The Licensing Sub-Committee of North Northamptonshire Council met on Monday 12 October 2026 to consider an application for a variation to the premises licence for Wellness Locations Ltd, located at Grendon Hall. The committee resolved to grant the licence, subject to conditions agreed by the Sub Committee.

Application for a Variation to the Premises Licence for Wellness Locations Ltd, Grendon Hall

The Sub-Committee considered an application for a variation to the premises licence for Wellness Locations Ltd, Grendon Hall, 67 Main Road, Grendon, NN7 1JW. The application sought to modernise and update the licence to reflect the current and planned operations of Grendon Hall Estate as a multi-use hospitality, wellness, leisure, and events destination. This included extending the licensed area to cover the wider estate and its facilities, such as the spa, coffee and wine bar, event spaces, padel facilities, wedding facilities, and designated outdoor areas. The variation also aimed to permit regulated and outdoor entertainment, including live and recorded music, until midnight, subject to noise management and the promotion of licensing objectives. The applicant proposed replacing a number of historic conditions with updated ones relating to noise management, CCTV, staff training, Challenge 25, fire safety, first aid, event management, capacity management, security, and temporary structures.

Representations were received from the Council's Planning Department and Grendon Parish Council. The Planning Department raised concerns about ongoing planning enforcement cases at the site, including unauthorised works and uses, and highlighted that the development permitted under planning permission NW/24/00238/FUL had not been implemented in accordance with approved details. Specifically, they noted that conditions restricting outdoor events and music, requiring a noise management plan for indoor events, and mandating a site-wide security and crime prevention scheme had not yet been discharged. The Planning Department considered the premises licence variation premature and believed it failed to demonstrate compliance with the prevention of crime and disorder and prevention of public nuisance licensing objectives.

Grendon Parish Council's representation focused on the prevention of public nuisance, expressing concerns about the proposed extension of music into outdoor areas and the hours for amplified music. They noted that Grendon Hall is situated close to residential properties and that historical issues with outdoor music have been audible over significant distances. The Parish Council requested restrictions on outdoor amplified music to weekends, earlier finishing times for outdoor recorded music, and suitable, enforceable noise management conditions. They also sought clarification on the precise extent of the proposed licensed outdoor area.

Despite these representations, the Sub-Committee resolved to grant the licence subject to conditions agreed by the Sub Committee. Where appropriate, these conditions will be detailed within the minutes of the Sub Committee.