Agenda and draft minutes

To appoint a Chairman for the meeting.

Resolved:

That Cllr G Coleman be appointed Chairman of the Panel for this meeting.

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 of Democratic Services in advance of the meeting.

(Members are asked to also pay particular attention to the guidance sheet on interests supplied with the agenda).

There were no declarations of interest on this occasion.

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)

Resolved:

That the public and press be excluded from the meeting as it would include the likely disclosure of personal information regarding an application which was not for publication by virtue of Paragraph 1 of Part Part 1 of Schedule 12A

of the Local Government Act 1972.

1. Application and Representations Submitted. To consider the attached report.

2. Determination of the Application for a Personal Licence

3. Announcement of the decision for the application for a Personal Licence

The Panel considered an application for a persona l licence and the relevant objection from Lancashire Constabulary.

The applicant accompanied by a family member and a representative of Lancashire Constabulary where in attendance.

The Panel considered the evidence submitted and noted the applicant’s conviction in line with the authority’s Statement of Licensing Policy.

Resolved:

That the application for a personal licence be refused on the grounds that the applicant has a relevant unspent conviction and has not demonstrated that significant exceptional circumstances apply in this case.