Agenda and draft minutes

It was proposed, seconded and

          RESOLVED – That Councillor Clive Springett be elected Chairman

                              For this Licensing Act Sub-Committee meeting.

The Member who is substituting for another Member should so indicate together with the name of the relevant absent Member.

No substitutions were declared.

No apologies for absence were received.

The Hearing Procedure (previously circulated) was adopted in considering the under-mentioned item.

Report No. LSC/SE/15/005

(a)       Pre-Hearing

The following actions were taken during the pre-hearing part of the meeting:

(1)     it was announced that Rob Butterworth and Nick Armitage on behalf of the applicants, Butterworth and Son Ltd, were present.  Ian Horseman Sewell and Anna Smith, who had submitted written representations as Other Persons were also present.  Mr S D Webb who had also submitted written representations as an Other Person was not present at the hearing;

(2)     all parties confirmed that they had received a copy of the Officers’ written report (Reference LSC/SE/15/005);

(3)     the parties to the hearing confirmed that they did not wish to amend or withdraw their application or representations;

(4)     the Licensing Officer reported that there had been no requests for witnesses to appear;

(5)     the Licensing Officer reported that none of the parties had submitted additional items of supporting information.  Proposed additional conditions to be attached to any grant of the licence were tabled.  These had been put forward by the Police and been agreed to by the applicants and were as follows:

‘Challenge 21 proof of age scheme is adopted.  The Premises’ Licence Holder shall operate a requirement for the production of a passport, driving licence or other bona fide form of identity carrying a photographic image, where the individual requesting the supply of alcohol appears to be under the age of 21; and

No person under 18 to be admitted after 9.00pm.’

(6)     the Chairman asked all parties the amount of time they required to present their case.  As a result the Sub?Committee determined the maximum time allowed for each party to present their case would be 10 minutes; and

(7)     the Sub-Committee determined that the Substitute Member was not required for the hearing and Councillor Frank Warby left the meeting.

(b)    Hearing

The Licensing Officer presented Report LSC/SE/15/005 (previously circulated) in connection with an application received for a new Premises’ Licence in respect of 7 Guildhall Street, Bury St Edmunds.  A copy of the application was attached as Appendix 1 to the Report.  The Sub-Committee noted the proposed additional conditions which had been put forward by the Police.  A basic location plan was attached as Appendix 2.  Three accepted representations had been received and these were attached as Appendix 3.

The four Licensing Objectives of the Licensing Act 2003 were as set out below.  Any representations for consideration must relate to one or more of these objectives:

Prevention of Crime and Disorder

Public Safety

Prevention of Nuisance

Protection of Children from Harm

The Report advised the Sub-Committee that Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 imposed a duty on each local authority to exercise its various functions with due regard to the likely effect of the exercise of those functions on, and the need to do all that it reasonably can to prevent crime and disorder in, its area.  If the Licensing authority decided that an application should be refused it needs to show that to grant the licence would:

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