Agenda and minutes

Licensing Committee - Monday, 5th March, 2018 2.00 pm

Venue: Committee Suite 1,2 & 3, Westfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach CW11 1HZ. View directions

Contact: Julie Zientek  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

8.

Apologies for Absence

To receive apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors D Bebbington (due to Council business), C Chapman, G Wait and M Warren.

 

9.

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.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

10.

Public Speaking Time/Open Session

In accordance with paragraph 2.32 of the Committee Procedural Rules and Appendix 7 to the Rules a total period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the Committee on any matter relevant to the work of the Committee.  Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers.  Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.

 

Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

Minutes:

There were no members of the public present.

 

11.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 49 KB

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 6 November 2017.

Minutes:

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 6 November 2017 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

 

12.

Minutes of Licensing Sub-Committees pdf icon PDF 45 KB

To receive the minutes of the following meetings:

 

Licensing Act Sub-Committee

 

31 October 2017

7 November 2017

13 November 2017

20 November 2017

11 December 2017

 

General Licensing Sub-Committee

 

24 October 2017

16 November 2017

12 December 2017

23 January 2018

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the following meetings be received:

 

(a) Licensing Act Sub-Committee meetings held on:

 

31 October 2017

7 November 2017

13 November 2017

20 November 2017

11 December 2017

 

(b) General Licensing Sub-Committee meetings held on:

 

24 October 2017

16 November 2017

12 December 2017

23 January 2018

 

13.

Annual Review of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 (Fees and Charges Policy) pdf icon PDF 97 KB

To consider the proposed Regulatory Services and Health Mobile Homes Act 2013 Fees and Charges Policy for 2018-2019.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report regarding the proposed Regulatory Services and Health Mobile Homes Act 2013 Fees and Charges Policy 2018-19.

 

In accordance with the Mobile Homes Act 2013, the Council was permitted to charge a fee for administering the statutory licensing function for residential caravan sites.  It was also permitted to set fees for other functions such as maintaining a register of site rules and transferring and amending licences.

 

The Council was only able to set fees on a ‘cost recovery’ basis, and as part of setting the fees it was required to have a Fees and Charges Policy in place for mobile home sites, which was reviewed annually in order to ensure that the fees reflected the cost of administering the licensing function.

 

RESOLVED - That the Regulatory Services and Health Mobile Homes Act 2013 Fees and Charges Policy 2018-19, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be approved.