London’s MOTH Club call for support to oppose building of flats that could “pose a serious threat to the future of our venue”

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email this week, and use the reference number 2024/1260.A post shared by MOTH CLUB (@mothclub)Upon the venue’s call for support, a spokesperson for the Music Venue Trust shared a statement with NME about the situation, and explained how they are looking to help protect the Hackney live music space.“MOTH Club came straight into Music Venue Trust’s Emergency Response Service upon receiving notice of the planning application,” they said. “We’ve already mobilised our Planning and Acoustic gurus who have gone over the application details with a fine tooth comb; these are independent industry experts who generously give their time for free to Music Venue Alliance member venues in crisis.

Using their technical expertise we will place an objection and we will call for the application proposal to be rejected at the first opportunity.”The statement continued: “The developers have placed an application which neglects to even consider the noise impact of the MOTH Club, with a noise report which doesn’t mention or survey the GMV.

So we will be opposing its suitability in the strongest possible terms, it’s plainly against the Agent of Change planning principle and would put the Moth Club at risk of future noise complaints and threat of closure.“We’re really pleased to see the enormity of the public reaction, and how many people agree with us that the Moth Club must be protected.”MOTH Club is just one of the countless grassroots music spaces across the UK that have come under threat in recent years, and the concerns the owners lay out reflect those previously faced by Manchester’s Night & Day venue.The legendary music spot in Manchester – which was first saved after a hard-fought battle against a noise complaint back in 2014 – took to.