Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED – That Councillor S Davies 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 by De Vere Venues Group Ltd, The Inspire, Hornbeam Park, Harrogate, HG2 8PA in respect of Wychwood Park Hotel, Weston, Crewe, Cheshire CW2 5GP.

The Sub-Committee considered a report regarding an application to vary a Premises Licence for Wychwood Park Hotel, Weston, Crewe.

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

• two representatives of the applicant

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 application for a variation to the Premises Licence, as amended by the applicant, be granted subject to the following conditions:

1.            Noise emanating from the premises as a result of regulated entertainment shall not be clearly audible at the boundary of any adjacent residential premises and noise levels shall be checked by a member of staff and recorded appropriately;

2.            All windows and doors shall be closed during the provision of live and recorded music except for the purpose of ingress and egress;

3.            The use of a marquee for events involving amplified music (ie live and recorded) will be limited to no more than six per calendar year.

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.