Agenda and minutes

Licensing Act Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 21st August, 2012 10.00 am

Venue: The Tatton Room - Town Hall, Macclesfield SK10 1EA. View directions

Contact: Julie Zientek  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

15.

Appointment of Chairman

To appoint a Chairman for the meeting.

Minutes:

RESOLVED – That Councillor P Whiteley be appointed Chairman.

 

16.

Declarations of Interest

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda and for Members to declare if they have pre-determined any item on the agenda.

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

17.

Application for a Premises Licence: The Black Swan, Trap Street, Lower Withington, Macclesfield, SK11 9EQ pdf icon PDF 82 KB

To consider an application for a Premises Licence by The Sprout Pub Company Ltd, in respect of The Black Swan, Trap Street, Lower Withington, Macclesfield.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered a report regarding an application by The Sprout Pub Company Ltd for a Premises Licence for The Black Swan, Trap Street, Lower Withington.

 

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

 

a representative of the applicant

a solicitor representingthe applicant

a local resident

two representatives of the Environmental Health Service

 

The applicant’s solicitor reported that all objections except two had been withdrawn following amendments to the proposed operating schedule, copies of which were circulated at the meeting.

 

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 Secretary of State’s Guidance under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003

• Cheshire East Borough Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy

• The four licensing objectives (namely the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, the prevention of public nuisance, and the protection of children from harm)

• All the evidence, including the oral representations made at the meeting and the written representations of interested parties

 

the following course of action had been agreed:

 

RESOLVED

 

(a)    That the application for a Premises Licence be granted, subject to the revised operating schedule which had been circulated at the meeting, as follows:

 

Activity                                                                                  Timings

 

Plays (Indoors)                                                                     09:00 – 00:00

Plays (Outdoors)                                                                  09:00 – 18:00

Films (Indoors)                                                                     09:00 – 00:00

Indoor Sporting Events                                                       09:00 – 00:00

Live Music (Indoors)                                                            09:00 – 00:00

Recorded Music (Indoors)                                                  09:00 – 00:00

Performances of Dance (Indoors)                                                09:00 – 00:00

Anything of a Similar Description to Live Music,

Recorded Music or Performances of Dance (Indoors)09:00 – 00:00

Provision of Entertainment Facilities for Making

Music (Indoors)                                                                    09:00 – 00:00

Provision of Entertainment Facilities for Dancing (Indoors)                                                                09:00 – 00:00

Entertainment of a Similar Description to Provision of

Entertainment Facilities for Making Music or Dancing

(Indoors)                                                                                09:00 – 00:00

The Sale of Alcohol                                                             09:00 – 00:00

Late Night Refreshment                                                     09:00 – 00:00

Permitted Opening Times                                                  09:00 – 00:30

 

Conditions

 

General – all four licensing objectives

 

All staff will be trained in relation to the licensing objectives so as to prevent crime and disorder and public nuisance and to promote the prevention of children from harm and public safety.  Said training will be documented and will be made available to an authorised officer upon request.

 

The prevention of crime and disorder

 

CCTV will be installed at the premises.  Said CCTV system shall comply with the following criteria:

 

The system shall display on any recording the correct time and date of the recording

The system shall be recording during all hours the premises is open to the public

Recordings shall be held for a minimum of 30 days after the recording is made and will be made available to the Police for inspection upon request.

As a minimum, the CCTV will capture a head and shoulders image of any person who enters the premises.

 

A staff member who is conversant with the operation  ...  view the full minutes text for item 17.

18.

Notice of Temporary Event: V Bar, 26 West Street, Congleton CW12 1JR pdf icon PDF 176 KB

To consider a temporary event notice which has been served in respect of V Bar, 26 West Street, Congleton, Cheshire and the objection notice which has been received in respect of this temporary event notice.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered a report regarding a temporary event notice served under the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 together with an objection notice served in relation to the temporary event notice under section 104 of the Licensing Act 2003.

 

The following attended the hearing and made representations with respect to the temporary event notice:

 

the Licence holder

a representative of the Licence holder

two representatives of the Environmental Health Service

 

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

 

• The Secretary of State’s Guidance under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003

• Cheshire East Borough Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy

• The four licensing objectives (namely the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, the prevention of public nuisance, and the protection of children from harm)

• All the evidence, including the oral representations made at the meeting and the objection notice

 

the following course of action had been agreed:

 

RESOLVED - That a counter notice be given to the Notice of Temporary Event under section 105 of the Licensing Act 2003, on the grounds that the licensing objective of the prevention of public nuisance would not be met.