A new bar and nightclub specialising in the music of the 1980s and 90s has taken a step closer.

As previously reported by the Adver, The 3 House is set to open at 3 Victoria Terrace, opposite Regent Circus.

Lucy Potter, who runs her own PR agency, has already started the work on getting the building ready and there is a sign above the door.

And she has now got the premises licence she needs from Swindon Borough Council.

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A licensing panel had been convened to consider Ms Potter’s application because initially both Wiltshire Police and Swindon Borough Council as the licensing authority had significant concerns about the plan.

The police force’s specialist licensing staff member John Baker had objected to the fact that Ms Potter had said she would take a risk-based approach to deciding whether to appoint door security staff for any given night.

The council’s licensing team expressed concerns particularly about noise.

Before the panel met, Ms Potter and the police and licensing officers met to discuss these issues and came up with an agreed set of conditions.

The 3 House will be able to serve alcohol Monday to Sunday from noon to 3am, and play live or recorded music until 3.30am.

It will have licensed door staff on duty on Friday and Saturday. There will be restrictions on noise, a challenge 25 policy at the bar, no customers under 16 will be allowed to stay after 6pm and CCTV will be installed and made available to police and other authorities when needed.

Having heard that both Mr Baker and the council’s licensing team had dropped their objections after this agreement, the three-councillor-strong panel agreed to give Ms Potter the licence in just a few minutes.

She said: “I’m very pleased.

“This is my first venture into the hospitality business.

“The bar and club will specialise in 80s and 90s music. It will be a fun place for people to come for a drink and in the evenings, we’ll have a DJ, and there’ll be dancing.

“I’m 37 and I still like going out for the evening, but clubs cater for a younger crowd, and I don’t know the music and we’re looking to something a bit more civilised.

“There’s lots of people who’ve grown up, but they’re not ready for their pipe and slippers, they want to go out and have a good time; have a drink, listen and dance to some good music.”