A gin distillery has been granted a licence to sell alcohol from its new venue in a city marina.

Piston Gin, which made its return to Worcester this year, has been given permission by Worcester City Council’s licensing committee to sell alcohol from its new flagship store at a former boathouse in Diglis.

Several residents in Diglis had raised concerns about late-night noise and public safety but those were dismissed by councillors.

A total of nine objections were made by residents who said the venture would result in more noise and anti-social behaviour and its waterside location was “inappropriate” but as many as 17 people supported the move ahead of the meeting saying they welcomed the new venue as part of a regeneration of the Diglis Basin.

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Piston Gin founder Nicholas Weatherall told councillors he did not believe there was a major risk that anyone would fall into the water.

“We regulate the amount of drinks that people can have [at the gin schools] so we don’t expect people to be leaving in a state of intoxication that would lead them to fall into the water,” he said at the licensing hearing in the Guildhall on Thursday (September 28).

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“To be honest, it’s not something we feel is a major risk. Everybody is aware of where they are. There are an awful lot of licensed premises around the country, and the world, that are next to water and a lot of people enjoy that.”

Piston has been using temporary licences to sell alcohol since opening, according to Worcester City Council.

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The application had asked for permission to sell alcohol between 9am and 9.30pm between Monday and Wednesday, 9am and 10pm from Thursday to Saturday and 10am to 5.30pm on Sundays.

Giving the application the green light, licensing chair Cllr Robyn Norfolk said the committee had not been shown any evidence that meant they were concerned the new gin school would be a public nuisance.

Cllr Norfolk reminded the owners that the gin makers would only be able to open until 10pm from Monday to Saturday and 5pm on Sundays because of the agreements in the separate planning permission granted earlier this year.