A CAERNARFON pizzeria has been successful in a bid to extend its opening hours with conditions.
Bella Pizza had claimed that it had lost 30% of its business in a move from Bridge Street to Twll y Wal in the town centre.
The eatery had said in a letter to the council that the move had seen a reduction in its operations due to conditions imposed over its hours.
Rebecca Owen had applied to Cyngor Gwynedd for them to be removed.
She said operating for fewer hours had caused “huge losses” and had seen the pizzeria missing out on “lots of orders”.
The eatery’s application had sparked some concerns over late night disturbance in the historic area.
The application had initially requested opening hours until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays, and until midnight between Sunday and Thursday.
But objections had come from the Environmental Health (Public Protection Service) with a “primary concern” over the proximity of nearby residences.
It had also noted lack of detail over ventilation and extraction systems and a breach of a retrospective planning permission, granted in 2024.
A member of the public had also raised concerns over the potential for increased public disturbance and anti-social behaviour, and emergency vehicle access.
However, Caernarfon Town Council had unanimously supported the application, acknowledging that the premises neither sold alcohol nor played music and actively discouraged on-street parking and North Wales Police had given no objections.
In response to the concerns raised, the applicant had proposed reducing the operating hours by one hour and presented other mitigation measures.
These had included use of cameras, trained staff and street cleaning activities. The business had also highlighted a conflict with an existing planning permission.
The council’s central licensing sub-committee were recommended to “take into account representations received, particularly the concerns regarding the possibility that extending the opening hours of this takeaway could worsen existing antisocial behaviour in the street by attracting and delaying the dispersal of groups of young people”.
A report noted should the council approve the application, it would further recommend that a condition requiring the provision of door security be included on the licence, and that the approval aligned with the terms of the related planning application.
Members resolved to grant the application at its meeting on Wednesday, August 13. They agreed to grant permission for the establishment opening hours as: Sunday – Thursday, from 4pm – midnight, and on Friday and Saturdays, 4pm until 1am.
Conditions included use of CCTV cameras inside and out, staff trained to deal with unpleasant/drunk and disorderly customers, two large flood lights on the front of the building, for staff to ensure that customers are not crowding outside and to clean the whole street after closing.
Planning conditions relating to the extractor unit or associated equipment would also have to be adhered to, along with confirmation that this has been agreed and accepted by the local planning authority, it said.
