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Wedding venue Grana Privato is forced to ban dancing: 'Killjoys' Heritage rules stop dancing at a wedding venue READ MORE: Heartbreak for brides and grooms as wedding venues burn down By MATT JONES, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 00:48 BST, 21 October 2025 | Updated: 01:11 BST, 21 October 2025 A high-profile wedding venue has banned dancing due to safety concerns that its floor could collapse as bureaucratic red tape stops it from being reinforced. Grana Privato in Circular Quay, in Sydney, has prohibited guests from dancing over fears 'concentrated movement' could cause the beams in the ceiling below to flex. Heritage restrictions are currently preventing the floor from being reinforced, raising structural safety concerns. The venue offers premium wedding packages that allow up to 200 guests to be present at one time. The venue is positioned on the top floor of Hinchcliff House, which is heritage-listed. A Grana Privato spokesman confirmed to Daily Mail the venue could not allow dancing due to safety concerns. Libertarian state MP John Ruddick told The Daily Telegraph small businesses needed to be given a chance to make money without hindrance from bureaucrats. 'If someone owns a property and it has genuine heritage value, then the owner of the property will know what measures to take to protect that value,' he said. Circular Quay's Grana Privato has been forced to ban dancing Donald Trump DEMOLISHES part of the White House for new ballroom 6.7k viewing now She's was caught 'going at it' with Britney in 2004. We've found her 22k viewing now Princess Beatrice visits Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson 1.8k viewing now 'We do not need remote bureaucrats making rules for property owners and being killjoys. 'We need to get heavy-handed government to get off the back of business and let them grow and prosper.' 'Every industry seems to be bogged down in pointless red tape. This keeps the bureaucrats busy and well-paid, but it is at the cost of suppressing the real economy.' A NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water spokesman said Heritage NSW and the Heritage Council of NSW did not set rules for the use of heritage-listed buildings. 'The management and use of heritage-listed buildings is largely a matter for the owner, including safeguarding any inadvertent damage by heavy use by patrons,' he said. Hinchcliff House has been on the NSW State Heritage Register since 1999 and is one of only two buildings of its kind left in Sydney. It was originally a woolstore when wool was Australia's chief export and Circular Quay was a hub for international trade. Grana Privato says on its website that 'our focus is on how people feel in our venues' and that 'our ambition is to build unique concepts that create a sense of place and deliver a great experience'. Hinchcliff House has been on the NSW State Heritage Register since 1999 and is one of only two buildings of its kind left in Sydney Aussies online couldn't believe such restrictions were hindering businesses. 'Put some structural steel beams into the place and craft and paint them to match,' one wrote. 'It won't lose any 'heritage charm' at all. Ridiculous rules killing small business owners for no good reason.' 'Typical Sydney full of greens, woke Teals and do-gooders,' another said. Tegan Andrews has been looking for a place to host her wedding reception and she said it was hard to find an ideal spot in Sydney due to all the rules and regulations in place. 'With Sydney venues you have the issue of kind of getting kicked out at 11pm, which can kind of factor into decision-making,' she said. 'I think the way we see our wedding day is just being fun surrounded by people that we love, like family and friends, and being able to let loose a little bit.' Daily Mail contacted Ruddick for further comment. Share or comment on this article: Wedding venue Grana Privato is forced to ban dancing: 'Killjoys' Add comment
