THE owners of a South Croydon pub have been told they must work with the council to reduce the noise coming from the nightspot.
Representatives from The Edge, in Coombe Road, must liaise with noise pollution officers to arrive at an a acceptable sound music noise level, both inside and outside the premises.
The order has come from the council's licensing sub-committee, after it considered a demand from Ragesh Khakhria, who lives opposite, for the pub's licence to be reviewed because of the disturbance caused by live music sessions held there.
Mr Khakhria said after last Thursday's committee meeting: "I am a little disappointed by the decision.
"I do think more should be done to protect residents from noise.
"Hopefully, there will now be an improvement but I would have liked to have seen the licence changed to reduce the amount of live music."
Mr Khakhria, who works as an official for the Public and
Commercial Services Union, had earlier told the sub-committee he had lived in his flat since 2000 but it was only recently, when the pub began to promote itself as a live music venue, that late-night noise had become a problem.
He said: "My partner and I work long hours and the music is
having a real impact."
In his written submission to the sub-committee, Mr Khakhria said music was played on occasions after midnight, which was a breach of the pub's licence.
He told the sub-committee: "I am not someone who complains lightly, I want Croydon to thrive."
But, he added: "At times last year the music was so loud the floor of my flat was actually vibrating underneath me."
He also complained disturbance was also often caused by customers leaving the pub late at night.
Mr Khakhria said: "I don't think I am being unreasonable in making this application for a review."
Jason Andrews, from the council, said officers had responded to complaints on five occasions but no statutory nuisance had been recorded.
Mr Khakhria admitted he had noticed noise levels had dropped since he submitted the review application at the end of last year.
Kenneth Ryan, the Edge's licence holder, told the committee the pub had noise level limiters, which cut in if the music exceeded them.
He accepted that on one occasion last year, speakers had been operating in the garden but these had been taken inside after a request from noise officers.
Mr Ryan said: "I have visited the premises a number of times recently and have not been able to hear any music from outside."
Hayley Ring, the pub manager, said after the hearing she was happy the pub would now work with noise pollution officers to set down clear and acceptable noise levels.
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