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 to vary a Premises Licence submitted byMr Valentino Paolo Martone in respect of V Bar, No 1 The Court Yard, 26 West Street, Congleton CW12 1JR.

The Sub-Committee considered a report regarding an application for a Premises Licence for V Bar, 26 West Street, Congleton CW12 1JR.

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

• the applicant

• a local resident

• Councillor G Baxendale, Ward Councillor

• a representative of the Environmental Health Service

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 variation to the Premises Licence be granted, subject to the following amendments:

·         Alcohol sales will cease at 02:30 each Friday and Saturday

·         The premises will close to the public and recorded music will cease at 03:00 each Friday and Saturday

(b)  That the additional thirteen conditions proposed byEnvironmental Health, as set out in their consultation response in Appendix 3 of the report, be attached to the premises licence in order to prevent public nuisance especially noise nuisance

(c)  That the following additional condition be attached to the premises licence:

·         that the last entry into the V Bar is 1:00 am

The Applicant and Parties who had made relevant representations were reminded of their right to appeal this decision to the Magistrates Court within 21 days.