Agenda and minutes

Licensing Act Sub-Committee - Friday, 17th December, 2010 2.00 pm

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

Contact: Julie Zientek  Email: julie.zientek@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

27.

Appointment of Chairman

To appoint a Chairman for the meeting.

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

That Councillor Paul Whiteley be appointed Chairman for the meeting, 

28.

Declarations of Interest

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests and for Members to declare if they have pre-determined any item on the agenda.

Minutes:

No interests were declared in respect of the business of the meeting.    

29.

Application for a New Premises Licence-No 1 The Courtyard, 26 West Street, Congleton pdf icon PDF 93 KB

To consider an application for a new Premises Licence for No 1 The Courtyard, 26 West Street, Congleton.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Sub Committee considered a report regarding an application by Mr Timothy Andrew Crichton and Mr Aaron Brys Davies for the grant of a Premises Licence for an Italian Restaurant, namely 1 The Courtyard at 26 West Street, Congleton under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003. 

 

The applicants together with Mrs Crichton and eight objectors attended the hearing and made representations with respect to the application. 

 

After a full hearing of the application and in accordance with the rules of procedure, the Chairman reported that, having taken 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 representations made at the meeting, the written representations of the objectors and agreements reached with the Police and Environmental Health

 

the following course of action had been agreed:

 

RESOLVED

 

That the application to grant a Premises Licence for 1 The Courtyard at 26 West Street, Congleton be granted as follows:

 

Hours for the Sale and Supply of Alcohol

Sunday to Thursday                                                              09.00 to 00.00

Friday, Saturday and Sundays preceding Bank Holidays            09.00 to 02.00

New Years Eve                                                                                  09.00 to 03.30

 

Regulated Entertainment (as applied for) 

Sunday to Thursday                                                              09.00 to 00.00

Friday, Saturday and Sundays preceding Bank Holidays            09.00 to 02.00

New Years Eve                                                                                  09.00 to 03.30

 

Late Night Refreshments

Sunday to Thursday                                                              23.00 to 00.00

Friday, Saturday and Sundays preceding Bank Holidays            23.00 to 02.00

New Years Eve                                                                                  23.00 to 03.30

 

Hours Premises Open to the Public

Sunday to Thursday                                                              09.00 to 00.30

Friday, Saturday and Sundays preceding Bank Holidays            09.00 to 02.30

New Years Eve                                                                                  09.00 to 04.00

 

Note:  The Sub Committee imposed the terminal hours referred to above in order to prevent harm to the objective of the prevention of public nuisance, in the light of the close proximity of residential properties.   

 

and subject to the following conditions –

 

1.         The Designated Premises Supervisor or other nominated member of staff, shall take reasonable steps to regularly monitor the level of noise emanating from the premises, with particular regard to the level which can be heard at the boundary of the nearest residential property.

  

2.         Regulated entertainment outdoors after 22.00 shall be at ‘background’ level only.  

 

3.         The Designated Premises Supervisor or other nominated member of staff, shall take reasonable steps to ensure that open vessels are not taken into the courtyard area after midnight.   

 

Note: Conditions 1 to 3 have been imposed in order to prevent harm to the objective of the prevention of public nuisance.  Conditions 4 to 14 were suggested by the Police and Environmental Health Department and are imposed on the grant of the licence as follows -     

 

4.         The proof of age scheme Challenge 25 will be operated for all sales of alcohol.

 

5.                  The Designated Premises Supervisor will regularly  ...  view the full minutes text for item 29.