Static nightclub given permanent licence for 19 hour opening every day

Apr 28 2010 by Joanne Douglas, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Static nightclub given permanent licence for 19 hour opening every day

A TOWN centre nightclub which was the location of a stabbing incident has been given a licence under a new name.

Councillors on the Licensing Panel yesterday approved an application to allow Static on the Beast Market to open permanently.

And it will be allowed to open for 19 hours every day from 9am until 4am.

Static had been trading on temporary licences since it was renamed from Mansion at the end of March.

Yesterday the owner of the club, Paul Clarke, who also owns the Huddersfield Hotel, said he would work with objectors to resolve noise complaints.

Objectors to the application were Johnny and Joe Marsden, who ran the club when it was known as Johnny’s.

At yesterday’s hearing, Mr Clarke said: “It has been a nightclub for over 30 years ... we want to continue providing quality entertainment in the premises which is known for it.

“We are aware that in the past when it was previously known as Mansion there was an urban night and there were a few problems.

“Our aim is to attract the students – it’s a different approach to what it was then (when it was Mansion).

“We’ve done what we can to come up with a sensible compromise.”

During the hearing Mr Clarke accepted that noise from the club could be heard at the Huddersfield Central Lodge, owned by the club’s former owners Johnny and Joe Marsden.

They called for conditions to be attached to the application in a bid to resolve the noise issues some of their customers had experienced.