The Licensing Sub-Committee met to consider an application for a variation to an existing premises licence. The application requests permission to extend the hours of alcohol sales to 24 hours a day and to provide late-night refreshments between 11pm and 5am at Morrison's Daily, High Street, Barnby Dun, as well as replace the existing licence conditions with new ones. Three representations regarding the application were received from responsible authorities and a member of the public.

Application for Premises Licence - Morrison's Daily, High Street, Barnby Dun

The Sub-Committee was scheduled to consider an application for a variation to the existing premises licence for Morrison's Daily. According to the report pack, the applicant, Barnby Retail Limited, sought to:

1. Extend the hours for the sale of alcohol to 24 hours daily.
2. Allow for the provision of late night refreshment between the hours of 23:00 and 05:00 daily.
3. Remove the conditions listed in Annex 2 of the existing licence.
4. Include in Annex 2 the conditions in Section 16 of the application.

The report pack notes that the premises is currently an off licence.

Representations Received

The Sub-Committee was made aware that three representations had been received regarding the application. These representations, included as Appendix F in the report pack, were from responsible authorities and a member of the public, and related to one or more of the four licensing objectives¹.

The representations included in the report pack were:

• A formal objection from Fiona Boothroyd, Senior Environmental Health Practitioner, citing concerns about public nuisance due to the potential for increased noise and disturbance in the residential area, as well as light nuisance from illuminated signage. > My experience of complaints received about similar venues has led me to believe that the associated noise and disturbance caused to a quiet residential area created by cars and people coming and going at all hours of the night to purchase late night refreshments and alcohol would be significant.
• An objection from Andrea Suddes, Principal Planning Officer, noting that the store is subject to a restrictive planning condition (19/01150/FUL) that limits opening hours to protect the amenity of local residents.
• An objection from Jill Lowe, a local resident, who raised concerns about increased anti-social behaviour, harassment, and disturbance to residents' sleep due to increased traffic and rowdy behaviour.

Licensing Objectives

The report pack outlined that the Licensing Committee/Sub-Committee, subject to the general principles set out in the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy and the need to promote the four licensing objectives, would have regard to the following outcomes when making licensing decisions:

• Preventing crime and disorder
• Preventing public nuisance
• Public safety
• Protecting children from harm

Proposed Steps to Promote Licensing Objectives

Barnby Retail Limited, detailed the steps it intended to take to promote the four licensing objectives in Section 16 of their application. These included:

• Installing and maintaining a digital CCTV system.
• Maintaining an incident book/register to record incidents of crime and disorder.
• Maintaining adequate levels of staff at the premises.
• Providing adequate waste receptacles for customers.
• Displaying notices requesting patrons to respect local residents.
• Implementing a Challenge 25 policy² with staff training and signage.
• Recording refusals of sales of alcohol in a refusals book/register.
• Prompting cashiers to verify that customers are aged 18 or over.