Leeds City Council has blocked a family’s plan to hold a baptism party until the early hours of the morning over fears it would have disturbed neighbours.
The family, who are originally from Romania, had wanted to host a do at the Premier Banqueting Suite in east Leeds until 5am across October 16 and 17. The council’s environmental protection unit had objected to the plan and said there’d been numerous complaints about noise coming from the venue, which is used for weddings and family gatherings, since it opened a decade ago.
A licensing hearing on Wednesday heard baptisms in one of Romania’s Christian churches typically take place at midnight, with a party held afterwards.
