The Licensing Sub-Committee (Regulatory) of North Norfolk District Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 23 September 2025. The meeting will cover an application for a licence to drive hackney carriage or private hire vehicles in North Norfolk. There may also be a discussion on excluding the press and public from the meeting for certain items.

Application for Hackney Carriage or Private Hire Vehicle Licence

The Sub-Committee is scheduled to discuss an application for a licence to drive hackney carriage or private hire vehicles in North Norfolk. The application is referenced as WK/240009262.

The report pack includes a note on the North Norfolk District Council Licensing Regulatory Committee - Procedure Note. This outlines the procedure to be followed at the hearing, including introductions, presentation of the case by the Licensing Officer, the applicant's case, objectors, and closing statements.

The procedure note also outlines what will happen if a party does not attend the hearing:

1) If a party has informed the Authority that he does not intend to attend or be represented at a Hearing, the Hearing may proceed in his absence. 2) If a party who has not so indicated fails to attend or be represented at a Hearing the Authority may – a) Where it considers it to be necessary in the public interest, adjourn the Hearing to a specified date, or b) Hold the Hearing in the party's absence.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The Sub-Committee may consider a resolution to exclude the press and public from the meeting for specific items of business. This would be done under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, if it is believed that those items would likely disclose exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Act.

Other Matters

The agenda for the meeting also includes:

• Chairman's Introduction
• Apologies for Absence
• Items of Urgent Business
• Declarations of Interest

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the items on the agenda, as required by the Code of Conduct for Members. This includes disclosing the nature of the interest and whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest¹.