Demetrios Photiou, who runs the Trident restaurant in Old Town, bought the Green Street shop six months ago which — under different management — lost its licence to sell booze.
It was withdrawn after dozens of complaints from residents who said th
eir lives had been made a misery by noise, rubbish, broken glasses and aggressive youngsters loitering in the area.
Joe's Corkscrew soon closed its doors and the premises has been empty since.
Mr Photiou recently won an appeal for a personal licence to run a convenience shop in Green Street.
Eastbourne Borough Council's licensing committee had turned down his application to be designated premises supervisor partly due to objections from Sussex Police who gave evidence at the appeal, citing Mr Photiou's previous offending history and behaviour.
However, the decision was overturned by local magistrates.
And on Wednesday last week he was also granted a premises licence, despite objections from local residents.
However, after the meeting, Mr Photiou said he believed he had smoothed over residents' complaints.
"I think we have more or less got them on our side now," he said.
"If they have got any problems we can deal with it."
The licence was granted subject to conditions. There must be CCTV, robust staff training, personal licence holder to be on the premises at all times, Challenge 21 policy, the area must be kept free from litter, high value alcohol to be kept under supervision of the till and Mr Photiou must work with the licensing authority and police if there are complaints.
He hopes to open the shop from 7am-11pm, selling alcohol from 8am-11pm.
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