Agenda and minutes

To elect a Chair for Licensing Panel D for the municipal year.

The Principal Committee Officer opened the meeting and invited nominations for the election of Chair of the Licensing Panel.

RESOLVED –

THAT Councillor Eddie Hanson be elected Chair of the Panel for the 2023/24 municipal year.

To agree the procedure rules for remote meetings.

RESOLVED

THAT the Guidance on Remote meetings be noted.

An apology for absence was received from Councillor Matt Cooper.

Councillor Jonathan Simpson was in attendance as substitute.

There were no such declarations.

Broadcast of the meeting

The Chair to announce the following: “In addition to the rights by law that the public and press have to record this meeting, I would like to remind everyone that this meeting is being broadcast live by the Council to the Internet and can be viewed on our website for at least six months after the meeting. After that time, webcasts are archived and can be made available on upon request.

If you have asked to address the meeting, you are deemed to be consenting to being filmed and to the use of those images and sound recordings for webcasting and/or training purposes. If you are addressing the Committee your contribution will be recorded and broadcast.”

Webcasting

The Chair announced that the meeting was being broadcast live to the internet and would be capable of repeated viewing and copies of the recording could be made available to those that requested them. Those participating in the meeting were deemed to be consenting to being filmed.

Supplementary Agenda

The Chair also announced that since the publication of the agenda 2 Supplementary Agendas had been published.

Supplementary Agenda 1 contained additional information from the interested parties, while Supplementary 2 contained additional conditions offered by the applicant.

There was no such notification.

To note the terms of reference of Licensing Panels.

RESOLVED –

THAT the Terms of Reference of the Licensing Panel be noted.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 11^th May 2023 as an accurate record.

Consideration was given to the Minutes of the meeting that took place on 11th May 2023.

RESOLVED –

THAT the minutes be approved and signed as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director, Supporting Communities.

This is an application for a new premises licence under section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003.

Consideration was given to a report of the Executive Director Supporting Communities detailing an application for a new premises licence under section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003.

The Licensing Officer took the Panel through the report and stated that five relevant representations opposing the applicant had been received from local residents and a local resident association. One representation in support of the application had been received from a local resident.

The licensing objectives engaged by the application were for the prevention of crime and disorder, the prevention of public nuisance and the protection of children from harm. The premises was not situated in the cumulative impact policy area and the hours policy was not engaged by the application in relation to the proposed times for licensable activities.

The application was for:

Supply of Alcohol (For consumption on and off the premises)

10:00 – 21:00 Monday to Thursday

10:00 – 22:00 Friday to Saturday

12:00 – 18:00 Sunday

Opening hours

10:00 – 21:00 Monday to Thursday

10:00 – 22:00 Friday to Saturday

12:00 – 18:00 Sunday

The applicant informed the Panel that apart from the additional conditions offered which were detailed in the second Supplementary Agenda, there were no amendments to the application.

Linus Rees also speaking on behalf of Clive Henderson (Charlotte Street Association) Barbara Romito and Victoria outlined their objections to the application, as in the written submissions. The main objection was to the wine bar operating on the premises with up to 27 people seated indoors and on the outside forecourt and the impact this would have on residents living nearby. He requested that the Panel reject the on sales part of the application relating to the wine bar aspect and to set the terminal hours of the premises to 7pm Monday to Saturday, with no trading on Sunday or public holidays.

In response to questions Linus Rees provided the following information:

·       He was pleased to see the additional conditions offered by the applicant, and was not concerned with the protection of children from harm or crime and disorder issues, he was more concerned with public nuisance which the conditions had not addressed.

·       The conditions did not address the issues of running a wine bar beneath social housing.

·       He was surprised that Environmental Health and the Council’s Licensing Authority responsible authorities had not objected to the application.

·       Social housing tenants were often vulnerable with young children, they were owed a duty of care, private tenants might not be as vulnerable as social housing tenants.

In response to a Panel member’s question the Council’s Licensing Officer confirmed that all responsible authorities had been sent a copy of the premises Licencing application and had not made representations.

Chris Cassell, the applicant outlined his application explaining that the business intended to operate as a wine school, educating students and interested members of the public, selling alcohol on the premises and off sales for enjoyment at home creating different revenue streams. He had a similar business operating as a wine merchant  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

There was none.