There is fury in a seaside town as locals claim they “can’t sleep” thanks to a local sex club.
The mock Tudor home in Torquay, Devon, is known locally for all the wrong reasons – it’s a swingers club with 200 members nationwide.
Within Temptation claims to be “family-run”, boasting a dungeon and playrooms for X-rated parties. It was granted a Sex Entertainment Venue licence in April after operating without one for three years.
But local families want the club gone, complaining about being kept awake at night due to noises from punters at the establishment.
Helen Hood, 49, who shares a flat with her husband overlooking the club said: “I don’t like it, the noise keeps me awake at night. I can hear shouting in the garden, I can’t see the people but I can hear what’s going on.
“It’s a complete nuisance at the weekend from 11pm to 4am. I hate it, I want it shut down, the sooner it’s gone the better. The council should have never allowed it here.
“That used to be a nice pub but now when you go into town there are young girls and men standing outside. It doesn’t give the town a good reputation.
“Sometimes you have people queueing outside waiting for it to open and I can hear them giggling and arranging ‘swaps’ – it’s not nice to hear.
“You have to be careful because we sometimes find used condoms left on the steps nearby. They could do so much more with that, make it something for the whole of Torquay, not just people randomly having sex.”
Neighbour John Novak, 65, and his daughter co-own a property near the club. He told MailOnline: “We have complained about the noise on several occasions which goes on until 2am. People come out into the back garden and smoke too.
“We have no objections to people who choose that lifestyle for themselves but it’s not really what people want on their doorstep.”
When the club applied for its Sex Entertainment Venue licence, a neighbouring language school objected, saying it was inappropriate to have the venue so close to pupils aged 13 to 18. This was rejected due to the school closing hours before the club opened.
Peter Hughes from the language school said: “I’m not prim and proper but it’s a bit close. The way they were bleating on about not making any money and not being able to afford the electrics I was expecting a for sale sign to go up any day.
“The state they keep the garden in is bloody disgusting, it’s a tip. It’s history to me though, there’s nothing I can do.”
Mrs Harry told councillors: “We’re just a friendly bunch and we’re trying to keep it like that. If people have got an attitude I won’t have them here.
“It’s a family-run business. We don’t want people coming in and thinking it’s a brothel. It’s not. We run it for like-minded people who enjoy that side of life.”
