The Pelton Arms music pub in East Greenwich under threat after noise complaints

[editor]

Anyone live nearby? Looks like it's just one twat causing all the problems.

A RALLYING call has been made to prevent a live music pub closing due to noise complaints.

Musicians are concerned The Pelton Arms in Pelton Road, East Greenwich could be the latest of the dwindling music venues to close.

Despite spending thousands to mitigate the impact of music the pub has attracted numerous complaints about noise which are believed to be from just one resident.

The landlord Geoff Keen says he is now worried as he has been advised by the council if there is another complaint his licence will be reviewed.

Since Mr Keen took over the former run-down pub eight years ago it has hosted gigs from up and coming bands as well Squeeze and Chas & Dave.

Mr Keen, said: “We have done a number of things to try and sort out the sound issues. I even have quadruple glazing. It is such a great pub with a great vibe and so it will be such a shame if we have to stop the music. I understand that all the complaints have come from the same person. I am really worried because I have been told that if there is one more complaint our licence will be reviewed. It’s not just a venue for local musicians but also a hub for the community.

“We don’t have music all the time mainly an hour and a half on Saturdays. It’s over by 11pm.”

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[Roadkill]

The Pelton was my local when I lived in Greenwich. It's a superb pub - good beer, nice food, slightly off the beaten track so not rammed with tourists - and it'd be a real shame to see it close. It's not even as if it hosts that much live music, or didn't when I used to frequent it - it was just the odd band once or twice a week. It beggars belief that one whining twat, who may well have been there for a lot less time than the pub has, can put its future in jeopardy like this.

 

[Roadkill]

Spotted on the Pelton's Twitter feed:

 

[darryl]

The Pelton's been my regular haunt for a few years - it's a bloody brilliant pub.

A petition has now been launched: Boris Johnson, Matthew Pennycook: Prevent The Pelton Arms, losing it's live music licence due to one complaining neighbour

 

[bi0boy]

It's the council who determine whether the noise constitutes a statutory nuisance, not the complainant. There's really no point speculating about the identity, motives or mental health of the complainant, or insulting them. Rather, those resources would be better directed at elected members of the council and the appropriate council officers.

 

[Roadkill]

It's the council who determine whether the noise constitutes a statutory nuisance, not the complainant. There's really no point speculating about the identity, motives or mental health of the complainant, or insulting them. Rather, those resources would be better directed at elected members of the council and the appropriate council officers.

We don't know who the complainant is. If they've lived in the area a long time and the pub has suddenly got louder then they have a point. If, however, they've moved in recently it's a different matter. People who move near to a pub/live music venue/club/sporting venue in full knowledge that it's there and then start complaining about the noise deserve all the abuse they get.

 

[Pickman's model]

We don't know who the complainant is. If they've lived in the area a long time and the pub has suddenly got louder then they have a point. If, however, they've moved in recently it's a different matter. People who move near to a pub/live music venue/club/sporting venue in full knowledge that it's there and then start complaining about the noise deserve all the abuse they get.

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[darryl]

It's the council who determine whether the noise constitutes a statutory nuisance, not the complainant. There's really no point speculating about the identity, motives or mental health of the complainant, or insulting them. Rather, those resources would be better directed at elected members of the council and the appropriate council officers.

the guy who originally posted that blue plaque is a nasty piece of work who happens to be very close to certain developers and elected members of Greenwich's unpleasant council, so suits him to direct blame elsewhere, sadly. I'll have a word with the pub people next time I see them...

 

[darryl]

Incidentally, the complainant lives in the new-builds opposite the pub, which went up after the current bosses took it on. They've been locking and bolting shut the doors facing the newbuilds to try to shut him up. Most of the people who have lived in that area for years are delighted to have such a lively pub on their doorstep. There's a pub at the other end of the block, the Royal Standard, whose karaoke nights are MUCH louder than anything the Pelton puts on - that gets no complaints.

Last summer, I was cycling past the Pelton one Sunday and I heard live music - thought it was a bit loud for the Pelton. Turned out it was a Tom Jones show in the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College, about half a mile away, and was louder than anything I've heard come from the pub.

 

[Roadkill]

Incidentally, the complainant lives in the new-builds opposite the pub, which went up after the current bosses took it on.

I thought as much. In that case let's hope the Council tell him to sling his hook. He must have known the pub was there when he moved in, so he's no right to moan about it. In any case, as you rightly say, it's hardly the noisiest or rowdiest pub in the area.

 

[ska invita]

Great pub. Signed.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

We desperately need the law changed over stuff like this. I don't mind people complaining when a new venue appears or an old one changes, but new builds should be exempt from complaining.