A pub hosting exotic dancing is hoping a court will reinstate the operating permit withdrawn by councillors in the wake of drug arrests by police.
The owners of The Victoria in North Hyde Road, Hayes, have appealed to Uxbridge Magistrates' Court the decision made by Hillingdon Council's licensing sub-committee south on June 11 to revoke its licence . A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.
The saga began when police raided the venue on May 14 and arrested nine people, of which seven were charged with drug dealing and drug possession offences and six admitted the offences , forcing the interim closure of the pub.
Its owners appealed to the magistrates after being refused permission by the High Court on August 27 to launch a Judicial Review into the licensing sub-committee decision.
The same High Court judge quashed an interim relief order that had allowed The Victoria to re-open the month before pending the outcome of the High Court case.
The Victoria bills itself as "one of London's top premier dance venues" with "stunning girls".
