Issue - meetings

The Sub-Committee considered a report regarding an application for a Sexual Entertainment Venue Licence for Manhattan, 35-37 High Street, Crewe under Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (‘the 1982 Act’).

The following attended the hearing and made representations with respect to the application:

the applicant

an objector and a representative of an objector

At the start of the meeting, all parties agreed to the use of the hearing procedure as set out on page 33 of the agenda.

After a full hearing of the application and in accordance with the rules of procedure, the Chairman of the Sub-Committee reported that, after taking account of:

·           the provisions of Schedule 3 of the 1982 Act;

·           the Home Office Guidance relating to sexual entertainment venues;

·           Cheshire East Borough Council’s policy on the licensing of sexual entertainment venues; and

·           all the evidence presented to the Sub-Committee, including the submissions of each of the parties to the hearing and the written objection within the report;

the following course of action had been agreed:

RESOLVED - That the application for a twelve month Sexual Entertainment Venue Licence be granted, subject to:

(a)       the Council’s standard conditions in relation to sexual entertainment venues;

(b)       the following hours for the provision of the forms of ‘relevant entertainment’ applied for:

Monday to Sunday     19.00 to 05.30

(c)       the following express condition:

          “The location of CCTV cameras within the premises must be approved by the Licensing Authority.”