A GRAYS restaurant will have to comply with more than 20 conditions following an application to allow customers to use a new front extension.
Thurrock Council will meet after licence holder Abdul Bashir asked for a variation of the terms of a licence for the Desi Indian restaurant in Orsett Road.
The premises is currently authorised for live and recorded music and the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises Monday to Thursday 10am to midnight, Friday and Saturday 10am to 1.30 am and Sunday 12noon to 11:30pm.
The application will not change any of the existing licenced activities but will allow the use of a new front extension which replaced a balustraded area after receiving planning approval in February 2024.
Not all residents are happy with the application after claiming they already suffer noise and disturbance from the restaurant.
In a written objection submitted to the council, an unnamed resident said they already make complaints to environmental health officers. The resident said: “I strongly object to this proposal. The music played inside is already excessively loud and allowing them to play music to play music at the front would significantly increase noise nuisance.
“This would likely encourage more inappropriate behaviour from intoxicated customers, such as urinating on our property. Even without music, the patrons often shout outside the restaurant after the licence hours end at 1am, disturbing our sleep. Additionally, the ongoing noise issues remain unresolved.”
Environmental health officers have not objected to the application but have called for 13 conditions to be imposed. These include no live or recorded music to be played within new extension area, on Friday and Saturdays, live and recorded music within the main building must be played through a noise limiter-controlled surround sound system and on Friday and Saturdays, all live music or entertainment must cease at midnight with a reduced volume from 11pm.
Essex Police called for nine conditions to a variation of the licence. These include the installation of a recordable cctv system, an incident log to be kept on the premises to record all crimes, incidents and complaints and staff training to protect children and recognise drunkenness.
The license holder has agreed to the conditions.
Thurrock’s licensing committee will consider the variation on Tuesday, February 4.
