A London music venue that has hosted the likes of Rick Astley and Lady Gaga says it will be threatened with closure if two blocks of flats are built next door.
Moth Club, a former members club for ex-servicemen in Hackney, says plans to build 12 flats on Morning Lane overlooking the club and its smoking area will almost certainly be its undoing if the applications are approved.
Applicants Braycote Ltd and Emel Kara have each filed plans separately for what appears to be a joint project to build identical looking flats on the sites at 2 and 4-6 Morning Lane.
Noise assessments suggest the flats would be exposed to ‘high’ levels of noise and would need air conditioning to control the temperature inside, because opening the windows would let in too much sound.
But the plans also include open air balconies that will overlook the venue, which opens until 3am on Friday and Saturday nights – prompting fears that those who move into the development will inevitably file noise complaints.
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