving late, and anti-social behaviour.
- Existing parking and traffic problems nearby.
One resident wrote in support, saying a licence would "enhance the lifestyle and wellbeing of local residents".
None of the council's responsible authorities, including Merseyside Police, environmental health, and the licensing authority, has objected.
After talks with police, the applicant has agreed to extra conditions if the licence is granted. They include CCTV covering all entrances and the area outside, a Challenge 25 policy, incident and refusals logs, and "leave quietly" notices at the exits.
Windows and doors would be closed by 9pm, and whenever music is playing, and no bottles or waste would be put out between 8pm and 8am.
The same meeting will also consider an application from Shop & Go on Hamilton Street, Birkenhead, to sell alcohol from 6am to midnight.
Trading Standards has objected to that application. It says the company's sole director has received two formal written warnings from Knowsley Trading Standards after illegal tobacco and vapes were seized from premises he traded from.
The Licensing Act Sub-Committee meets at 10am on Wednesday. It can grant the applications, add conditions or refuse them, and its decision can be appealed to the magistrates' court.
The reports are on the council's website for you to view.
