Cargo Nightclub occupied the railway arches at 83 Rivington Street. The club was successfully closed down following a campaign by residents of the Boundary Estate in 2021. Many of you will remember the intensity of weekend nightlife disturbance generated by that one venue prior to it's closing. 

Now the Cargo owner, Mr Shmail "Rocky" Khan, is making an attempt to return under the same management and with similar late night opening hours. 

THE COUNCIL CANNOT REFUSE THE LICENCE UNLESS THERE ARE OBJECTIONS FROM RESIDENTS.

HOW TO OBJECT

Write an email to hackney’s licensing officers. Your email can be SHORT!

Title your email:

Objection - License application, Chestnut Gardens Entertainment, 83 Rivington Street 

Email to: licensing@hackney.gov.uk 

cc to: boundary.tra@gmail.com 

You should include your name and address (or at least your postcode or estate block name). 

Copies of representations will be sent to the applicant but with personal information redacted. Alternatively, if you email to the Boundary TRA we can forward with personal details removed.

REASONS TO OBJECT

Reasons for refusal can cover any of  the four 'licensing objectives":

• prevention of crime and disorder: increase of crime and ASB on the Boundary Estate as we experienced before Cargo was closed

• prevention of public nuisance: club-goers creating noise disturbance both before and after the nightclub is closed whcih can carry on until dawn. Public urination and Car Bars as we experienced before Cargo was closed

• protection of children from harm: children being exposed to excessive drink and drug-taking activities on the streets right outside their bedroom windows all night long as we experienced before Cargo was closed

• public safety: residents having to navigate around club-goers displaying threatening and violent behaviour as we experienced before Cargo was closed

Your objection can be short and personal. If you lived here at the time that Cargo was previously open, you can describe your experience of life on the estate on the weekends as it affected you.

DEADLINE MONDAY 20 JANUARY