A Planning Committee made up of Labour councillors Richard Livingstone, Cleo Soanes, Kath Whittam and Michael Situ approved the application unanimously. Cllr Whittam, member for Rotherhithe, said she had concerns about the late opening hours but accepted the proposals were ‘good’ and had lots of variety. She joked: “The music offer apparently is going to be jazz mainly, which I would vote against.”