The Lawyer (Litigation/Licensing) welcomed all
present to the Hearing, and introductions to all parties were
made. He also drew attention to the
procedure for the conduct of the Hearing as attached to the
agenda.
The following parties were present at the
Hearing:
(a)
Applicant
Colin Poole, Town
Clerk for Haverhill Town Council and the premises licensee for
Haverhill Recreation Ground.
The Licensing Officer presented the report,
which explained that an application to vary an existing premises
licence (Appendix A) was received on 11 July 2022 for Haverhill
Recreation Ground. This variation was
to extend the hours for the licensable activities on the existing
licence for a total of three event days per year and to add
“alcohol on sales” for these three event
days. The current premises licence
(Appendix B) authorised 20 events per year on the recreation
ground, and the variation was to have 17 events as per the current
premises licence, and just three event days with the extended hours
and alcohol element.
The licensable activities being proposed under
the current licence was to extend the hours of licensable
activities on a Friday to Sunday (which currently ended at 18:00)
for a maximum of three events per annum being:
-
Alcohol On Sales
Friday 18:00 –
22:00
Saturday 12:00 –
22:00
Sunday 12:00 – 18:30
-
Performance and Dance
Friday and Saturday 18:00 – 22:00
Sunday 18:00 – 18:30
-
Live Music
Friday and Saturday 18:00 – 22:00
Sunday 18:00 – 18:30
-
Similar Entertainment
Friday and
Saturday 18:00 – 22:00
Sunday 18:00
– 18:30
-
Performance Play
Friday and
Saturday 18:00 – 22:00
Sunday 18:00
– 18:30
-
Recorded Music
Friday and
Saturday 18:00 – 22:00
Sunday 18:00
– 18:30
The application had been served on all
Responsible Authorities. Comments had
been received from West Suffolk Council’s Private Sector
Housing and Environmental Health Team.
The authority had raised concerns around sound disturbance and
requested additional conditions be added to the Operating Scheduled
in order to conform to the positive promotion of the four Licensing
objectives. The applicant had consented
in writing to the additional conditions (attached at Appendix C),
and these would therefore be automatically applied to the licence,
if granted.
A total of two valid representations had been
received from “other persons” within the statutory time
frame objecting to the application and the details of these
representations were attached at Appendix D.
The Sub-Committee was therefore asked to
determine the application and in reaching a decision, Members were
advised to consider the Licensing Act 2003, the Guidance on the Act
and the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy.
The Sub-Committee then heard submissions from
those parties present at the hearing.
In presenting his case the Applicant, Colin
Poole explained that he had responded to representations received
who had raised concerns about the sale of alcohol and the public
protection order in place on the recreation ground. He then explained the three-day family fun event
had been moved from the Market Square in Haverhill to the
recreation group ...
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