Noisy Wedding Parties in the Church next to my Flat!

19lottie82

picklepick wrote: »

Church halls are exempt from the need to have an entertainment licence. Depends if you could argue that this is an actual church or not? Does worship take place there?

Worship doesn't take place there, it's more like a museum tbh

I did think about the alcohol thing, but if the bridal party bought their won (ie weren't selling it), then they wouldn't need a license?

picklepick

Also, if it is owned by a religious body and is used wholly or mainly for purposes connected to that body, then it is still exempt from entertainment licencing.

19lottie82

picklepick wrote: »

Also, if it is owned by a religious body and is used wholly or mainly for purposes connected to that body, then it is still exempt from entertainment licencing.

I think it's owned by these people

http://www.crmsociety.com/mackintoshheritagegroup.aspx

picklepick

Ah I suspect that it is classed as a place of worship as it still conducts religious marriage ceremonies.

19lottie82

bah! :mad:

DRP

i'm surprised they are allowed to continue til 1am within such a close proximity to homes.

Last year my wedding reception (at a zoo in an residential area) was disappointingly, strictly limited to 12am.

Fire_Fox

How are you getting on with Environmental Health and the noise aspect? They should look at the license aspect as part of their investigations.
http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Environment/Pollution/Noise/
http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Environment/Pollution/Noise/Noise++Out+of+Hours.htm

There is loads of useful info on Glasgow City Council's Website, for example
"The Licensing Authority has also decided that the following types of Entertainment and Premises should be exempt from the requirement to have a Public Entertainment Licence:
Gala Days, Fetes and other similar Outdoor Events of a small scale community nature
School Halls
Church Halls"
http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Business/Licences/Entertainment/ApplyforPublicEnt.htm

rpc

DRP wrote: »

i'm surprised they are allowed to continue til 1am within such a close proximity to homes.

Last year my wedding reception (at a zoo in an residential area) was disappointingly, strictly limited to 12am.

That will almost certainly be a condition of the licence. No requirement for licence = no restrictions on licence. The church effectively has carte blanche until someone like environmental health step in.