JD Wetherspoon plc is seeking permission from Cheltenham Borough Council to extend the opening hours of its Moon under Water pub, located on Bath Road near Sandford Park and the High Street. Currently, the pub operates from 8am until midnight daily, with extended hours until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays. The licence variation application submitted on 29 July proposes that the pub could remain open until 1.30am from Sunday through to Wednesday.
In addition to prolonging opening hours, the company is requesting to extend its licence to serve alcohol until 1am and to provide late night refreshment and regulated entertainment until 1.30am on these days.
The application is available for public inspection at the council’s offices during regular hours or online via Cheltenham Borough Council’s licensing webpages. Members of the public wishing to make representations regarding the application can do so by submitting their comments in writing or by email to [email protected] by 26 August.
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The council will review any valid representations and may decide on the application either under delegated authority or at a licensing sub-committee hearing. The committee’s decision could result in the application being approved as submitted, refused, or approved with additional conditions imposed.
Moon under Water is one of two JD Wetherspoon pubs in Cheltenham, alongside the nearby Bank House. The pub is named after George Orwell’s fictional ideal public house and occupies a building originally constructed in 1929 as a garage and showroom. It stands on the historical site of Cambray pavilion, a Regency-style house.
JD Wetherspoon currently manages 793 pubs and 23 franchises across the United Kingdom. The company recently reported slower-than-expected sales growth and issued profit warnings, highlighting increased costs amounting to £60 million due to wage rises and National Insurance contribution increases for the year. This has dampened investor hopes of a boost from the World Cup and warmer weather conditions.