The Licensing and Appeals Sub Committee Hearing Panel is scheduled to consider an application for a street trading licence. The panel will also address any appeals from the public regarding access to background documents or the inclusion of items in the confidential part of the agenda.

Street Trading Licence Application

A key item scheduled for discussion is an application for a street trading licence for Country Home Café, located at 2-4 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JN. The report of the Director of Planning, Building Control and Licensing is to be presented to the panel for consideration. The report pack indicates that this item contains exempt information, meaning the public may be excluded from this part of the meeting.

Appeals

The panel is scheduled to consider any appeals submitted by members of the public. These appeals could relate to refusals to allow the inspection of background documents or objections to items being included in the confidential section of the agenda.

Urgent Business and Declarations of Interest

The meeting is scheduled to begin with a consideration of any urgent business that the Chair has agreed to submit. Members of the panel, including Councillor Julie Connolly (Chair of Licensing and Appeals Committee), Councillor Carl Austin-Behan OBE, and Councillor David McCullough, will have an opportunity to declare any personal, prejudicial, or disclosable pecuniary interests they may have in any of the agenda items. They will also record any items from which they are precluded from voting due to Council Tax or council rent arrears, and the existence and nature of any party whipping arrangements.

The Licensing and Appeals Sub Committee Hearing Panel fulfils the functions of the Licensing Authority for Manchester City Council, dealing with applications related to taxi drivers, street traders, and sexual entertainment venues. The meeting is scheduled to take place in the Council Antechamber on Level 2 of the Town Hall Extension, accessible via the Mount Street entrance.