53-55 Lower North Street, Newry - application for grant of liquor licence

Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 Articles 5(1)(a), 7, 9 and Schedule 1
Notice of application for the grant of a licence for premises

in which the only or principal business is selling intoxicating liquor by retail

for consumption either in or off the premises.

IN THE COUNTY COURT IN NORTHERN IRELAND

SOUTH EASTERN ADMINISTRATIVE COURT DIVISION

SITTING AT NEWRY COUNTY COURT

TAKE NOTICE that C&S McAvoy Ltd, company number NI620342, whose registered address is at 12 Slieve Foy Place, Warrenpoint, Newry, BT34 3NR (“the Applicant”) intends to apply to the County Court sitting at Newry Courthouse, 23 New Street, Newry, BT35 6JD for the above Division commencing at 10 o’clock in the forenoon on 4th November 2026 for the grant of a licence for the premises situated at 53-55 Lower North Street, Newry, BT34 1DD being such premises as are specified in Article 5(1)(a) of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, namely, premises in which it is intended to carry on only or principally the business of selling intoxicating liquor for consumption either in or off the premises.



AND TAKE NOTICE that this application will be dealt with by the County Court sitting at Newry Courthouse, 23 New Street, Newry, BT35 6JD on 13th November 2026 commencing at 10 o’clock.

The Applicant is the owner of the business carried on under the licence.

The Applicant is a private company limited by shares of which the following persons are directors: Colum McAvoy and Sarah McAvoy both of 12 Slieve Foy Place, Warrenpoint, Newry, BT34 3NR. Whistledown Inn Limited of 12 Slieve Foy Place, Warrenpoint, Newry, BT34 3NR is a person with significant control. No other persons have executive control.

The Applicant is the owner of the premises.

In accordance with Schedule 1 to the said Order and Rule 6 of Order 48 of the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, I attach to this notice a plan of the premises delineating –

(a) the part or parts thereof in which intoxicating liquor is to be sold; and

(b) the extent of the premises which are or are to be extended, used or demolished.

There is in force planning permission to use the premises as premises of the kind specified in this notice for the period during which the licence would be in force and a copy of the permission is attached.



AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the Applicant intends to apply under Article 44 of the said Order for an order of the above named court directing that, on such days as may be specified in the order, the hours mentioned in Article 44(2) of the said Order, namely on any day from 11pm to 1am the next day following, shall, in addition to those mentioned in Article 42(1) of the said Order, be included in the permitted hours for the parts of the premises delineated on the said plan on the grounds that the said parts of the said premises are –

(a) structurally adapted and used, or intended to be used, for the accommodation of

persons frequenting the premises:

​ (i) musical or other entertainment; or

​ (ii) substantial refreshment in the form of a main table meal at midday or in

​ the evening, or both; or

​ (iii) both such entertainment and refreshment; and

(b) the sale of intoxicating liquor is ancillary to that entertainment or refreshment.



AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any person owning, residing or carrying on business in premises in the vicinity of the premises for which the licence is sought who intends to object to the grant of the licence must, in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Order, serve notice of his intention to object upon the Chief Clerk and the Applicant (at its solicitor’s office if required) not less than one week before the time of the opening of the Court sitting specified herein.



AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the permissible grounds of objection are such as are specified in Article 7(4)(a) to (e)(i) of the Licensing Order, namely, failure to comply with the correct procedure, unfitness of the Applicant, unsuitability of the premises and, subject to Article 7(6) and paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the Licensing Order, that the number of Licensed premises of that kind in the vicinity is or will be adequate.

And in the case of the application under Article 44 the permissible grounds of objection are as specified in Article 44(1) and (3) (structural suitability and undue inconvenience to residents).

A subsisting licence as defined in Schedule 2 to the said Order for the premises such as are specified in Article 5(1)(a) and situate at 53-55 Lower North Street, Newry, BT34 1DD will be surrendered to the Court upon the application for the final grant of the licence.



Dated this 7th day of October 2026



Gordon Bell & Son Solicitors

Solicitors for the Applicant

9-11 Newry Street, Rathfriland BT34 5PY



To: The Chief Clerk, Newry Courthouse, 23 New Street, Newry, BT35 6JD

Copy to:-

(i) The Clerk of the Petty sessions at Newry Courthouse, 23 New Street, Newry, BT35 6JD

(ii) The Sub-Divisional Commander of Newry Mourne and Down Policing District, 3 Belfast Road, Newry, BT34 1EF

(iii) Newry Mourne and Down District Council, Haughey House, Rampart Road, Greenbank, Newry, BT34 2QU