Birmingham’s Deadbeat bar wants to extend the hours it can sell alcohol – but several residents living nearby oppose the plans
13:37, 23 Jun 2025Updated 13:37, 23 Jun 2025
Deadbeat bar in Stirchley, Birmingham(Image: Google Maps)
Plans put forward by a bar in one of the Midlands’ ‘best places to live’ have sparked objections from concerned residents.
Deadbeat is one of many unique venues which line Pershore Road in Stirchley, which has garnered a reputation as a home of independent businesses in recent years.
After opening in 2023, the bar is seeking permission to extend the hours it can sell alcohol. It wants to sell booze from noon until 1am, seven days a week.
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The premises would also remain open to the public from noon until 1.30am, according to a licensing report.
But the proposals were met with opposition from several residents who live nearby in the up-and-coming neighbourhood amid concerns over the feared impact on antisocial behaviour and noise levels.
“This is a residential area and the number of bars impacting upon our quality of life is becoming unacceptable as the noise levels affect our sleeping patterns,” one person wrote.
Another resident said they were concerned the proposals could cause “significant noise nuisance into the small hours” as well as an “increase in antisocial behaviour”.
A third Stirchley local said they “absolutely support independent hospitality venues” but they found the bar’s plans “totally unnecessary”.
A general view of Stirchley(Image: Martin O’Callaghan/Birmingham Live)
“I support the vibrancy and success of local establishments, which add to the character of our area,” one objector wrote. “However, my concern lies with the potential negative impact of extending opening hours on the local community.”
They claimed residents in the immediate area were affected by “loud behaviour from patrons lingering outside the venue or in the surrounding streets during dispersal”.
A number of conditions for the bar have been proposed, however, including that a senior member of staff would be on duty at all times during events and that no noise emanating from the premises would cause nuisance to any ‘noise-sensitive’ properties in the vicinity.
Another was to make sure all external doors and windows are kept closed, other than for access and exit, when activities involving amplified music or speech are taking place.
The application will be considered by a city council licensing sub-committee tomorrow on June 24.
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Stirchley was named as the best place to live in the Midlands by The Sunday Times last year, with judges rating the ‘down-to-earth’ neighbourhood for its selection of restaurants, bars and cafes.
The suburb also received praise for its good schools, transport links to the city centre and ‘visible community spirit’.