"If that area is now blocked by smokers it will effectively half the width of access for those walking to the station (not wishing to walk on the road). For those arriving in London and exiting the station it is not right they should be immediately subjected to the sight and smell of those patrons smoking."
"They said residents have already made numerous reports to Westminster City Council about drunken shouting and singing late at night, damage to vehicles and private property, litter, and people urinating and defecating on private doorsteps which have come from other premises in the area."
"A written statement by the chain said the venue will operate as a traditional JD Wetherspoon pub with no music or similar entertainment. They pointed out other Wetherspoon pubs subject to the same conditions in other busy areas like The Montagu Pyke on Charing Cross Road and The Moon Under Water on Leicester Square."
Wetherspoons has applied to open a two-floor pub at 11 Strand next to Charing Cross station with a capacity for 320 and proposed hours 7am–11.30pm Monday–Thursday and until midnight on Friday and Saturday. Objectors cite existing crime and anti-social behaviour and request door supervisors during operating hours and relocation of the proposed smoking area facing the station entrance. Residents report drunken shouting, singing, damage to vehicles and private property, litter, and public urination and defecation, particularly after midnight, and some call for an 11pm closing time to protect amenity and public order. The chain says the venue will be a traditional JD Wetherspoon pub with no music or similar entertainment.
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