‘I already hear drunk people singing, shouting and sometimes fighting in the street’

Plans for a new nightclub in Newbury go before the council’s licensing committee in early January.

The club – called Reloaded – has applied for a licence to sell alcohol and play music until 2.30am Sunday to Thursday and until 4am on Friday and Saturdays at a premises on Wharf Street, formerly called Document House.

Objections have been lodged with the council from nearby residents who say the club will be noisy.

“This nightclub is to be located next door to a residential blockr,” said one resident.

“I recently moved into this block unaware that there were plans to open this nightclub next door.

“Last night the nightclub tested their sound system and it shook my windows.

“In my tenancy agreement I am restricted from playing music after 10pm for the convenience of other tenants, however under this licence this nightclub will be able to play music and have drunk people outside my window until 2.30/4am every single day.

“The action of approving this licence may occupy the building next door but I believe it will soon make this building derelict as no-one is going to want to live next door to a nightclub.

“The town centre has a variety of bars and a couple clubs already.

“If this nightclub is to be opened surely it would make more sense to find a venue at least a street away from residential blocks.

“My building will simply be unliveable if this night club opening and licensing goes ahead.”

Another wrote: “I already hear drunk people singing, shouting and sometimes fighting in the street outside my window into the early mornings every weekend and sometimes during the week.

“I accepted that there was going to be some of that when I agreed to live in an area with bars but opening a nightclub right next door will take this to a whole new level.

“If this club is popular then residents of my building will have to walk through queues of drunk people just to leave our front door in the evening.”

The application says the ground floor will have seating and table areas, a dance floor, bar and DJ area.

The upstairs is a VIP area with another bar.

Reloaded Nightclub Limited was set up as a company in 2022.

The council’s licensing committee is due to decide whether to award a premise licence when it meets on Wednesday, January 3.