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A disused garage on a Leeds industrial estate could be turned into a discreet swingers' club. Plans have been submitted by Isis Health Studios to convert a former car sales garage on Low Road in Hunslet into a private adult members' club offering a controlled environment for like-minded adults to meet and potentially engage in legal sexual activities . The company's planning statement states:

Club members come from all walks of life and include many educated professionals. What members have in common is a desire to explore their sexual desires, often alongside their partner.

The role of the club is to facilitate this in a discreet, clean, safe and controlled environment where participants can exercise their right to say 'no thank you' without explanation and set boundaries that will be respected.

It says the club will host couples and singles, with entry fees of £25 and £30 respectively, and will run sessions aimed specifically at gay, bisexual, transvestite and transgender members.

The applicants' business Quest/Isis is currently based Macauley Street near the city centre, but needs to move to more disabled-friendly premises and argues the former garage is suitable for its the discreet location.

The club recently made the news over its Isis name being noted for its use by the Syrian terrorists.

Update: Approved

29th November 2015. See article from yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

An application to turn a disused garage on a Leeds industrial estate into a private swingers' club has been approved by a council panel.

Isis Health Studios had submitted an application to Leeds City Council to convert a former car sales garage on Low Road in Hunslet into a private adult members' club offering a controlled environment for like-minded adults to meet and potentially engage in legal sexual activities .

A planning panel meeting at Leeds Civic Hall has now approved a change-of-use application for the building - without a single comment or question.

The panel was told there would be no alcohol sold on the premises and no voyeuristic activity. Activities would be limited to eight private rooms without windows, and no money would change hands for any sexual services.

Officers told the decision-making committee that it is not our remit to consider the moral implications of what might take place on the premises ,

Armed police have raided a suburban sex dungeon when a polite knock on the door by the local bobby would have been more than sufficient.

Neighbours had complained to police, supposedly about the noise of whipping, at Mistress Evilyne's dungeon in Orpington.

Evilyne, of Orpington, Kent, fears that if there are too many complaints from residents she might be forced to close down. She said:

My business is legal, I'm registered with HMRC and no sexual services are offered.

People come to us with their fantasies, and we make them come true - anything from being put in a bath of baked beans to being forced to act like a dog.

We are not loud and I don't know what the neighbours are complaining about.

They think I'm running a brothel, and I'm not - maybe they should come for a visit to see for themselves.

There is a lack of understanding about fetishes, and men generally keep it a secret from everyone in their life - maybe some of the wives around here are worried about their husbands.

One neighbour claimed a little unconvincingly:

It's ridiculous - there are children living here and all you can hear all day is 'slap slap scream' coming from the house. They ought to go and do it somewhere else.

However the police were satisfied that no crime had taken place and did not feel the need to handcuff the dominatrices.

Should we run a British Fetish Film Festival in 2016?

Earlier this year we ran a British Fetish Film Festival. It was very successful but also quite a lot of work to organise.

The fetish film community in Britain is now under a lot of pressure, and many film-makers have quit or moved operations abroad. The climate for holding a film festival in 2016 might not be as hospitable.

Should we do it? Is it worth trying to maintain community and coherence in the face of censorship and legal pressure? Or is it too much work, too much risk, and is it better to continue to build community online? (And maybe go en masse to events like BoundCon and Kiel Fetish Film Festival instead?)

I've made a survey to find out what you think, and to ask what activities we should have at the festival if we do run it again.

There's only nine questions so it won't take too long, and it would be really useful for us to find out how much interest and support there would be for a 2016 British Fetish Film Festival.

The Echo reported in April that Vivente, in Hendon, SUnderland, was ordered to shut because of concerns from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service.

Now, fire bosses have given more detail about the decision to close the Hudson Road site. A spokesman for the brigade said:

Following an inspection of the premises by fire safety officers from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, a Prohibition Notice was served on the occupier on April 24 due to breaches of fire safety legislation.

Under the terms of the notice, all areas of the premises must not be used, with the exception of the ground floor reception area, that may only be used for administration purposes.

The premises are part of an ongoing investigation.

Councillors seem to have a more morality based reasoning for closure. Councillor Barbara McClennan spouted:

I would like to see it permanently closed, absolutely.

If you think of the kind of activity that's going on in that building, i.e. people taking part in sexual activity, it probably requires them to take their clothes off.

Imagine what would happen if there was a fire, would they have time to re-robe and get out safely?

That has always been one of my major concerns for the venue. I would have thought they need to be extra careful in terms of fire precautions.

A note on Vivente's website reads: Due to building works Vivente will be closed until further notice.

One of Birmingham's oldest and most historic houses has been transformed into a swingers club. Grade II-listed Stratford House in Highgate was built in 1601. But the stunning timber framed property has now been transformed into a sex club for swingers and fetish fans, complete with dungeon.

The building, officially classed as an ancient monument, is being advertised online under the name Tudor Lounge and porn stars are listed as being regulars at adult themed events .

Birmingham City Council have granted temporary change of use planning permission for the private members meeting venue last year and says there were no complaints raised at the time, although some residents claim they were not consulted.

And of course there are few miserable gits living close by. One angry local spouted:

I simply can't understand how this could have been allowed to happen in a listed building in an area of regeneration. Surely they have to have planning permission. And surely, if so, there should have been public consultation in the area. Nobody asked us about sex clubs.

The Tudor Lounge website boasts it is the UK's most exclusive swingers venue:

Come and join in our parties or contact us to organize your own. Our facilities are amongst the most impressive you will find in any UK club. The parties will be well attended but totally pressure free, making them ideal for your first visit or experienced swingers alike.

The website lists a string of events including a burlesque swingers night last Friday and a leather and lace swingers event planned for this Friday. Parties have entrance charges in the range £40 to £75.

Some good news for a change A proposed new fetish club is one step closer to opening after being granted a licence to operate by council chiefs. Of course, it isn't a dead cert, but a move in the right direction.

See article from expressandstar.com

A licensing committee of Dudley Council has granted the proposed Valhalla Club a licence to sell alcohol and for the airing of live and recorded music. Summing-up the committee decision, chair councillor Jackie Cowell, said:

We are satisfied the premises will be run discreetly. We have heard there will be no external signs and those internally will encourage visitors to respect local residents when they leave.

Council leaders had received a petition signed by about 70 people raising concerns about the proposed licence, but none attended to speak. The licensing committee also heard the venue would be blocked from the public's view and would have no external signs.

In December planning committee chairman, Councillor Qadar Zada, raised his personal morality concerns about the type of activity which would take place at the club. But of course the 'type of activity' taking place at fetish clubs has caused an awful lot less trouble than the more 'mora'l activity as practised by people in the name of religion.

The boss of the Valhalla Club will now appeal a decision by Dudley Council not to give his venture planning permission. Clive Thomson said:

With the best will in the world we are not the sort of people to parade onto the road in masks and hats. I think people have seen too many Hollywood films. Discretion is the order of the day. We would never have signs outside as we would only get idiots coming.

We are very, very discrete people. This is not a nightclub, it is not a lap dancing club, it is just a social club. It is just sensationalism and things have been blown out of proportion. We have got members who work for councils, we have nurses, we have doctors. These are not people who are going to go drunkenly staggering around the streets.

Among the groups which would use the Valhalla Club in Dock Lane, opposite Dudley Leisure Centre, are erotic and fetish enthusiasts with events including dungeon and role-play.