Agenda and minutes

Licensing Act Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 31st October, 2017 10.00 am

Venue: West Committee Room - Municipal Buildings, Earle Street, Crewe, CW1 2BJ. View directions

Contact: Julie Zientek  Democratic Services Officer

Link: Audio recording

Items
No. Item

10.

Appointment of Chairman

To appoint a Chairman for the meeting.

Minutes:

RESOLVED –That Councillor S Davies be appointed Chairman.

11.

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:

Councillor M Warren declared that one of the representatives of Cheshire Constabulary was a former colleague but that this would not influence his decision, which would be made on the evidence presented.

 

12.

Temporary Event Notice: Haslington Hall, Holmshaw Lane, Haslington CW1 5TJ pdf icon PDF 68 KB

To consider a temporary event notice which has been served in respect of Haslington Hall, Holmshaw Lane, Haslington CW1 5TJ 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 and an objection notice served by Cheshire Constabulary in relation to the temporary event notice.

 

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

 

• the premises user

• a representative of the premises user

• two representatives of Cheshire Constabulary

 

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 public safety has not been met.

 

All parties were reminded of their right to appeal this decision to the Magistrates’ Court within 21 days.