Lomond Lounge Sports Bar on Station Road opened in February this year after the owner’s of the previous Haveli’s restaurant announced they were moving out.
However, after the business contacted West Dunbartonshire Council (WDC) in March to obtain an alcohol license for outdoor seating, it was discovered that the bar had no planning permission.
In total, the bar does not have planning permission, listed building consent or advertisement consent.
Lomond Lounge Sports Bar, Station Road. (Image: NQ)
The permission to carry out work on the category C listed building, according to WDC, is required or else it constitutes a criminal offence.
Bosses of Lomond Lounge Sports Bar met with members of WDC in March to discuss the concerns over the missing permissions.
They were informed that retrospective applications would need to be submitted in order to rectify the issues.
It is understood these have been submitted.
Despite this, four objections to the current alcohol license extension have been submitted.
Councillor David McBride lodged an objection ‘on behalf of local residents’ who have raised ‘significant and ongoing’ concerns.
He says that residents living in properties surrounding the bar have experienced ‘loud amplified music and DJ sets causing vibrations through the building.’
Fights have also been reported outside the bar as well as groups congregating at the entrance late at night.
Other objections state that music is heard in the building’s close along with the repeated ‘slamming/swinging’ of doors.
One resident described living near the bar as ‘nothing less than horrendous’.
Lomond Lounge Sports Bar, Station Road. (Image: NQ)
The council’s environment health department had received noise complaints between March 6 and 23 this year.
Noise monitoring was then carried out in the days following and the bar was found to be producing ‘unacceptable noise levels indicating a significant issue’ that ‘has to be addressed.’
Bosses at the bar were informed of the issue and were told steps to mitigate the noise had to be taken.
Documents which are due to be presented to the council’s licensing board this month show that the planning department has objected to their current licensing application on the basis of these outstanding issues.
