A local town council is objecting to an Isle of Wight takeaway selling alcohol due to its residential location.
Eat Street, a takeaway that operates from a converted horsebox around the Island, has applied to the Isle of Wight Council to sell alcohol with its food.
The catering business operates online, with orders placed by customers the day before and collection times selected from Island locations.
According to its website, Eat Street operates for 1 day a week from a Cowes address on Mill Hill Road. It is this address that has caused Cowes Town Council to raise concerns that nearby residents may be disturbed by customers collecting orders.
In an email to Isle of Wight Council licensing officers, town councillors felt it could cause a public nuisance to neighbours if those collecting an order had already consumed alcohol.
Answering the concerns, Eat Street confirmed alcohol would only be sold with food, which had to be ordered the day before; it would not encourage the consumption of large amounts of alcohol through offers or promotions, and the nature of the business was that customers consume the food, and alcohol if approved, from the safety of their home. It would also introduce an age-verification process for all alcohol sales and operate a ‘Challenge 25’ policy.
It had also suggested changing the alcohol cut-off time from 22:00 to 20:00.
However, the owners pointed out they were applying for the same time as the local Co-op store was allowed to operate — where patrons could buy a lot more for a lot less — and no one would be able to walk up and order alcohol. Despite further correspondence with the Isle of Wight Council and information provided by Eat Street, the town council’s objection remains.
The licence will now be decided by the Isle of Wight Council’s licensing sub-committee on Monday, 4th October.
In a report to the committee, council officers highlighted responsible authorities such as the police and Environmental Health had not made representations against the licence. They also said no other comments — made by anyone living in the vicinity of Mill Hill Road — were received.
Licensing officers have advised the sub-committee to approve the licence as per the application, with the last time alcohol sales would be allowed remaining at 22:00.
Surly people are being inventive trying to have a thriving business with a good service involved I think people are so petty I wish them every good luck and hope they are granted permission
The council have finally got something right. If they can sell alcohol then more drunks around = more trouble.
you must be a thick tee total nimbe lf people want a drink at home with there takeaway no problem.
Biggest problem would be underage ordering food with alcohol, the one paying, via card, would be old enough. But the underage would then be getting alcohol…
Would be similar to Mcd and KFC etc selling alcohol…
This is a small concern trying to run a business to not have to be dependent on Benefits. Good luck to them. Most alcohol is purchased illegally or just shop lifted by underage teens from co-op and others, couple of can’s or bottle of wine sold at this van will not cause or create any further misuse of alcohol.
Click and collect???? You can’t determine an age appropriate person giving an under age person alcohol due to where it has been bought. The person collecting the food and drink needs to have ID. No different from a supermarket. I, for one, feel that the local council are objecting for the sake of it, there is a shop across the road selling alcohol that is open until late. And what is to stop an person who had already been drinking going to the shop and causing nuisance in the area. Seems like petty arguments to me.
Sorry to be pedantic but the 4th of October is a Tuesday, not Monday.
If a big company did this, would be no problem, carry on rich mate. When the workers try to make a living, we get beaten down time and time again. Forced back into servitude with a firm warning to know our place.
I hope they get permission.
400 years ago we were free to do what we liked and sell what we wanted. Then the royals and religion got their heads together and created the ‘work’ ethic and taxes. That new bloke at the top, he’s family are the ones that are putting you in your place.
“In an email to Isle of Wight Council licensing officers, town councillors felt it could cause a public nuisance to neighbours if those collecting an order had already consumed alcohol.”
Miserable old fart alert!!
No need to sell alcohol. Close it down if the can’t make a living without having to resort to such. Too many addict’s now.
another tee total nimbe they do seem to be surfacing.
I can’t see why they can’t sell booze 24/7
Won’t let a responsible business sell alcohol!!!!!
Surely someone who is trying to earn a wage , and not sponge off of society deserves a chance, and as other’s have said they have to have id before it being passed over ….
Bearing in mind Tesco want to sell alcohol till midnight from 6 am in the morning !!!!!
Good luck to this firm , hope it’s a massive success ..
ffs leave them alone they are trying to earn a living and good on them.. planners concentrate on all the illegal airbnbs operating and all the ‘second’ homes built in peoples gardens without permission and non payment of council tax … true what they say can’t hit a moving target eh!