Conditions placed on A Listers at Aurora licence in Ipswich

Ipswich Borough Council met to discuss the premise licence of A Listers at Aurora on Monday and accepted recommendations made by Suffolk Constabulary.

As a result the waterfront bar must ensure two licenced door staff are in place every Friday, Saturday, Bank Holiday and whenever Ipswich Town games are being streamed. 

Additionally, the bar must make sure that after 8pm anyone sitting outdoors is given a plastic cup for their beverages and that such cups should be available to use instead of glass if the police ask for it. 

Aurora had submitted it's own list of ways to reduce concerns by residents but many of these were dismissed by the sub-committee for being a "watered down versions of the police's recommendations".

Suffolk Police were called to an incident outside the bar in August after a man was hit in the face with the glass bottle. (Image: Newsquest) Nearby residents had complained of "unruly behaviour" from bar goers.

Residents also claimed that they were constantly being kept awake by loud music and arguments stemming from customers of the bar, which they said had gone "from a fine dining place to effectively a sports bar".

In response to claims the bar had organised live music outside the venue, a representative for the venue said this was "unsubstantiated".

A Listers at Aurora (highlighted) is surrounded in a horseshoe of residential flats (Image: Google) Legal representatives from Aurora said: "Whilst wishing to be entirely respectful of the applicant's position, we would suggest that incidents of noise are not as bad as suggested."

They also said the business wanted to make sure there was a positive working relationship between the bar and neighbours. 

Suffolk police did not make any formal representation against the licence but in a report said it had recorded six occasions officers had attended the bar.

This included an incident in August after a man was hospitalised after being glassed in the face outside the venue. 

Suffolk Police had issued a list of recommendations it wanted to be added to the premises licence going forward (Image: Newsquest)

The police attempted to retrieve the CCTV footage from the venue but was told that only the manager had access and was on holiday. 

In response to this, the solicitor for the bar told the meeting the previous manager was no longer in charge and all CCTV footage would now be available if the police requested it. 

The solicitor told the meeting the business aimed to operate a "responsible venue".

Although the focus of the hearing was in regards to the noise complaints from Aurora, councillors on the sub-committee said that they would take into account the recent reports from Suffolk police relating to crime and disorder. 

In addition, the venue will also have to make sure all windows are closed when live music is playing and will work with an Environmental Health Officer to make sure noise levels are acceptable.