Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED:

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

An apology for absence was received from Councillor Thomas.

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 MM Wine Ltd for the Variation of a Premises Licence in respect of the above premises as follows:

The sale of alcohol by retail (on and off the premises):

·       The provision of regulated entertainment - live music;

·       The provision of regulated entertainment - recorded music;

·       The provision of regulated entertainment - performance of dance;

·       The provision of regulated entertainment - entertainment of a similar description to that falling within the category of live music, recorded music, or performance of dance:

The provision of late night refreshment

In addition, the applicants also wished to vary the Licence by adding the following condition:

After 23.00 any music (including bass and vocals) provided inside the building should not be audible at the boundary of any residential dwelling.

The applicants have also agreed to the below Conditions being inserted on the Licence. This being in response to representations received from Merseyside Police and subsequent negotiations; as a result of this agreement representations have been formally withdrawn.

Prevention Of Crime & Disorder Conditions

i) A risk assessment shall determine the requirement for door supervisors.

If door supervisors are on duty, they shall wear distinctive clothing or insignia to clearly identify them as door supervisors. A register of all door supervisors will be kept at the premises with recorded details of dates and times on and off duty, full names and full 16-digit SIA numbers signed on and off by the DPS or deputy. Any incident involving door supervisors will be recorded in the door supervisor register. The record shall include details of their employer (if not the premises) and be signed by that individual.

ii) No open vessels, glasses, bottles or alcohol containers will be allowed to be taken beyond the delineated licensed area as indicated on the deposited plan.

iii) Any sales of alcohol knowingly made for consumption off the premises will be made in a sealed container and consumed away from the premises.

An objection 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 Gill Sherratt, Licensing Matters (Applicant’s Representatives) and Mike Finch, director of MM Wine Limited in support of the application. During the course of their representation the Applicant sought to amend their application, reducing the hours sought to 07:30 to 23:00 Sunday to Thursday and 07:30 to 01:00 Friday and Saturday.

All parties agreed the issues that were in contention and the procedure that was to be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15.