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Agenda and minutes

Licensing Panel
Tuesday, 7th April, 2015 1.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room A, Town Hall, Blackpool

Contact: Lennox Beattie Executive and Regulatory Manager

Items
No.	Item
1.	Appointment of Chairman To appoint a Chairman for the meeting. Minutes: Resolved: That Councillor Hutton be appointed Chairman for the meeting.
2.	Declaration of Interest - Licensing Members are asked to declare any interests in the items under consideration and in doing so state:- (1) the type of interest concerned (2) the nature of the interest concerned; and (3) whether they have or have not sat on a Planning Committee which has previously considered a planning application in respect of a licensed premises which is also subject to consideration for a premises licence as part of the agenda for this meeting. If any Member requires advice on declarations of interests, they are advised to contact the Head Democratic Governance in advance of the meeting. (Members are asked to also pay particular attention to the guidance sheet on interests supplied with the agenda). Minutes: There were no declarations of interest on this occasion.
3.	Procedure for the Meeting The Chairman of the Panel will summarise the procedure and announce the equal maximum amount of time for each party to speak for the hearing. A. Items 1 and 4 (b) will be undertaken in private session by the Panel and not in the Meeting Room. B. Items 2, 3, 4(a) and 4(c) will be recommended to the Panel to be held in public. C. The Panel may decide to exclude the public from all or part of a hearing where it considers that the public interest in so doing outweighs the public interest in the hearing, or that part of the hearing, taking place in public. (This includes a party and any person assisting or representing a party) Minutes: The Panel agreed a time limit of thirty minutes for all parties.
4.	APPLICATION FOR THE REVIEW OF A PREMISES LICENCE- 12 CENTRAL DRIVE PDF 76 KB a. APPLICATION AND REPRESENTATIONS SUBMITTED. To consider the attached report b. DETERMINATION OF THE APPLICATION FOR THE REVIEW OF A PREMISES LICENCE- 12 Central Drive c. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DECISION FOR THE APPLICATION FOR THE REVIEW OF A PREMISES LICENCE- 12 Central Drive Additional documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 4./2 is restricted Appendix 4b 12 Central Drive Police supporting rep 050315 , item 4. PDF 47 KB 12 Central Drive Police additional evidence 001 050315 , item 4. PDF 132 KB Minutes: Mr Carpenter, Premises Licence holder and Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) was in attendance at the meeting accompanied by Mrs Carpenter and represented by his Solicitor Mr Woosnam. Also in attendance was Mr Phoenix, Trading Standards Manager (Enforcement) presenting the application for review on behalf of Weights and Measures, accompanied by Mr Ash, Public Protection Officer. Also in attendance was PC Lisa Evans on behalf of Lancashire Constabulary. On commencement of the hearing, the Panel was informed of a proposal that had been agreed by all parties. Following invitation from the Chairman, Mr Woosnam requested that the Panel consider a proposal to address the issues that had prompted the application for review which he suggested might remove the necessity for a full hearing. The proposals included the suspension of the premises licence for a period of two weeks and the imposition of additional conditions to be attached to the Premises Licence as detailed in Document 5 of the Agenda, subject to minor variations. The Panel noted that Mrs Carpenter was responsible for the day to day management of the premises, was qualified as a personal licence holder and intended to apply to be DPS for the premises within 28 days of the review. The Panel noted Mr Phoenix’ agreement to the proposals on behalf of Weights and Measures. PC Evans also confirmed agreement to the proposals on behalf of Lancashire Constabulary subject to a recommendation for a change to the DPS for the premises and removal of explicit material from display. The Panel noted Mr Carpenter’s agreement to the removal of explicit material within 48 hours of the review. Resolved: That the premises licence be suspended for a period of two weeks and the following additional conditions be attached to the premises licence: 1. No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence: i) At a time when there is no DPS in respect of the premises licence or ii) At a time when the DPS does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended. 2. In the absence of the DPS, another member of staff to be appointed to assume responsibility for alcohol sales and that this person be made known to all staff members. 3. Every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence. 4. A personal licence holder will be on duty at the premises from 6pm each day and will be available to attend the premises within a maximum of 15 minutes at all other times if required. 5. No person under the age of 18 to sell or supply alcohol without the authorisation of a personal licence holder. 6. The Premises Licence holder and the DPS shall ensure that the premises are equipped with a closed circuit television system, which is provided and maintained to the satisfaction of Lancashire Constabulary. 7. The Premises Licence holder and DPS shall erect and maintain a sufficient number of signs in the ... view the full minutes text for item 4.