The Business Partner (Litigation/Licensing)
welcomed all present to the Hearing, reported that no declarations
of interest had been received and drew attention to the procedure
for the conduct of Sex Establishment Licensing Hearings which was
attached to the agenda.
The Chairman then invited introductions from
all present.
The following parties were present at the
Hearing:
(a)
Applicant
i.
Mr Dean Adams, Director, Newmarket Entertainment Ltd, 109-111 High
Street, Newmarket
ii.
Mr Gokul Swami, Director, Newmarket
Entertainment Ltd, 109-111 High Street, Newmarket
(b)
Interested Parties
i.
Mrs Sara Beckett, local resident
ii.
Mrs Roberta Bennett, Town Centre Manager, Newmarket Town
Council
iii.
Councillor Warwick Hirst, Newmarket
Town Councillor and local resident
The Licensing Officer presented the report
which explained that an application had been received from
Newmarket Entertainment Ltd for the renewal of a Sex Establishment
Licence for the Sexual Entertainment Venue Heaven, 109-111 High
Street, Newmarket. The premises had
been trading since April 2006 and had held a Sexual Entertainment
Venue licence since 1 October 2012. A
copy of the application was attached at Appendix 1 of Report No
LIC/FH/18/005.
The application was to licence the premises
for use as a sexual entertainment venue during the following hours
(as per the current premises licence and with no proposed
changes):-
Monday to Wednesday: 10.00am to 02.00am
Thursday to Saturday: 10.00am to 03.20am
Sunday:
12.00pm to 03.00pm
In addition to the renewal the applicant had
again requested a variation to Part V Condition 13 to read:
“At all
times, performers will have access to a new secure changing room
situated on the ground floor 20 feet from the stage and away from
public view.”
This variation had been granted by the
Sub-Committee in 2017 in order to reflect the new position of the
changing room.
The Officer explained that in addition to the
consideration of the renewal application and amended condition, the
Sub-Committee was also requested to
again consider the premises signage.
The current and main external sign did not comply with the
Council’s standard conditions for sex establishments; in that
the sign was larger than permitted. A
dispensation had been granted by the Council as part of the
licence’s renewal in both 2015, 2016 and 2017; and the
applicant was again requesting this dispensation as part of the
application before the Sub-Committee.
Following advertisement of the application
three representations had been received from interested parties;
two objecting to the application and one in support, these were
attached at Appendices 3 to 5. Members
were advised that the representation attached at Appendix 5 was
received after the representation period for the application had
expired. However, as a Hearing was
required irrespective of the late representation, it was agreed for
it to be included within the agenda papers.
The Sub-Committee then heard the individual
submissions from each of the parties present.
Mr Dean Adams (Applicant) advised the
Sub-Committee that he and his fellow Director taken ownership of
Heaven Awaits in February 2017, prior to which it had been
successfully operating since 2006. ...
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