York’s newly enhanced Exhibition Square could stage late night outdoor entertainment events.

A licensing application from the York Council itself will be considered on Tuesday 7th April. 

The application, if successful, would allow alcohol consumption thoughout the whole of the footstreets area until 11:00pm at night. The current license prohibits outdoor alcohol sales after 2100 hours.

 The new license would also allow “Films, Live Music, Recorded Music and Performance of Dance” until 11:00pm

There have been several objections to the plan.

The present Council simply doesn’t seem to understand that their promotion of York as a “Party City” is partly responsible for the hen/stag night disorder that is fast driving many people away from the City Centre.

If a special event needs an exemption from the reasonable restrictions that currently are in force, then the organisers should apply on an individual basis.

York residents will then be able to say whether they believe that the public good outweighs any disorder risks.