Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED – That Councillor P Whiteley be appointed Chairman.

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.

There were no declarations of interest.

To consider an application by Restaurant Bar and Grill Limited to vary a Premises Licence in respect of Piccolino, 95 King Street, Knutsford, WA16 8JJ.

The Sub-Committee considered a report regarding an application to vary the Premises Licence for Piccolino, 95 King Street, Knutsford, WA16 8JJ.

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

• the applicant

• a solicitor representing the applicant

• two representatives of Cheshire East Council Environmental Protection

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 - That the variation be granted as applied for, subject to the following additional agreed conditions:

(1)    The first floor terrace shall be open to customers only between the hours of 09.00 and 23.00 daily

(2)    Waiter/waitress service shall be provided at all times on the first floor terrace and staff shall be present at all times

(3)    There shall be no vertical drinking on the first floor terrace

(4)    There shall be no disposal of bottles outside the premises  between 21.00 and 09.00

(5)    There shall be no disposal of refuse  outside the premises or deliveries made to the premises between 21.00 and 07.00

(6)    The use of low power, low noise speakers shall be used on the first floor terrace only providing these comply with the specific requirements and limitations as detailed in the acoustic report by Sol Acoustics

(7)    The DPS or Duty Manager will ensure that any noise emanating from the premises shall not cause a noise nuisance to nearby noise sensitive premises. Regular checks shall be made at the boundary of nearby properties to ensure that no noise nuisance is being caused. Details of these checks shall be recorded in a log kept for this purpose.

The applicant and parties who had made relevant representations were reminded of the right to appeal the decision to the Magistrates Court within 21 days.