- Target:
- Leeds City Council
- Region:
- United Kingdom
On Wednesday 5th March there will be a judicial review into Leeds City Councils decision not to grant a license to three of Leeds largest lap dancing clubs.
On top of many reasons given by prominent MP's and councillors the decision was based on the proximity of the clubs to buildings with sensitive uses or in sensitive locations.
To comply with these concerns Wildcats, located on the Headrow, have removed all signage, increased the minimum age for admittance, reduced promotional activity and operational hours to not commence until 11pm when families and children are considered to have vacated the city centre area.
Closing the three clubs will result in over 200 job losses and legal bills for the council to fight for the closures are expected to reach almost £300,000 of tax payers money.
The clubs believe they operate perfectly legal, regulated, respectable businesses and the case to close them is based on a moral judgement on events that happen behind closed doors and a heinous waste of local government funds to a case that received relatively few objections.
This petition urges Leeds City Council to sit down with the clubs in question and renegotiate a license before going to the incredible cost of defending their decision before the High Court.
We, the undersigned, urge the council of Leeds to grant a license to the law abiding lap dancing clubs of Leeds who have gone to great lengths to ensure their businesses comply with the image for which the city wish to portray, saving hundreds of jobs and saving up to £300,000 of tax payers money.
The Save Leeds Lap-dancing petition to Leeds City Council was written by Wildcats and is in the category Local Government at GoPetition.