RESIDENTS of a Bangor street say claim that a planned nightspot would lead to drunken violence and lewd behaviour outside their homes.
The Central and Upper Bangor Residents Group spokesperson Wendy Mayer said that many resident were horrified by plans to relocate the Time/Amser student nightclub to the Robinson Building on Deiniol Road.
She said: “The noise and nuisance created would be increased in the proposed new location, due to the greater number of residential properties.
" These homes are occupied by the elderly, the disabled and families with young children.”
Wendy Mayer added that the group does not want Time to be closed but to be relocated to a more suitable site that would have a less detrimental impact on local residents.
“The University has other large capacity sites which have been and still are used as entertainment venues for both students and the general public.” she said.
She added that the site is next to A5 trunk road Deniol road and the University’s chemical store, which could pose dangers.
The current Time/Amser and Student’s Union buildings are to make way for the the £35 million Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre.
Building work is to begin on Monday, August 29.
Bangor City Council recommended last month that the university’s change of use application for a nightclub and student offices should be refused.
The plans are due to be discussed by Gwynedd Council’s planning committee.
A Bangor University spokesperson said that the relocation would secure more than 40 jobs.
She added that the current site is 150 metres away from the existing nightclub and further away from residential properties.
The spokesperson added that there were few facilities for young people in Bangor and that the nightclub was an important meeting point for them.
“The fact that so many young people move away from Gwynedd is a concern to many, including the University, and we are of the opinion that any reduction in the social and entertainment facilities available to the young would have a further adverse impact," she said.