Agenda Item No.

 

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE

 

 

MINUTES of a meeting held on 12th April, 2007.

 

Present: Councillors E. Hacker, Mrs. V.M. Hartrey and J.W. Thomas.

 

Also present

 

Responsible Authority: Environmental Health Officer and Licensing Officer.

 

 

(a)            Appointment of Chairman -

 

Councillor J.W. Thomas was elected Chairman for the meeting.

 

 

(b)            Declarations of Interest -

 

No declarations were received.

 

 

(c)            Licensing Act 2003 - Premises Licence – 6, Plymouth Road, Barry -

 

Also present: Mr P Stewart (Applicant), and Ms. E. Woodfin, Mr. A. Humphreys, Mr. D. Sheppard and Ms. D. Weaver on behalf of the applicant.

 

Councillor S. Wiliam on behalf of Mr. A. Hefferan (interested party).

 

Consideration was given to an amended application for the grant of a premises licence to allow the sale of alcohol for the following hours:

 

            Monday to Saturday             08.00 hours – 21.30 hours

            Sunday                               08.00 hours – 20.00 hours

 

The Licensing Officer advised that she had been informed by a number of the interested parties that they had no knowledge of the written representations purportedly made by them.

 

Mr Stewart, in support of his application, stated that

 

-                     He had been teaching martial arts to young people for some 30 years.

-                     He had worked for the prison service, dealing with offenders aged 16 and upwards

-                     The housing development at the former Butlins site had led to greater demand for services in the area.

-                     He lived in the locality.

 

Mr Stewart pointed out that the premises was not an off-licence, but a convenience store and post office where alcohol would be sold.  It was not a late night premises.

 

Mr Stewart also outlined the measures that he had taken, in addition to those listed in the operating schedule attached to the application form, namely:

 

-                     Mr Stewart and his wife had obtained the National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders, thus meeting the DCMS requirements.

-                     Staff had been aware of the new structures to licensing law and the importance of complying with the licensing objectives.

-                     Nine internal CCTV cameras and two external CCTV cameras were being installed.

 

The Environmental Health Officer advised that, with regard to the requested condition 1 as detailed within his memorandum dated 15th March, 2007, Mr Stewart had been provided with a copy of the “education” pack by an officer of his department the previous day.

 

Mr Stewart confirmed that he would be willing to accept the proposed condition 2 as detailed in the memorandum of Trading Standards dated 15th March, 2007. 

 

Councillor Wiliam advised that he had been asked to attend the meeting by Mr. Heffernan in view of Mr. Heffernan’s concerns about likely crime and disorder issues.

 

Councillor Wiliam stated that, in his view, concerns about crime and disorder had been allayed as a result of what had been said at the meeting, and he was satisfied with the application and proposed conditions.

 

Mr Humphreys, in summing up, referred to the letters of objection which, he stated, were spurious, and which appeared to have been orchestrated.

 

This sentiment was echoed by Councillor Wiliam.

 

The Members then retired to consider the application in private.

 

Sub-Committee decision –

 

The Chairman informed the meeting that having considered the application and representations by Trading Standards and interested parties and having considered the DCMS guidance, the objectives of the Licensing Act 2003 and the Council’s statement of the Licensing Policy, the sub-committee had:

 

RESOLVED – T H A T the amended application be granted subject to the following conditions:

 

(1)       Sale of alcohol

                        08.00 hours to 21.30 hours Monday to Saturday

                        08.00 hours to 20.00 hours Sunday

 

(2)       The conditions set out in the applicant’s operating schedule together with any mandatory conditions.

 

(3)       It be a condition of the license that all items of alcohol that are sold be marked with an identifier, which should be notified to the authority within 7 days of the license being granted.

 

Reasons for decisions

 

(1)       Hours as applied for.

 

(2)       Conditions contained in application form together with any mandatory conditions

 

(3)       To ensure that any alcohol that may be consumed by minors could be traced back to the shop.