The Licensing Sub-Committee met to determine an application to vary the licence for the Oxted Beer Festival. They refused to grant the application because they felt that not enough evidence had been provided to satisfy them that the four licensing objectives would be promoted by the proposal.

Application to Vary the Premises Licence at Master Park, Oxted (The Oxted Beer Festival)

The sub-committee considered an application to vary the licence for the Oxted Beer Festival, which takes place at Master Park, Oxted. The application sought to remove the condition that limited attendance to 6,000 people at any one time.

The applicant had originally wanted to increase the capacity of the festival to 9,999, but later agreed to reduce this to 8,000.

The site designers were satisfied the site was more than capable of holding a large capacity

Mr Harfield, speaking on behalf of the applicant, explained that the event would be managed by a security team. He also said that cleaners would be employed to clear up after the event.

Several objections were made to the application on the grounds that it would not promote the licensing objectives.

Insufficient evidence has been provided which would ensure the event would promote the four licensing objectives given the increase in the numbers allowed to attend the site at any given time

Councillor Damesick argued that the event would be unsafe, and that the existing 6,000 person limit was reasonable for Master Park.