Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Chair for the meeting.

RESOLVED:

That Councillor R Moreton be appointed as Chair.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests, other registerable interests, and non-registerable interests in any item on the agenda and for Members to declare if they have pre-determined any item on the agenda.

In the interests of openness, the following declarations were made:

Councillor J Place declared that he knew Lee and Kirsten Wainwright as he had lived in Macclesfield for a number of years.

To consider the above application.

The sub-committee considered a report for a premises license - Bollington Brewing Co. LTD, Brook Mill, Parker Street, Macclesfield, SK11 7BQ.

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

• Lee Wainwright and Kirsten Wainwright (applicants)

After a full hearing of the application and in accordance with the rules of procedure, the Chair of the Sub-Committee reported, that after taking account of:

• The oral and written representations made by all parties to the hearing.
• The licensing objective of the prevention of public nuisance.
• The Secretary of State’s Guidance under the Licensing Act 2003 (Dec 2022).
• Cheshire East Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy.

The following course of action had been agreed:

RESOLVED:

That the application for a premises licence – Bollington Brewing Co. LTD, Brook Mill, Parker Street, Macclesfield, SK11 7BQ, be GRANTED as set out in the Operating Schedule accompanying the application, any mandatory conditions that must be included on the licence in accordance with the Licensing Act 2003 and the additional conditions set out in below:

1.    There shall be no disposal of bottles outside the premises between the hours of 21:00 pm and 09:00 am.

2.    All persons are requested to leave the premises quietly and with consideration to neighbours.

3.    All sales shall be paid for prior to delivery and a strict Challenge 25 policy shall be used to prevent the sale or supply of alcohol to persons under 18 years of age.

4.    The delivery driver shall require any person who appears under 18 years of age to produce a recognised proof of age card, driving licence or passport to prove they are over 18 years of age.