LONDON - London residents hit back Thursday at British filmmaker Guy Ritchie and the celebrities that frequent his pub, with the local council slapping restrictions on their nocturnal partying.

Residents of London's upmarket Mayfair neighborhood complained that The Punch Bowl hotel had been transformed into a rowdy party venue since Ritchie, the former husband of pop star Madonna, took ownership in May 2008.

Celebrities, paparazzi and crowds flocked to the pub, with residents complaining of broken glass, noise and people urinating against their houses.

The City of Westminster Council on Thursday imposed conditions on the pub, ordering Ritchie and his co-owners to keep drinking patrons indoors after 8pm. Staff also have to make hourly checks outside for glasses and rubbish.

"I don't believe we need to invoke or suspend the license at this stage; instead we have introduced tighter controls," said councilor Alan Bradley.

Piers Adam, a director of the pub, welcomed the council's decision.

"Westminster has shown complete impartiality and now we can move on and be a good asset to the community," he said.

A lawyer representing local residents, Leo Charalambides, earlier told a council hearing that regular pub patrons were members of the "leisure classes" who could afford to "cause a nuisance on seven days of the week."

"It has metamorphosized from a ye olde local English pub into something that's really internationally recognized on the A-list party circuit and by those who would like to get some of the glamour of going to such a venue."

Representing the pub, Julian Skeen said Ritchie would have liked to be at the council hearing but he was busy working on his new film.

Ritchie's new movie "Sherlock Holmes" had its world premiere in London this week and opens next week.