Alcohol licence bid ahead of opening of new Heron Foods store at site of former pub
A licensing bid has been lodged ahead of the opening of a new supermarket on the Headland seeking to allow the shop to sell alcohol.
Proposals were approved in 2022 by Hartlepool Borough Council planning department to open a Heron Foods store on the land previously home to Headland Gate Public House. Proposals stated the development on the corner of Northgate and Durham Street will provide "four full time and eight part time job opportunities across a range of roles with flexible shift patterns offered".
A licensing application has now been submitted by solicitors on behalf of the store ahead of its opening seeking to secure permission to sell alcohol from 7am until 10pm Monday to Saturday and 8am until 8pm on Sundays. It notes this would be in line with their opening hours and they are wanting the premises licence to start from around the middle of October.
The application stresses numerous measures would be in place to ensure the store complies with the licensing objectives of preventing crime, disorder and public nuisance, protecting children from harm and ensuring public safety. This includes thorough CCTV coverage being operational at all times, carrying out staff training, keeping an incident report register, having a Challenge 25 policy and displaying notices asking people to leave the premises quietly.
The Headland Gate pub previously located at the site ceased trading in 2008, before being demolished in 2009 and the land made ready for redevelopment, but no work commenced until the Heron plans came forward. A planning and retail statement from ELG Planning previously said a "high quality, modern format convenience store" would be delivered, representing "significant capital investment in the area".
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