A kebab van in Bath is once again locked in a battle with a high-end hotel as it tries to extend its opening hours.
Jimmy’s Kebab, located on Terrace Walk (known in Bath as Bog Island), wants to extend its opening hours beyond 3am but the nearby Abbey Hotel says it will disturb its guests. Now — for the third time — the matter is coming before Bath and North East Somerset Council to make a decision.
The Abbey Hotel offers classy contemporary rooms right in the heart of the city for anyone visiting Bath. Meanwhile Jimmy’s Kebab offers people who live in the city and have been out on the town or clubbing at nearby Labyrinth a place to get some hot food late at night.
The kebab van wants to modify its opening hours, starting trading half an hour later at 9pm but staying open 40 minutes later, until 3.40am. The kebab van has previously told the council that having to close at 3am means it misses out on the trade from people leaving Labyrinth.
The council has already turned down two applications from Jimmy’s Kebab to extend its opening hours over the years. Now Bath and North East Somerset Council’s licensing committee will hold yet another hearing on the issue.
Objecting to the plans, solicitors for the Abbey Hotel claimed that the noise from the kebab van had caused it to offer refunds or different rooms to its guests. They warned: “The proposed extension of trading hours would intensify an already problematic operation in a location that is highly sensitive to late-night noise and disturbance.”
Syed Jaffery, owner of nearby 6 North Parade and 17 Pierrepont Street, also objected. He said: “My properties accommodate tenants and visitors who reasonably expect a safe and peaceful environment.”
He added: “The proposed extension would continue customer activity, queuing, conversations, vehicle movements and associated noise later into the night at a time when nearby residents and occupiers are most likely to be sleeping.”
The licensing hearing will take place at 10am on July 30 before Bath and North East Somerset Council’s licensing subcommittee in Bath Guildhall.
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