Agenda and minutes

Members are asked to declare any interests in the items under consideration and in doing so state:

(1) the type of interest concerned either a

(a)   personal interest

(b)   prejudicial interest

(c)    disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI)

and

(2) the nature of the interest concerned

If any member requires advice on declarations of interests, they are advised to contact the Head of Democratic Governance in advance of the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest on this occasion.

To agree the minutes of the last meeting held on 26 April 2022 as a true and correct record.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 26 April 2022 be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

To consider an application by AA Recreation 1 Ltd to renew the Sexual Entertainment Venue (SEV) licence for First and Second Floor, 15 – 17 Queen Street, Blackpool.

The Sub-Committee considered an application by AA Recreation 1 Ltd to renew the Sexual Entertainment Venue Licence for First and Second Floor, 15-17 Queen Street, Blackpool.

Mr Ben Williams, Barrister on behalf of Blackpool Council, advised members that since the publication of the agenda the application had been withdrawn and therefore no determination was required by Members at the meeting.

Resolved:

To note that the application to renew the Sexual Entertainment Venue Licence for First and Second Floor, 15-17 Queen Street, Blackpool, had been withdrawn.

To consider an application by UK Exclusive Entertainments Ltd to transfer the Sexual Entertainment Venue (SEV) licence for First and Second Floor, 15 – 17 Queen Street, Blackpool.

The Sub-Committee considered an application by UK Exclusive Entertainments Ltd to transfer the Sexual Entertainment Venue Licence for First and Second Floor, 15-17 Queen Street, Blackpool.

Mr Ben Williams, Barrister on behalf of Blackpool Council, referred Members to the previous item when the Sub-Committee had been advised that the renewal of the licence for the same venue had been withdrawn. As the transfer application had been made after the original expiry date of that licence, he advised that the transfer was now redundant as there was no longer a licence in force to transfer. The transfer application was therefore also deemed as being withdrawn as per the renewal.

Resolved:

To note that the application to transfer the Sexual Entertainment Venue Licence for First and Second Floor, 15-17 Queen Street, had been withdrawn.

To consider an application by AA Recreation 1 Ltd for a Sexual Entertainment Venue (SEV) licence for “Dreams” 11 – 13 Queen Street, Blackpool.

The Sub-Committee considered an application by AA Recreation 1 Ltd for a new Sexual Entertainment Venue Licence for “Dreams”, 11-13 Queen Street, Blackpool.

Mr Ben Williams, Barrister on behalf of Blackpool Council, reminded the Sub-Committee that it had previously considered the application at its meeting in September 2021 when it deferred a decision pending the outcome of an appeal by Pool Construction Ltd against the refusal to transfer the licence for 15-17 Queen Street. That appeal was still ongoing and was listed for a Case Management Hearing on 1 June 2022 with a date for the appeal itself after that initial hearing yet to be confirmed. Mr Williams therefore recommended that as the appeal was still ongoing, the Sub-Committee further deferred its decision until after the Case Management Hearing when a timescale for the appeal would be known.

Appearing before the Sub-Committee Mr Mark Newton, Director of AA Recreation 1 Ltd, acknowledged the reasons for the deferral. The Sub-Committee therefore agreed to further defer their consideration pending further information as to the appeal timescale at the Case Management Hearing on 1 June 2022.

Resolved:

That consideration of whether to grant a new Sexual Entertainment Venue licence for 11-13 Queen Street be deferred to a future meeting pending further information as to the appeal timescale at the Case Management Hearing on 1 June 2022 in respect of the transfer application for 15-17 Queen Street.

To note the date of the next meeting as 21 June 2022.

The date of the next meeting was confirmed as 21 June 2022.