Agenda and minutes
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Appointment of Chairman To appoint a Chairman for the meeting. Minutes: Resolved:
That Councillor Hutton be appointed Chairman for this meeting of the Licensing Panel. |
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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. |
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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 Chairman outlined the procedure for the meeting including that fifteen minutes had been allocated as a guideline time limit for all parties. |
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Application for the Transfer of a Premises Licence- Stonehouse Hotel a. APPLICATION AND REPRESENTATIONS SUBMITTED. To consider the attached report
b. DETERMINATION OF THE APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF A PREMISES LICENCE- Stonehouse Hotel
c. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DECISION FOR THE TRANSFER OF A PREMISES LICENCE- Stonehouse Hotel
Additional documents:
Minutes: The Panel considered an application for the transfer of a Premises Licence in respect of the Stonehouse Hotel to Mr Derek Littlejohns.
The applicant, Mr Derek Littlejohns, was in attendance and outlined his application. He highlighted his previous experience running and managing hotels. He also spoke in regards to the concerns raised by the Police and emphasised the historic nature of his convictions, his current employment in a responsible role and outlined the circumstances around the most recent area for concern.
PC Sam Driver spoke on behalf of Lancashire Constabulary in objection to the transfer of the licence and the Police’s concerns regarding Mr Littlejohn’s conduct.
The Panel considered the evidence submitted by both parties, the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy and the guidance issued by the Secretary of State. It further noted that it could only refuse a transfer due to concerns under the Licensing Objective of the Prevention of Crime and Disorder.
It accepted Mr Littlejohns’ full and frank explanation of the circumstances regarding the most recent incident and that the other offences where historic and would not cause concern on their own- it therefore concluded that the licence should be transferred.
Resolved:
That the application to transfer the licence in respect the Stonehouse Hotel to Mr Derek Littlejohns be granted. |
