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RESOLVED:
 
The decision
 
The Licensing Sub-Committee in considering
this decision from the information presented to it within the
report and at the hearing today has determined that having regard
to the promotion of all the licensing objectives:
 
· 
The prevention of crime and disorder;
· 
Public safety;
· 
Prevention of public nuisance; and
· 
The protection of children from harm,
 
the application for a premises licence has
been approved in accordance with the Council’s Statement of
Licensing Policy and the proposed conditions set out in paragraph
8.1 of the report, with the following additional conditions:
 
· 
The Sub-committee approved the application as applied for regulated
entertainment, late night refreshment and supply of alcohol for
consumption on the premises Monday to Sunday and conditions as set
out in the report. The hours of licensable activity applied for
were approved without amendment.
 
The following conditions to be added to the
Premises Licence:
 
· 
The Premises Licence holder shall maintain a dedicated contact
telephone number and email address that must be available at all
times to all local residents, the Environmental Health Officers,
the Licensing Authority, the Police, and any responsible authority
or any person wishing to make a complaint. These contact details
shall be included on the website of the premises, and on display at
the premises.
 
· 
The Premises Licence holder shall hold and publicise 2 liaison
meetings each year (at least every 6 months) with local residents
to address any concerns or complaints about the premises from local
residents to prevent public nuisance.
 
Reasons for the
decision
 
The application for a premises licence has
been approved because the Licensing Sub-committee was satisfied
that the licensing objectives would not be undermined.
 
The Sub-committee approved the application as
applied for regulated entertainment, late night refreshment and
supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises Monday to Sunday
and conditions as set out in the report with the above additional
conditions agreed by the Applicant to be added to the premises
licence. The hours of licensable activity applied for were approved
without amendment.
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration that
there were no objections to this application from Responsible
Authorities. 
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration the
representations made by Other Persons (local residents), however,
their objections related to Item 6 on the agenda a separate
premises within the same building, and
the local residents confirmed that they had no objections or
concerns with this application.
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration the
Applicant’s representations made by their legal
representative that the applications for agenda items 6 and 7 was
for the premises that was split into two parts: (1) a private
members club, (2) a hotel.
There will be no change of use and that there
would be two tenants in the premises. Each of the two separate
parts will be operated by two different operators and they each
will require a separate premises licence. Since mid December 2023 the premises has been operating
using the existing premises licence and Temporary Event Notices.
There were no issues arising.
 
The Sub-committee noted the Applicants legal
representative contended that this application was intended to make
the operation of the premises more transparent for each part of the
premises that have its own licence, and to make it more easy to
enforce against the current tenant, should there be any breach of
the terms of the premises licence.
 
After hearing from the Applicant’s
representative the Sub-committee was satisfied with the conditions
on the licence and that the operation of the premises would not add
to the cumulative impact in the area. The Sub-committee took into
consideration that the Applicant was an experienced operator.
 
Having taken all of the above factors into
consideration, the Licensing Sub-committee was satisfied, when
granting the application for a premises licence, that the licensing
objectives would not be undermined.