Agenda and minutes
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Appointment of Chairman To appoint a Chairman for the meeting. Minutes: The Licensing Panel considered the appointment of a Chairman for the meeting.
Resolved: That Councillor Hunter be appointed Chairman for the meeting. |
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Declarations 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 explained the procedure for the meeting and advised that both parties would be allowed a maximum of thirty minutes to speak. |
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Application for a time limited Premises Licence- Lawsons Road Showground a. APPLICATION AND REPRESENTATIONS SUBMITTED. To consider the attached report
b. DETERMINATION OF THE APPLICATION FOR A TIME LIMITED PREMISES LICENCE- Lawsons Road Showground
c. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DECISION FOR A TIME LIMITED PREMISES LICENCE- Lawsons Road Showground
Additional documents:
Minutes: The Panel considered an application for a time-limited Premises Licence for Lawsons Road Showground from 2 July to 3 July 2016.
The applicant, Mr Barr, accompanied by Mr Robinson, Events Manager, and Mr Hardman, the proposed Designated Premises Supervisor, were in attendance at the meeting and spoke in support of the application. An updated Event Manual was circulated to Panel Members by the applicant and Mr Marshall, Licence Health and Safety Enforcement Manager confirmed that he had no objections to the information contained therein being considered.
Mr Barr explained that although the application had requested a Premises Licence for two days, the intention now was to concentrate on a one day event to take place on Saturday 2 July 2016 and therefore the request for 3 June 2016 had been withdrawn. He advised the Panel of the Safety Advisory Group meetings that he had attended and his co-operation in resolving any issues that had been raised during the meetings as demonstrated in the updated Events Manual. The experience of the applicant, the Event Manager and the proposed Designated Premises Supervisor were outlined in terms of managing similar events in the past and their knowledge of the local area.
The Panel was advised of the measures that would be put in place to promote the Licensing Objectives. These included security both at and in the vicinity of the event, public access to the event, organised public transport and a dispersal policy for people leaving the event. Mr Barr reported that an area had been set aside for the potential use of an air ambulance but final confirmation of the suitability of the site and access arrangements was still awaited from North West Ambulance Service.
Responding to questions from the Panel, the access arrangements to the event were outlined and these included the management of the entry lanes and the security checks that would be in place to deal with any potential issues. The Panel was also advised that it would be a ticketed event so that the number of attendees would be known in advance and the event could be scaled down according to the number of tickets sold.
Mr Marshall, Licensing Health and Safety Enforcement Manager, addressed the Panel on behalf of the Licensing Authority. He reported his view that it was high risk event in a high risk location with a potentially high risk demographic. He reported positively on the comprehensive event management plan which appeared to have withstood scrutiny from the Safety Advisory Group at its meeting the previous day. Although Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service had requested more time to study the plan in detail, it was noted that it had its own powers to deal with any fire safety related concerns. The issues related to medical provision appeared to have been satisfied and the concerns regarding public dispersal also appeared to have been resolved with the site being cleared by 11.30pm at the latest.
The Panel noted the representations made by members of the public which ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |
