Agenda and minutes

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To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies had been received from Councillor Mark Blake and Councillor Sheila Peacock was substituting in his place.

The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of Urgent Business. (Late items will be considered under the agenda item where they appear. New items will be dealt with under item 7 below).

There was no urgent business.  

There were no declarations of interest.  

The Sub-Committee will first hear from the Licensing Officer.  After that, the applicant will present their application and the Sub-Committee and objectors will have the opportunity to ask questions. Then, the objectors will present their case and the Sub-Committee and objectors will have the opportunity to ask questions. 

All parties will then have the opportunity to sum up, and then the meeting will conclude to allow the Sub-Committee to deliberate and reach a decision. This decision will then be provided in writing within five working days of this meeting.

The Chair provided a summary of the procedure for the meeting.  

To consider an application for a new premises licence.

Presentation by the Licensing Officer

Ms Daliah Barrett, Licensing Team Leader, informed the Sub-Committee that:

·      The application involved the sale of alcohol from 06:00 to 23:00 for consumption off the premises.

·      The premises would be open to the public from Monday to Sunday from 06:00 to 23:00.

·      The application stated that the premises would provide food and drink for consumption but needed a licence to sell alcohol.

·      During the 28-day consultation period, representations had been received from the Police.  The applicant had accepted the conditions suggested by the Police.

·      Representations from residents had been submitted, the applicants had sent a mediation letter and residents responded expressing concerns regarding the premises. 

Presentation by the applicant

Mr Robert Sutherland, applicant’s representative, informed the Sub-Committee that:

·      The premises was not open due to ongoing work, it was hoped that the premises would be opened within the next month.

·      It was a family business and they did not live not too far away from the premises.

·      The premises was a convenience store and alcohol was just one of the items that would be sold, but it was not the main item. However, it was a significant part of the business.

·      The applicant intended to sell food and drink at the premises and agreed conditions had been set out in the additional papers.  

·      The hours for the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises were from 10:00 to 23:00.

·      Landlords provided security 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The security staff would patrol the area every couple of hours. One of the register points was located at the front of the premises.

·      There were a number of residents very supportive of the application and the applicant wanted to be part of the community.

·      The only licensable activity that that the applicant was requesting was the sale of alcohol.

·      He would ask the Sub-Committee to grant the application.

In response to questions, Mr Sutherland informed the Sub-Committee that:

·      The premises was empty. It had not been occupied since it had been constructed.

·      On page 17 of the agenda papers, there was a layout plan of the premises and in one of the corners, it showed a 3D-like impression of the premises. The security offered involved a set of cameras immediately outside the premises which provided a live feed to the security office situated in another part of the estate. This would operate at all times. The patrols of the security officers would go around the whole of the site every two hours. If there was any criminal activity, the first point of call would be to the Police, so it would not necessarily be to the security on site. If there was any disorder, then there was direct access from the premises to the security office located very close by. They would have security who would be able to attend.

·      The vast majority of the display and items for sale would be non-alcoholic. Spirits and other such items would be behind the counter.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

To consider any items of urgent business as identified at item 3.