Heaven Awaits got its license renewed
Objections against the club’s license approval have been brushed aside.
Heaven Awaits got its license renewed for another year by Forest Heath District councillors. The club located in the High Street received strong objections from the public.
The decision was made by Newmarket Town Council after taking into account the issues regarding the club’s current location.
During the hearing, the council raised objections saying that the sex venue is “totally out of keeping with the High Street” and pointed to the fact that it has no issues with the club being in town but “strongly objects” to it being in its current location.
The main reasons for concern is the club’s proximity to sites including places of worship, a play area and the Town Hall that makes the venue’s location completely inappropriate and in conflict with Forest Heath’s own policy.
Nevertheless, at the meeting this month the district council’s licensing and regulatory committee members gave the go ahead for the club’s license renewal.
Speaking after the hearing, the owner of Heaven Awaits Dean Adams, said: “It seems to be the same objections every year and has been going on for over a decade.
“It appears that the town council is going through the motions but nobody from the local community objected.
“We only took over the club in February and the new license covers us for every weekday but as a business we choose the correct times and days that we operate but we are very happy with the decision and outcome from the committee members.”
Forest Heath’s licensing policy states the Borough Council will normally decline to license a strip club in the vicinity of schools, churches, leisure facilities or important historic, public or cultural buildings. All of these are found in the High Street.
By granting the license, Newmarket town council says Forest Heath has broken its own policy, to the “detriment of historic Newmarket”
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