Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence. 

There were no substitutes at the meeting.

It was unanimously

RESOLVED:

That Councillor Brian Harvey be elected as Chairman. 

Report No: LSC/FH/18/003

The Chairman welcomed all present to the Hearing, reported that no declarations of interest had been received and introductions to the Panel were made.

The following parties were present at the Hearing:

(a)         Applicant

(i)                  Mr Jack Shorney (applicant)

(ii)                 Mr Adrian Smith (supporter and former employer of applicant)

(b)         Responsible Authorities

(i)                  Mr Mike Bacon (Licensing Officer, Suffolk Constabulary)

(ii)                 Ms Karen Cattle (Senior Public Health and Housing Officer, West Suffolk Councils)

(c)         Interested Parties

(i)                  Mr John Johnstone (Keylocks, Newmarket resident)

(ii)                 Mrs Cathy Whitaker (Newmarket Town Council)

The Licensing Team Leader presented the report which explained that an application had been received for the grant of a  new premises licence in respect of Regent Place, 122 High Street, Newmarket.  A copy of the application was attached at Appendix 1, which also included a plan of the premises.

The application was for a restaurant and bar.  The licensable activities applied for were for recorded music and the sale of alcohol for consumption on and off the premises.

The operating hours originally requested were Monday to Sunday 09:00 to 01:30.  However, after consultation with the Responsible Authorities these had been amended to:

Live music as a licensable activity had also been removed, but could be played between 09:00 to 23:00 as it was now deregulated.

Lastly, extra hours (up to 02:00) had been requested for up to 35 occasions per calendar year for pre-booked events.  However, after consultation with the Responsible Authorities this too had been removed from the application.

The Officer advised that the application had been served on all Responsible Authorities and representations had been received from Public Health and Housing, the Police and the Licensing Authority.  These were attached at Appendices 3, 4 and 5 of the report.

Furthermore, four representations from interested parties, objecting to the application had also been received and these were attached as Appendices 6, 7, 8 and 9.

The Licensing Team Leader advised that as a result of the amendments that had been made to the application the Licensing Authority had now withdrawn their objection to the application.

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 could to prevent crime and disorder in its area.

If the Licensing Authority decided that this application should be refused it would need to show that the grant of the licence would:

1.              Undermine the promotion of the licensing objectives; and

2.              That appropriate conditions would be ineffective in preventing the problems involved.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 56.