DJS have been banned from a pub which was shut down after being raided by police.
Waltham Forest Licencing Committee has allowed the Station House, in Station Road, to re-open, but applied a number of conditions.
Giving evidence before a committee meeting on Wednesday (August 5), Sgt Steve Darroch said various dealers of Class A drugs regularly used the premises.
The meeting also heard that residents living near the pub complained of anti-social behaviour associated with the pub.
Michelle Hazelwood, a lawyer acting on behalf of owners Marstons plc, said the pub’s new music policy could be described as ‘boring and middle of the road’.
She said music styles such as modern R’n’B and Garage will no longer be played because they attract ‘a younger undesirable criminal element’.
The pub is also now required to stop serving alcohol at 11pm.
Ms Hazelwood added that landlady Teresa Davies had made efforts to attract older customers by holding special events on St George’s Day and VE Day.
She said the pub is also used by a number of local societies.
Customers also attended the licensing hearing on Wednesday (August 5) to support the Station House.
Viv Morgan, 81, of Farnley Road, Chingford, who has visited the pub since it opened,said: “I regularly go to the Station House during the evening and have left around 11:30pm or midnight.
“It is a pleasant pub and a nice place to drink. I would like to know how the residents objecting to the Station House retaining its license know that it is customers from this pub that are causing all the trouble?
“There are many pubs at this end of Chingford.” Hazel Aslett, 66, a retired headteacher, of Wellington Avenue, Chingford, said: “I regularly bring a church group of Methodists to the pub who are aged in their 70s, 80s and 90s.
“They feel safe and they enjoy the fact that the Station House is a pleasant place to have a cup of tea and a chat.”
The Station house was one of three pubs closed during a crackdown on drug dealing in Chingford last month.
A total of 17 people were charged with 130 offences.
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