The Mayfair in Bungay opened on a temporary licence on Friday, December 8, after a frantic week of 15-hour days transforming a former newsagent into an entertainment venue.
But two weeks to the day after it opened East Suffolk Council revoked the temporary licence after a series of complaints.
Business owners, Silas and his wife Daisy, who run the popular Maui Waui festival near Dereham, subsequently applied for a full licence which is to be decided in a council licensing committee meeting on April 5.
The couple's application had 25 representations in support and four objections against it.
Silas Rayner pictured in the Santa's Grotto created at the back of The Mayfair when it opened in December (Image: Denise Bradley)
Among the objections were problems with noise when the premises opened over Christmas.
Councillors will consider reports of people spilling out onto the street and the general noise and nuisance and intoxicated patrons congregating outside the entrance of both Broad Street and Brandy Lane.
In the objections, there were also complaints raised of cigarette butts, vomit, and urination in the alleyway.
The section of the wall outlined for a side entrance/exit from Brandy Lane (Image: Silas Rayner)
In an attempt to solve the noise issues Mr Rayner has proposed creating a new side entrance and exit in Brandy Lane which is non-residential.
Within the documents, Mr Rayner has bullet-pointed plans to minimise noise and offer solutions to appease people affected by it.
Mr Rayner will soundproof the front and back of the building, and from 6pm the bar area will move to the rear of the building to move people away from Broad Street.
The Mayfair, in Bungay (Image: Denise Bradley)
Documents show plans to have soundproof glass in the toilet windows and a sound-protective ceiling and soundproof doors.
Mr Rayner has offered to cooperate with neighbours as to how they can operate in harmony with their neighbours.
But despite the documents outlining plans to "mitigate" the noise and offer solutions to appease those affected by it, Bungay Town Council recommended rejection due to the "lack of appropriate soundproofing proposals" as well as other reasons.
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The Mayfair in Bungay opened on a temporary licence on Friday, December 8, after a frantic week of 15-hour days transforming a former newsagent into an entertainment venue.
But two weeks to the day after it opened East Suffolk Council revoked the temporary licence after a series of complaints.
Business owners, Silas and his wife Daisy, who run the popular Maui Waui festival near Dereham, subsequently applied for a full licence which is to be decided in a council licensing committee meeting on April 5.
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