A pub in Sheffield that was forced to close by police after a patron brandishing a pistol and threatening to “shoot the pub up” is attempting to obtain a new license.
Despite having its license withdrawn last year “after a review submitted by South Yorkshire Police,” Grennel Mower on Lowedges Road is now open once more, and the owners are currently searching for a new license.
The police continue to protest, though, pointing to the pub’s lengthy history of criminal behavior, which includes drug dealing, violence, and grooming.
The proposal from Grennel Mower’s manufacturer, Admiral Taverns Piccadilly Limited, will be discussed by Sheffield City Council’s licensing subcommittee.
“The premises shall function as a public house and provide regulated entertainment (live and recorded music) and the provision of alcohol for consumption both on and off the premises,” according to the application.
Additionally, there is an application to allow the bar to sell alcohol for longer hours on New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, Easter weekend (Thursday to Monday included), and bank holiday weekends (Friday to Monday inclusive).
However, according to a council report, South Yorkshire Police opposed to the current application, and the premises license was terminated in October of last year, two locals and the licensing service.
“All four licensing objectives—the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, the prevention of public nuisance, and the protection of children from harm” are the grounds for the police’s objection.
According to the police’s correspondence, a major occurrence last year prompted the license to be reviewed.
“The review was submitted in response to a serious incident on August 30, 2024, in which a male with a gun was allowed on the premises and proceeded to threaten security and’shoot the pub up,'” the report states.
A “very long history of serious violence involving guns, knives, hammers, and other offensive weapons, drug taking, drug dealing, antisocial behavior, serious safeguarding concerns, incidents of grooming, noise complaints, and violations of license conditions,” they claimed, was committed at the pub.
Additionally, officials of the Licensing Service informed the council that they share the concerns expressed by South Yorkshire Police.
Committee members will meet in Sheffield Town Hall on Monday, March 3, at 10 a.m. to discuss the application.
Leave a Reply