Noise complaints over new York café and restaurant bid

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 13:31 · Archive

A York Council licensing hearing will decide on Curious Coffee Company's plan to open a café and restaurant in a former Boots store.

Curious Coffee Company has applied for a licence to operate a café and restaurant in the vacant Boots store on Clifton in York. The venue would serve brunch, light lunches and cakes during the day, with pizzas and Italian-style food in the evening, with seating for up to 40 people.

The application, lodged in August by Eddie Copley-Farnell, proposes operating hours from 7am to 10pm Monday to Wednesday and until 11pm Thursday to Saturday, with Sunday hours from 8am to 10pm.

Two nearby residents have objected to the licensing application, expressing concern about potential disturbances in the evening due to the planned alcohol sales and music. The Curious Coffee Company already runs cafés in Haxby and Easingwold. The Boots store closed in February 2024 as part of the company's nationwide reduction in high street pharmacies.

York Council's licensing hearing will consider the application on Monday, 19 October.

How it is being reported

• Noise fears over new café and restaurant in YorkA bid to open a new café and restaurant in York has sparked noise complaints.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 12 Oct, 13:15
• Noise fears over new café and restaurant in YorkA bid to open a new café and restaurant in York has sparked noise complaints.The Press (York) · 12 Oct, 13:15

In this story: Curious Coffee Company · Boots · York · Clifton · Eddie Copley-Farnell · Haxby · Easingwold

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