Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED:

That Councillor John Kelly be appointed as Chair for this meeting of the Sub-Committee.

Members and Officers are requested to give notice of any personal or prejudicial interest and the nature of that interest, relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the relevant Code of Conduct.

No declarations of any disclosable pecuniary interests or personal interests were received.

Report of the Assistant Director - Highways and Public Protection

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Assistant Director – Highways and Public Protection regarding an application by NEK Trading Ltd for the Grant of a Premises Licence in respect of the above premises as follows:

• The provision of late-night refreshment

• Hours premises to be open to the public

In addition to the matters outlined above, the applicant also wished the Licence to include the following non-standard timings to be applicable to all licensable activities:

For the provision of Late-Night Refreshment:

The provision (of hot drinks/snacks) will take place inside for customers to take away and after 0000 hours will be provided via orders for delivery only.

For the provision of the Supply of Alcohol:

Alcohol sales after 00.00 hours will be provided via orders for delivery only.

Hours premises are open to the public:

The shop will close to the general public at 00.00 hours and will then focus on orders for delivery only.

The Sub-Committee was advised that since the publication of the agenda the applicant had amended his application as follows:

• The provision of late-night refreshment

Objections to the application had been received and this necessitated a hearing for which the Sub-Committee had been convened.

The Sub-Committee heard representations from:

• Mr. Ian Rushton, on behalf of the applicant, in support of the application;
• Mr. Dinesh Reid, Applicant, in support of the application; and
• two local residents; and Councillor Marion Atkinson, on behalf of local residents,objecting to the application.

All parties agreed the issues that were in contention and the procedure that was to be followed; and there were no preliminary issues raised.

During the course of the deliberations on the application the Sub-Committee adjourned for a period of 10 minutes to enable the applicant and his agent to consider issues raised by the objectors.

The applicant’s agent then advised that the applicant wished to amend the application as follows:

• The provision of late-night refreshment

• For the provision of the Supply of Alcohol:

At the end of their representations, everyone confirmed they were satisfied that they had said all they wished to say.

The Sub-Committee retired under Regulation 14(2) of the Licensing Act (Hearings) Regulations 2005 (as amended) and thereby excluded the press and public whilst they reached their decision on the application.  The Sub-Committee returned to give their decision in public.

RESOLVED:

That the application for the Grant of a Premises Licence in respect of 3-5 Altway, Aintree, Liverpool L10 3JA be granted subject to the hours set out below and the conditions contained in the operating schedule  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.