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.

The following declarations were made in the interests of openness:

Councillor R Bailey declared that she had attended a number of charity fundraising lunches at The Stanneylands Hotel at least 6 years ago.

Aoife Ryan declared that she had held her wedding reception at The Stanneylands Hotel 10 years ago.

To consider an application to vary a Premises Licence submitted by The Mere Boutique Limited in respect of The Stanneylands Hotel, Stanneylands Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 4EY.

The Sub-Committee considered a report regarding an application to vary a Premises Licence for The Stanneylands Hotel, Stanneylands Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 4EY.

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

·                three representatives of the applicant

·                a local resident

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 to vary a premises licence be granted, subject to:

(a)  the nine conditions as detailed within Annex A of the Application dated 10 November 2016

(b)       the following amendments proposed by the applicant prior to the hearing:

Hours

Between Sunday to Thursday the hours for Regulated Entertainment will be reduced to 01.00 – (NB this does not include alcohol hours which will remain 02.00 Monday to Sunday)

New Conditions

1.             Whenever functions are taking place, the doors to the function room balcony will be closed at 23.00 and guests instructed that alcohol will not be permitted in this area after this time.

2.             All other external drinking areas (e.g. patios and gardens as shown on the plans) will also have the restriction of not allowing alcohol to be taken outside after 23.00.

3.             The premises will also have in place the following written customer dispersal policy for all functions, which will be lodged with the Licensing Authority prior to Regulated Entertainment taking place.

·                Regular patrols of the external area of the hotel will take place throughout the evening till closing and exit of guests.

·                “Please Respect our Neighbours” signage will be prominently displayed outside the hotel on exit routes within the hotel boundaries.

·                Pick up and Drop Off guidelines will be distributed to all local Taxi Companies ensuring they are fully aware of pick up/drop off of fares must be from the hotel main entrance only and not on Stanneylands Road.

·                The hotel will continue to maintain a FREE direct taxi phone line to a local major company to discourage exiting guests to attempt to flag down a taxi on the main road.

(c)       the following additional condition offered by the applicant at the hearing:

The doors and windows of the first floor function room will be kept closed after 22.00 while regulated entertainment is taking place, save for the purposes of access and egress.

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.