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Good afternoon,
We have read the above article and subsequent comments with great interest and feel that perhaps we should put over Bar 44’s position and lay to bed any rumours.
Firstly, can we point out that Bar 44 has, and will always welcome competition in the food and beverage sector. It is the lifeblood of the industry and if we didn’t have increased competition on regular basis, it would not enable us to strive to improve our offering each and every day.
Secondly, we would like to clarify why we raised an objection to the original planning application by Prezzo. We do not believe the objection is in the public domain (Vale website) and inevitably people will think that it was down to us not welcoming competition – this is categorically not the case. We objected because:
a) The proposed initial refurbishment & extraction works looked as though access would be needed though our garden. We were not consulted on this, and we were concerned about the disruption to our business this access would cause.
b) The original application did not include all the necessary documentation required to secure a change of use licence. Before we opened Bar 44 in Penarth, we had to spend a lot of time and money ensuring that all the correct documentation was provided and simply felt that the same rules should be followed by everyone. Having spoken to a colleague of the landlord, he has confirmed that said documents were not uploaded onto the application.
As a result of these objections, the extraction plans have now been altered so that the necessary work will not have any detrimental effect on our day-to-day business, which we greatly appreciate. We also believe that all of the necessary documentation has now been provided. We are very satisfied with the application and look forward to welcoming Prezzo as a fantastic complimentary competitor in Penarth.
Finally, We have never met Lis Burnett, and to the best of our knowledge, are not even sure that she has ever visited either Bar 44 in Cowbridge or Penarth.
Kind Regards
Bar 44
We have read the above article and subsequent comments with great interest and feel that perhaps we should put over Bar 44’s position and lay to bed any rumours.
Firstly, can we point out that Bar 44 has, and will always welcome competition in the food and beverage sector. It is the lifeblood of the industry and if we didn’t have increased competition on regular basis, it would not enable us to strive to improve our offering each and every day.
Secondly, we would like to clarify why we raised an objection to the original planning application by Prezzo. We do not believe the objection is in the public domain (Vale website) and inevitably people will think that it was down to us not welcoming competition – this is categorically not the case. We objected because:
a) The proposed initial refurbishment & extraction works looked as though access would be needed though our garden. We were not consulted on this, and we were concerned about the disruption to our business this access would cause.
b) The original application did not include all the necessary documentation required to secure a change of use licence. Before we opened Bar 44 in Penarth, we had to spend a lot of time and money ensuring that all the correct documentation was provided and simply felt that the same rules should be followed by everyone. Having spoken to a colleague of the landlord, he has confirmed that said documents were not uploaded onto the application.
As a result of these objections, the extraction plans have now been altered so that the necessary work will not have any detrimental effect on our day-to-day business, which we greatly appreciate. We also believe that all of the necessary documentation has now been provided. We are very satisfied with the application and look forward to welcoming Prezzo as a fantastic complimentary competitor in Penarth.
Finally, We have never met Lis Burnett, and to the best of our knowledge, are not even sure that she has ever visited either Bar 44 in Cowbridge or Penarth.
Kind Regards
Bar 44