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From:	Ruth Rach 
Sent:	16 May 2019 13:00
To:	Sue Lindsey
Cc:	
Subject:	Lewes Golf Club Extension of License Application

As residents of Chapel Hill Lewes we are very concerned about the recent application of 
the Lewes Golf Club to 
1. extend the "Sale of alcohol for consumption on and off the premises from 9 am to 11 
pm Monday to Sunday“ and 
2 offer alcohol“ to members of the public who walk past the premises as part of their 
leisure activity".

We wish to object for the following reasons.

Public Safety / Protection of children from harm
Chapel Hill is a steep single track lane leading up to the South Downs. It is located in a 
quiet residential area of Lewes and frequently used by hikers, dog walkers, families and 
children. It is also the only access route to the Lewes Golf Club. In recent years, we 
have had increasing problems with ever increasing numbers of aggressive drivers, Golf 
Club members as well as oversize supply vehicles, speeding up and down the hill, 
mounting pavements and putting the lives of pedestrians at risk. Extending the licence 
would further increase the number of vehicles and incidents caused by ever more 
pressurised drivers. It would therefore be detrimental to the safety and amenity of local 
residents and walkers. 

Public Nuisance / Crime and Disorder
Chapel Hill is precariously close to steep cliff edges only inadequately protected by 
fences and shrubbery. If the Golf Club License were extended to members of the public 
until the small hours, who would stop them from wandering off the premises in an 
inebriated state, endangering their own lives and the lives of others? Who would stop 
them from breaking glasses, creating noise, littering and indulging in other anti social 
behaviour, especially after dark? Given the pressure the local police are under it is hard 
to envisage that extra manpower would be made available to control the area until 11 
pm.

We hope that your decision will reflect the aims as set out in the Licensing Act 2003 and 
help secure the safety and amenity of our residential community by protecting us and 
the wider public from crime, noise, harm, disorder and public nuisance.

Ruth Rach
Jonathan Barrett
Gilly Barrett
Peter Weston
Deborah Mitchell
Adam Levene