Agenda and draft minutes

RESOLVED that Councillor B Bullock be appointed Chair of the meeting.

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interest and/or other interest in any item on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Panel considered the application to vary a premise licence.

The Panel noted the representations made by the applicant. This included:

·       Efforts made to reduce noise with replacement of speakers, noise monitoring and noise management policies.

·       Restriction to the use of beer garden from 10pm onwards.

·       Use of door staff where necessary and monitoring of entrances to turn away customers arriving before closing time.

The Panel noted the representations made by the local residents and objectors to the proposals. This included:

·       History of noise issues and Anti-Social Behaviour.

·       Later closing times inappropriate for a residential area.

RESOLVED that the following variations to the Premises Licence be refused:

• To extend the sale of alcohol, recorded music and late night refreshment on Friday and Saturday until 1:00 hours the following morning.

• To permit the premises to open for an additional 30 minutes following the cessation of the sale of alcohol. 

• To remove the condition “A zero tolerance policy towards illegal drugs will be enforced at all times”.

• To remove the condition currently listed at Annexe 3 “Clear and legible notices shall be displayed in prominent locations in and around the premises in wording and locations to be approved by the Licensing Authority advising members of the public with regard to the following:

a) Quiet departure and dispersal of customers after closing time.

b) Telephone helpline number provided by the licence holder for reporting any issues or concerns regarding the operation of the premises

c) Quiet departure of customers using the car parking facilities”.

RESOLVED that the following variations to the Premises Licence be GRANTED:

• To permit the sale of alcohol, recorded music and late night refreshments for New Year’s Eve until 2:00.

• To change the plan to include an external mobile bar for the sale of alcohol to be used between the hours 11am and 9pm on the basis that a robust dispersal policy for the garden area is to be used to clear the garden at 11pm.

• To add the following conditions as requested in the application:

• All staff who have direct dealings with customers shall be trained in the following:

(i) Licensing law and in particular that relating to the sale of alcohol;

(ii) The Challenge 25 policy;

(iii) The premises licence and its conditions. A record shall be kept of this training which will be refreshed no less than every 6 months and this record shall be available for inspection by the Licensing Authority or Police upon request.

• An incident log will be kept and maintained at the premises and all incidents shall be recorded in it. As a minimum, the log will record the date and time of the incident, the name of the person making the entry, the nature of the incident and any actions taken.

• A CCTV system shall be installed and maintained at the premises during times when the premises is open to the public.

• CCTV images will be kept for a period of 31 days and made available to the police as  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.