CONCERNS have been raised that Pinner High Street will become an "island of vomit and drunkenness" if the council allows a bar to stay open for later.

The Vintage Wine Bar, in High Street, applied for an application in December to extend its opening hours from 11pm to 12am on Sundays to Thursdays and from 12am to 2am on Fridays and Saturdays.

Mike Barnes, from Grange Gardens, in Pinner, who lives near the High Street, has been gathering support from shoppers and people who live in the area against the application.

He said: “I was rather shocked at the late night noise from the bar and as I went round speaking to people I realised how much worse it was.

“The smashing of glasses near the shops, apparently vandalism to cars nearby, vomit on the doorsteps. That’s a lot to deal with. If it opened later these problems would get worse.

“I think the problems before have been hidden due to people’s politeness and they have only recently started to complain upon hearing about this application.

"It will become a little island of vomit and drunkenness if they extend the licence."

Tonia Comper works at clothes and hat shop, Shu Shu, in the High Street. She said: “We’re against the application as many shops are. People have come into their shops in the morning and often seen sick outside their doors, empty bottles everywhere and cigarettes stubs.

“We’re definitely against it and I’m sure many of the people who live above in the flats are against it too.

“We wouldn’t like to see it extended at all.”

Jeremy Scott, from B Away on Holiday travel agents, also in the High Street, said: “It will bring no good to the area. I live in Chigwell and there has been a similar situation there where a pub has got these hours and the other shops around the pub have had to put shutters on in front of their shops.

“We couldn’t do that down here. It would take something away from Pinner and make it appear to be an unfriendly place.

“It’s just not an area conducive to a 2am opening time. I just don’t see what the benefit is to people in the area. If you want to go clubbing and be out that late, you can go into the centre and go out there.”

Mr Barnes also raised that there had been fights outside the area of the bar including one on Saturday night.

Press officer Carolyn Freeman, at Harrow Police, said officers were called at around 11pm on Saturday to reports of a number of men and women fighting outside the bar.

When police arrived it was reported two groups were involved and both had left in separate directions with one walking off towards Paines Lane.

There were no reports of any injuries and no arrests were made.

John Edwards, divisional director of environmental services at Harrow Council, said the licence had been applied for at the wine bar to extend its opening hours and the deadline for anyone to comment is tomorrow (Thursday).

He added: “As we have received a number of objections to the application it will be considered at the licensing panel on Wednesday, February 8, at 7.30pm, when all of those comments will be taken into account and a decision will be made.”

The Harrow Times has contacted the Vintage Wine Bar and is awaiting a response.