Councillors have given the green light for a new convenience store in the heart of a market town.
Bungay Local Ltd applied to East Suffolk Council for a new premises licence and off sales of alcohol at 14 Market Place in Bungay.
The council's licensing sub-committee meeting was held this morning to discuss the licence application.
Prior to the meeting, there was one objection to the licence application with a summary of it saying: "That the long opening hours and sale of alcohol could encourage late night anti-social behaviour in the centre of town".
There were no objectors at the meeting.
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It was heard in the meeting that there was no objections from responsible authorities, including no objection from the police.
Ian Rushton, agent of the applicant, said they have "tried to engage with the objector" but they were unsuccessful.
The licensing officer noted that the nearby shop, Bungay Shopper, had a licence of 6am to 11pm every day, with the sale of alcohol for the same times.
The proposal included the request for "late night refreshments" between 11pm to midnight, which was clarified that this would not involve alcohol, but just refers to hot food and hot drinks, and the shop would not be available for people to sit in.
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Mr Rushton said the shop may have a coffee machine in the future.
The shop would have a CCTV camera system which would include ten cameras in total both inside and outside the store to help prevent crime and disorder.
In the documents, it said the staff "will be vigilant and monitor the area immediately outside the shop to check that youths are not causing annoyance by congregating".
It will also adopt the Challenge 25 policy to tackle underage drinking.
Mr Rushton said: "This shop will not cause any issues."
It is believed the shop is due to open early next year.
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