Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Chair for the duration of the meeting.

Councillor Pat Ryan nominated Councillor Pat Clouder.

Councillor Robert Ward seconded the motion.

The Sub-Committee RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Clouder as Chair of

the Sub-Committee. 

There was none.

In accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct and the statutory provisions of the Localism Act, Members and co-opted Members of the Council are reminded that it is a requirement to register disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs) and gifts and hospitality to the value of which exceeds £50 or multiple gifts and/or instances of hospitality with a cumulative value of £50 or more when received from a single donor within a rolling twelve month period. In addition, Members and co-opted Members are reminded that unless their disclosable pecuniary interest is registered on the register of interests or is the subject of a pending notification to the Monitoring Officer, they are required to disclose those disclosable pecuniary interests at the meeting. This should be done by completing the Disclosure of Interest form and handing it to the Democratic Services representative at the start of the meeting. The Chair will then invite Members to make their disclosure orally at the commencement of Agenda item 3. Completed disclosure forms will be provided to the Monitoring Officer for inclusion on the Register of Members’ Interests.

There were none.

To receive notice of any business not on the agenda which in the opinion of the Chair, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

There were no items of urgent business.

The Licensing Sub-Committee considered the Application for a Premises Licence at Drinks On Tap Ltd and the representations received as contained in the report of the Executive Director ‘Place’. The Sub-Committee, have made their decision with reference to the licensing objectives under the Licensing Act 2003 and the Council Licensing Policy

The Sub-Committee also considered:

• The verbal representations made at the hearing by the applicant and their representative for the premises licence.
• The written representations of the three objectors to the application.
• The well articulated verbal representations made at the hearing by the objectors.

It has noted:

• The applicants offer to accept that the conditions as mentioned in Appendix A paragraph 1.4. are placed on the premises licence.
• That the Applicant has agreed to keep disruption to a minimum including taking steps to ensure that delivery drivers so not play music in Carlton Road. 

Taking into account the above, that there is no evidence from the police or Council regarding complaints about the premises and further, the Review Mechanism which is in place, the Sub-Committee have RESOLVED to Grant this application.

The following motion is to be moved and seconded where it is proposed to exclude the press and public from the remainder of a meeting:

“That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within those paragraphs indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.”

This was not required.