Council Approves Alcohol Licence for ‘Beer Mat Bar’

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After exploiting a legal loophole for a lengthy period, Innsatiable the "furniture shop" in Farnham will soon become a legitimately-licensed venue

The venue which used to serve alcohol in return for the purchase of beer mats was ordered to close back in June following an undercover police raid.

Its owner, Simon Atkins, originally intended to reopen by exploiting the same legal loophole it used before, but later opted to apply for a licence, saying he had "nothing left to prove".

On Monday Atkins and his business partner Nicola Green, argued his case in front of Waverley Borough Council's licensing sub-committee, after an objection from a Farnham resident thwarted the chance of the licence being granted without a hearing.

After protracted negotiations, Surrey Police supported the licence application on the basis that the hours were restricted to 10am till 11.30pm on Monday to Thursday, 10am till 12.30am on Friday to Saturday, and 10am till 11pm on Sunday,. Innsatiable now plan to stage a reopening party on August 23

Despite going legitimate in Farnham, Mr Atkins plans to open an unlicensed bar along the Innsatiable model in central London within the next few months.

More detail on this story can be found here: getsurrey.co.uk