Jimmy's bar and restaurant in York to go ahead after Council withdraws objection

02 March 2021

The council has withdrawn its objection to plans for a new bar and restaurant to open in York city centre.

Small chain Jimmy's is set to open a branch in the former Cafe Rouge building in Low Petergate. They have signed a 15-year lease on the site.

But City of York Council's public protection team raised concerns about the company's request for a live music licence - despite Jimmy's owners insisting it would be a restaurant, not a music venue.

But Jimmy's has agreed to remove the live music licence request and says alcohol will only be served until 11pm Sunday to Thursday and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.

Matt Boxall, head of public protection at the council, says the authority has withdrawn its objection after negotiations with the applicant.

Jimmy’s bar and restaurant was set up by brothers George and Jimmy Craig. The pair, who were in the band One Night Only, opened their first site in 2016 in Manchester, then a site in Liverpool in November 2019.

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