It’s full steam ahead for the new Wyld bar in Newport as its licence is granted.
Determined today (Thursday) by a meeting of the Isle of Wight Council’s licensing sub-committee, the new nightlife hotspot in the centre of the town, filling the former Pizza Express restaurant space, will be able to open until 23:00 Sunday to Thursday, and midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
Nearby residents had objected due to potential noise nuisance or anti-social behaviour.
One said:
“We are not killjoys and were young once but these hours are surely not suitable with so many residents in the flats. Quite frankly we are worried sick.”
The new establishment is targeted towards the young, female professional and says it will be the ‘sassiest and most instagrammable cafe’, with pink decor and statement touches throughout.
It was first intended to be a bar, but following feedback from residents and opportunities to retain the open kitchen, it has now changed to become a restaurant/cafe/bar.
The licence will allow the showing of films, live and recorded music, as well as host dance performances, supplying alcohol and late-night refreshment.
Speaking on behalf of residents, Cllr Julie Jones-Evans, said it was about finding an equilibrium between the activity of Wyld and the residents.
She said:
“Our town centres are changing, through the impact of Covid or online shopping, every town centre has its issues.
“We don’t want empty premises, we want a thriving town centre but also more people living in it.
“Residents in this area have lived in harmony with the previous tenants of the building for many years.
“The main issues residents are concerned with is the prevention of public nuisance, people coming out of the building and dispersing.”
Under the noise management plan submitted by Wyld, a dispersal policy will be implemented allowing a staggering of customers to leave and door staff to point people in the direction of the taxi rank or bus station.
Numbers of people gathering outside the building to smoke will also be controlled before the crowd becomes unnecessarily large and will be directed to stand away from the residential properties.
Following initial concerns with the application, an environmental health officer said they were satisfied the noise management plan, and the installation of a second set of doors would help prevent noise escaping the building and lessen nuisance to residents.
To curtail any noise issues, Wyld says it will install a speaker system with automatic volume control, which cannot be overridden, meaning the levels of music played cannot go above a certain level.
Granting the licence, the sub-committee added conditions including door supervision must be compulsory on Friday and Saturday from 10pm, no regulated activities can take place before the second set of doors are installed and patrons are not allowed to enter or reenter Wyld after 11pm.
Speaking to residents of Savoy Court who attended the meeting, chair of the sub-committee Cllr Daryll Pitcher, said it was always awkward as no one can get everything they want but he hoped their concerns had been addressed.
He also reminded residents a licence can be reviewed if there are any issues and it does not comply with the conditions.
Sure this new council will be keen to fill one, of the many empty shops in our towns.
Platitudes from the owner. It will be the usual shitfest at (the extended) kick out time same as all the other venues in the town.
”The new establishment is targeted towards the young, female professional and says it will be the ‘sassiest and most instagrammable cafe’, with pink decor and statement touches throughout.”……
Thus excluding a huge portion of the potential market, working men with money to spend.
The type of persons that enjoy this place are 18 year old girls who may still live at home and have limited finances available to spend on nights out.
This company is targeting the wrong market and will fail fast.
Babe, if you think there’s not enough places for working men to go then you’ve been living under a rock. This obvs isn’t for you, get over it!
Think you’ll find that women of all ages will be going there. Nothing like a family night out for the girls.
Can just imagine the inane shrieking and squealing. Nothing worse than hysterical hen parties and the like. I feel sorry for the poor people living nearby to this. High pitched loud voices travel more than deeper ones.
If someone opens a bar tailored for men, you see the backlash of people claiming mysogyny!
They have been around for years, they’re called pubs and are are often full of misogynistic, racist and homophobic men. This isn’t for you so get over it.
pubs are just as full of racist, misandrist and homophobic women – and there are plenty of stay at home mums that spend more time standing outside a pub smoking a roll up with a pint than there were years ago.
wyld will not succeed if they only target 18 to 25 aged working females – they are required by law to be open and inclusive to all in the hospitality and entertainment sector.
segregation might have worked in the 1950’s but not today
exactly betty – they are on the wrong side of history here. They are risking the backlash that they are not inclusive and open to all – all men/ trans women/ women who aren’t working professionals and older women are apparently excluded from this establishments plans.
when the revenue doesn’t cover the running costs, the rose tinted view that they have, will change quickly before the place closes down.
What a load of hogwash, all good words, but they won’t stick to it. As for the council saying there are ways to complain, damn near impossible, you have to fill out logs for a minimum of 2 weeks, and environmental health don’t give a stuff either, they have to have “Special” equipment to measure sound levels, these days anyone can get a decent decibel reading. Money over people yet again.
“allowing a staggering of people leaving”, sounds about right