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Agenda and minutes

Licensing Panel
Thursday, 14th May, 2015 1.30 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 this meeting.
2.	Declaration of Interest 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 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 Chairman explained the procedure for the meeting including the guideline time limit of twenty minutes for all parties.
4.	Application for a Premises Licence- 113-117 Egerton Road PDF 58 KB a. APPLICATION AND REPRESENTATIONS SUBMITTED. To consider the attached report b. DETERMINATION OF THE APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE- 113-117 Egerton Road c. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DECISION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE- 113-117 Egerton Road Additional documents: Appendix 4a 113-117 Egerton Road new PL app 180315 - redacted , item 4. PDF 412 KB Appendix 4b 113-117 Egerton Road Police objection 130415 , item 4. PDF 526 KB Appendix 4c 113-117 Public Health Representation , item 4. PDF 683 KB Appendix 4d 113-117 Egerton Road Licensing Authority objection 150415 , item 4. PDF 38 KB Appendix 4e 113-117 Egerton Rd public objection 001 (Sahota) 230315 , item 4. PDF 18 KB There are a further 2 documents.View the full list of documents for item 4. Minutes: The Licensing Panel considered an application for a new Premises Licence in respect of 113-117 Egerton Road. The proposed licence was to allow the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises between the hours of 8am and Midnight daily. The applicant, Mr Lloyd, was in attendance accompanied by his solicitor, Mr Woosnam. Mr Woosnam on behalf of Mr Lloyd outlined the application and emphasised the applicant’s significant experience running licensed premises and the investment that was proposed to be made into the premises. He also outlined proposed conditions that could be added to the licence if granted, notably a restriction of the sale of alcohol to a specify designated area, a condition banning the sale of single cans or beers and ciders with an alcohol by volume of more than 5.5%. Mr Marshall was in attendance from the Licensing Authority and presented the objections to the application on behalf of the Licensing Authority and Public Health. He highlighted the existing issues in the area due to the saturation of off licences in the area. PC Evans was in attendance from Lancashire Constabulary and presented that authority’s objection including a statement from the local Community Beat Manager regarding the problems with crime and disorder in the Claremont ward. Councillor I Taylor, Ms Cragg and Mr Sahota were in attendance as a members of the public to outline their concerns regarding crime and disorder in the area. The Panel noted that the proposed premises was within the Off Licence Saturation Zone which created a rebuttable presumption against the granting of further off licences in the area. The Panel noted both the high levels of experience of the proposed Licence Holder but also had to balance that with the levels of crime and disorder being experienced in the area. Resolved: That the application for a Premises Licence in respect of 113-117 Egerton Road be refused.