Residents in Merthyr Tydfil have raised concerns about an application for a local shop to sell alcohol. Alma Stores on Alma Street in Dowlais is applying for a new premises licence for a convenience store in the area and the application is due to be considered by the council’s statutory licensing committee on Thursday, April 6.
The applicant is applying for a licence to sell alcohol and opening times between 8am and 9pm from Monday to Saturday and from 9am to 9pm on Sunday. There has previously been a premises licence in place at this premises which was surrendered in April 2016, the committee report said.
The previous premises licence allowed the sale of alcohol for consumption of the premises only and opening hours between 8am and 11pm from Monday to Saturday and from 10am to 10.30pm on Sunday and there are no complaints recorded against the premises. South Wales Police have raised no objection to the application and an agreement was reached with the applicant to amend the times for the supply of alcohol off premises and to include certain conditions.
