York café gets licence despite neighbours' noise concerns

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 13:02 · Archive

City of York Council has licensed a new café and restaurant in the city centre after the owner responded to objections about potential noise.

City of York Council has approved a licence for Clifton's Curious Coffee Company, a new café and restaurant in the former Boots store in Clifton. The decision came on Monday, October 19, after two objections were raised by neighbours concerned about potential evening disturbances caused by alcohol sales and music.

The owner, Eddie Copley-Farnell, addressed the concerns at a council hearing. He said the business was not applying to operate as a pub and wanted to work constructively with the community. He emphasised that the venue would serve brunch, light lunches and cakes during the day, with pizzas and Italian-style food available in the evening.

Copley-Farnell said he took the neighbours' concerns seriously and understood their uncertainty about a new venue. He pointed to the company's existing cafés in Haxby and Easingwold as evidence of a proven track record of not causing issues, and pledged to work constructively to resolve any concerns that might emerge. The business aimed to open the Clifton venue in November.

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'We're not a pub'- owner of new café and restaurant in York on noise fearsA new café and restaurant in York will try to be a positive part of its community amid fears over noise, its owner has said.York Press · 20 Oct, 12:15
'We're not a pub'- owner of new café and restaurant in York on noise fearsA new café and restaurant in York will try to be a positive part of its community amid fears over noise, its owner has said.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 20 Oct, 12:15

In this story: Eddie Copley-Farnell · The Curious Coffee Company · York · Clifton · City of York Council · Haxby · Easingwold

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