Sainsbury’s has applied for a premises licence (to sell alcohol and late-night refreshments) at the Cambridge Leisure Park on Clifton Road, where they plan to open a Sainsbury’s Local. They wish to sell alcohol between the hours of 6.00 a.m. and 11.00 p.m. Details can be found at www.cambridge.gov.uk/licences

If you live or work nearby, you qualify as an interested party and can make a representation on the application. Your comments must relate to one of Cambridge City Council’s four licensing objectives, which are:

• the prevention of crime and disorder
• public safety
• the prevention of public nuisance
• the protection of children from harm

You can comment on line on the Council’s website or fill in a form. Representation-form-person-body

I was surprised to see this application, since the Cambridge Leisure Park is designated as a cumulative impact area, ie a business has to demonstrate that it will not add to alcohol-related problems in the area. (See previous post: http://amandataylor.mycouncillor.org/2011/03/01/388/). The Leisure Park already has a high level of alcohol-related crime and it is hard to see how Sainsbury’s will be able to convince us that another off-licence facility won’t make things worse.

Watch this space.

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