Appendix 4 (2)

From:	
Sent:	22 May 2019 13:54
To:	Sue Lindsey
Subject:	Lewes Golf Club alcohol licence extension

Dear Sue Lindsey,
I understand that you are fielding public comments on this Application for which I do not 
have reference details. This, then, is an OBJECTION to the Application by Lewes Golf 
Club to extend their alcohol licensing hours to virtually full time, certainly well beyond 
what might be considered “golfing” hours. I am aware that this club is having difficulty 
recruiting new golfing members, and the reason often given is the very poor access to 
the club, up and down Chapel Hill. They may well be hoping to improve their finances 
by broadening their appeal beyond active golfers. Access issues will remain 
unimproved.
My interest in this matter is that my home directly accesses Chapel Hill, and I am fully 
aware of the problems that Golf Club members cause to residents on a daily basis, 
driving at too great a speed, driving on the disintegrating pavement in cars that are 
unsuitably large, forcing pedestrians to take shelter when they pass etc. etc. Clearly the 
road is not fit for their purpose. The idea that the volume of traffic that the Club 
generates might increase, and the hours extend further into those of darkness, can only 
increase the anxiety, inconvenience and likely personal danger caused to those who 
live on Chapel Hill (and, indeed to their pets). The notion that this particular application 
is also likely to increase the possibility of alcohol-fuelled driving on what is in any event 
an unsuitable and dangerous single track roadway, precipitous on it’s western flank, fills 
me with reasoned horror.
This Application should be refused for the reasons given. This is a GOLF club, not a 
DRINKING club.

Yours faithfully,
Christopher Dorling
The Old Coach House
Lewes BN7 2BE