A public protection body has expressed its opposition to plans to sell alcohol at a new food hall due to open at a shopping centre. Shared Regulatory Services (SRS) has advised Cardiff Council to object to an application for a premises licence at Kommune, which looks set to open its doors at the Capitol Shopping Centre in Cardiff after planning permission was granted in February. Read more about that here.
If granted the licence would allow the food hall to sell alcohol, stage live music events, and show films. It is proposed that the premises should be allowed to stay open until 11.30pm from Sunday to Thursday and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
SRS fears that adding another premises licence in the city centre could add to problems of antisocial behaviour related to excessive drinking in the area. Kommune, which first opened in Sheffield in 2019, is a mixed-use space where independent traders can sell their produce whether that be street food, ice cream, craft beer, or coffee.
