Live music can continue at the Merry Harriers as long as measures are taken to restrict noise nuisance to a neighbour.
A meeting of Waverley Borough Council’s licencing sub committee decided not to remove Julie Stoneley from the pub’s premises licence, but has insisted on improved sound insulation and the use of a noise limiter when bands are performing inside. The pub’s licence was reviewed after it was found to be in breach of an abatement order issued in April after a neighbour had complained of excessive noise audible inside his home.
The village pub has been hosting performances by live bands since Colin and Julie Stoneley took over and they have proved to be very popular.