Nightclub first in 11 years to lose its licence

A PLYMOUTH city centre nightclub has become the first in 11 years to have its licence revoked – after neighbours complained about noise and “chaos”.

- WILLIAM TELFORD

Club Inferno, on Lockyer Street, was sanctioned following an investigation by police and council licensing officers.

The nightspot, which reopened in March last year, had been at the centre of complaints that its music was so loud it was keeping people awake at night, with clubbers “screaming, shouting, crying, arguing, vomiting” and leaving rubbish and smashed bottles lying around.

Nearby residents complained the din was having a detrimental effect on their physical and mental health.

Despite several attempts to work with the club during the past 18 months, there were ongoing breaches of licence conditions.

The 380-capacity club was hauled before Plymouth City Council’s licensing sub-committee in September and again this month.