Licensing Sub Committee B was scheduled to consider an objection to a Temporary Event Notice for a venue on Baker Street. The committee was also scheduled to cover standard procedural items at the start of the meeting.

Objection to Temporary Event Notice at The Den, 15 Baker Street

The Licensing Sub Committee B was scheduled to consider an objection to a Temporary Event Notice (TEN)¹ submitted for The Den at 15 Baker Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 2LF. The TEN, submitted by Adam Duce, sought to extend licensable activities from midnight to 2:00 am on Sunday, 8 November 2026, for a DJ event.

The objection was raised by Middlesbrough Council's Environmental Health department on the grounds of preventing public nuisance. The report pack indicated that Baker Street is within an area designated as a Cumulative Impact area by the council's Licensing Policy.² This designation is applied where a high density of licensed premises is considered to have a detrimental effect on licensing objectives, such as disorder and nuisance. Historically, the terminal hour for most licensed premises in this area has been midnight, following a regeneration effort to create an independent retail and nightlife quarter.

The report pack noted that in recent years, some venues have changed their operations to include DJs and karaoke, leading to increased noise complaints from residents. Environmental Health officers had reportedly been investigating noise levels and licensed premises exceeding acceptable noise limits and operating outside permitted hours. The Environmental Health Officer, Emma Tindall, Public Protection Manager, stated in her objection notice that:

The granting of this TEN would undermine the licensing objective of preventing public nuisance. Baker Street is a mixed-use area with a significant number of residential dwellings located in close proximity to commercial premises. Environmental Protection has received a number of complaints from residents regarding noise disturbance associated with licensed premises operating after midnight. Given the proposed provision of recorded music and the presence of customers on site beyond 12:00am, there is a reasonable expectation that the event would generate noise likely to adversely affect nearby residents and give rise to further complaints.

The committee was scheduled to consider the objection notice, representations from the applicant, and relevant legislation, including the Licensing Act 2003³ and the council's Licensing Policy. The committee had the option to allow the TEN as requested, impose conditions on it, or issue a counter notice to refuse the event.

The full details of the Temporary Event Notice application and the Premises Licence for The Den are available in the Public reports pack.