An upmarket restaurant offering pan-Indian cuisine won an extension to its hours after councillors heard there would be “robust” policies to prevent noise disturbing neighbours.

It came after Camden Council’s licensing committee heard from residents and a nearby hotel complain about two incidents at the 1947 London restaurant when their sleep was disturbed.

Daniel Harris from the four-star Rathbone Hotel said guests’ sleep was disturbed in the early hours after two temporary events  in 2021 and 2022 held at the Charlotte Street restaurant.

He described “fights going on in the street outside” and a large number of people leaving at the same time.

The hotel complained to the police and Camden Council about the disturbance.

Mr Harris said there was vomit outside the bank and staff had to replace plants outside the hotel after people sat on them.

Mr Harris said there were also “inebriated people” and taxis beeping outside.

He said: “It really was not a great impression for our guests, most guests at the front of the hotel had difficulty sleeping.”

He explained the hotel was concerned about the impact of later hours six nights a week.

“It is a residential area and the noise is extremely disturbing.”

Residents living in Lancaster Court in Fitzrovia told how they were affected by late night noise with “people talking loudly and parked cars”  as  they tried to sleep and complained about the two events.

Clive Henderson of the Charlotte Street Association said the requested late hours were “unacceptable” no matter what conditions they came with.

“Just the numbers coming out of these large premises in the early hours of the morning, however well behaved, they are will be noisy,” he warned.

Lawyer Chris Rees-Gay said the high end restaurant will an “extremely robust operating schedule” for the later hours and its request is backed with a petition signed by 285 residents.

He said the owners had 20 years' experience of running restaurants and the high end venue had a chef who has worked at Michelin-rated eateries.

He said the two incidents highlighted happened when the venue was let out for a private party in the aftermath of Covid shutdowns of the hospitality industry, to generate income.

He explained that “customers were dispersing all at the same time,” but this was not how the restaurant operated and said other complaints residents mentioned could be connected to other venues in the area.

The award-winning Indian restaurant asked to extend the current sales of alcohol from 10am to midnight on Mondays to Saturdays until 1.15am, with the restaurant shut by 2am.

It amended its original request to sell alcohol with meals until 1.30am on Mondays to Wednesdays and to 2am on Thursdays to Saturdays after talking to the police.

Mr Rees-Gay said strict rules will include only serving alcohol with meals, extensive CCTV, staff training, risk assessments, an  incident log and staff actively dispersing customers at the end of the night.

Neil Saggar from 1947 London told Camden’s licensing committee: “Our customer base are not the type of people that are going to go out and cause disruption.”

He said the venue had 27 temporary events and “our history is pretty good, we have worked closely with the police.” Mr Saggar said they would not be renting out the venue.

He said the extra hours would mean the restaurant could run a third sitting as “there is a big call for it”.

He explained there is a strict booking policy to  manage numbers and preparing meals, with a maximum of 20 diners.

Resident Savvas Photiou said: “It’s a nice family-run restaurant and I think it’s an asset to the local community, they produce lovely food.”

Mr Saggar said he did not think a request for Security Industry Authority accredited staff from 11pm on Mondays to Wednesdays was practical.

Councillors were satisfied with the arrangements to supervise people smoking outside and asking diners to leave quietly and approved the extra hours.