A proposal to sell alcohol until midnight at a residential street shop in Barry has been met with staunch opposition. 3S Convenience Stores, which will replace the former electrical store known as Switch 'n' Socket on Evelyn Street, is looking to obtain a premises license which will allow it to sell alcohol from 6am to midnight seven days a week.
However, residents and a local councillor have expressed their concern over the potential impact that selling alcohol during these hours could have on the area. Vale of Glamorgan Council ward member for Buttrills, Ian Johnson, said: “I have contacted the Vale’s Planning Department and there are no planning rules to prevent the change of use from being a shop with normal hours, like Switch ’n’ Socket, to a convenience store which can open later into the evening.
“However, the proposals for a midnight license are unsuitable and anti-social hours for a shop in a residential area. The store will be quite large and there is the potential for increased noise and visits to this side-street. If it is to have an alcohol license, then it should better reflect the fact that this is a residential side street, not until midnight.”
