The annihilation of London's party scene: How 1,110 bars and clubs have shut since Covid and countless others are hampered by curtailed drinking hours, threats from housing developers and rising costs

London's party scene is facing 'annihilation' with more than 1,100 bars and clubs shutting in just three years and countless others hampered by curtailed drinking hours, threats from housing developers and rising costs. London's 'night czar' Amy Lamé, pictured here with the capital's mayor Sadiq Khan, has been criticised for her 'globe-trotting' while many of the city's pubs and clubs are closing Printworks in Surrey Quays is among the major London nightclubs to have closed its doors Managers of Printworks London in Surrey Quays said the electronic music venue would close 'for a number of years' in 2023 - though it could yet reopen in 2026 These are just some of the key venues in the capital forced to close their doors in recent years And separate research has suggested London has been hit worse than anywhere else in England for pub closures with 46 venues going in just six months, according to real estate analysts Altus Group last October. More than 20 venues across London have been threatened with noise complaints from angry neighbours since the start of 2022 The Compton Arms in Islington, north London, a 200-year-old iconic pub that inspired an Orwellian essay on the perfect boozer, faced complaints from four neighbours Printworks, owned by Broadwick Live, published a statement on Twitter regarding its future Electronic events at Printworks attracted mass crowds before it was forced to close in 2023 Space 289 in Bethnal Green is another of the renowned London nightclubs to close Founder Jeremy Joseph revealed last December G-A-Y Late in Soho would be shutting Werkhaus in Brick Lane, east London, is another of the recent nightclub casualties The Borderline music venue in Soho closed its doors to the public in August 2019 NTIA chief executive Michael Kill told MailOnline the industry was desperate for Government action - primarily reducing VA for hospital firms to 12.5 per cent in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's upcoming Budget. Pauline Forster, landlady of Stepney Green's The George Tavern, told MailOnline today have venue owners are 'up against it all the time' amid rising costs and developers' threats The George Tavern, in Stepney, successfully overcame a battle with a housing company that wanted to build more than 200 flats adjacent to the venue in the disused Stepney's Nightclub Kwame Otiende, general manager of the Jago in Dalston, said the venue saw a rise in noise complaints since the country emerged from Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns The Jago arts and cultures venue, known as 'the beating heart of Hackney', faced having to reduce its trading hours The Jago created an online petition to save itself and other venues in Hackney from the 'rising noise complaints' the area has been getting in recent years Former performers at the now-closed Borderline include Wheatus, seen here in October 2013 Mike Mills and Michael Stipe of US rock band REM took part in a Q&A at the Borderline music venue in Soho in November 2016, marking the 25th anniversary of their album 'Out Of Time' Oval Space in Cambridge Heath closed in 2022 after losing its premises licence The venue has since been reopened as studio space Oval Studios Peckham music venue, club and bar Ghost Notes closed in 2019, just before the first lockdown The Montague Arms in Lewisham, which opened in 1968 but closed in 2018, staged artists including Gang Of Four, the Young Knives and Anna Calvi In the 1970s and 1980s it also hosted comics including Mike Reid and Jim Davidson The Coronet in Elephant and Castle put on entertainment from 1879 until closing in 2018 Indie band Athlete played at the Coronet in 2004 at an event ahead of that year's BRIT Awards Locals launched a campaign to try to save the historic Coronet in Elephant and Castle London pubs hit with noise concerns: The Duke's Head, in Highgate, pledged to work with neighbours following noise complaints The Gatehouse, in Highgate, had plans to extend its venue approved despite concerns The Crown, in Bromley, addressed fears that the beer garden would be too loud King William IV in Hampstead faces a licence review Kiss the Sky in Crouch End lost its licence over noise complaints, antisocial behaviour and operating beyond permitted hours The Courtyard shisha bar in Woolwich was fined £2,046 for late-night noise disturbances The Jago, Dalston, has started a petition to protect it from having to reduce its trading hours because of noise complaints The Macbeth on Hoxton Street avoided a suspension of its licence following noise complaints and 'poor management' concerns The Broadway in Muswell Hill faced objections over noise when trying to relax its licence Those living near Betty's in Chiswick expressed concern over later closing times on Friday and Saturday night The Compton Arms in Islington is facing a licence review after four neighbours complained of loud noise The Sultan in South Wimbledon had a review of the licence after neighbours said its new pub benches were a nuisance The George Tavern in Stepney successfully overcame plans for new flats adjacent to its venue, that it feared would lead to more noise complaints The Dove, in Chingford, sparked fury after asking to extend its licence to 1am A number of pubs across London have been threatened with noise-related closures He added: 'It's not that we don't care about anyone that says they can hear noise because the people that come to our venues live in this borough and we do care that our operations don't affect our community. The George Tavern's landlady Pauline Forster, who has run the pub in Stepney Green for the last 21 years, told of electricity bills going up by 300 per cent to £40,000 a year Matt Porter, manager of Simmons Bar in Soho, has told of the venue getting noise complaints 'all the time' from the 'older generation' saying it is 'too loud' Londoners have taken to social media to protect their beloved boozers and music venues Luke Robert Black, deputy chair of LGBT+ Conservatives, said he looked at 'the decline of London's hospitality and nightlife sector with despair' 'The music has been the same, the opening hours have been the same and suddenly there has been a few complaints and they are trying to affect what is a big part of Hampstead High Street.'