Agenda and minutes

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(Enclosure)

The minutes of the meeting held on 18th November 2005 were confirmed as a correct record of the decisions taken.

Report ENV333 from the Head of Environmental Health and Licensing

(Enclosure)

(THE APPENDICES TO THE REPORT AT AGENDA ITEM 4 ARE ATTACHED FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS ONLY.  IF ANY OTHER MEMBERS WISH TO SEE THE SUPPORTING INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE HEAD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND LICENSING)

Decision:-

That the application for a premises licence in respect of the Newage Sports and Social Club, Blackfriars Street, Stamford be agreed for the following hours for the sale of alcohol, Provision of Regulated Entertainment and Provision of Entertainment Facilities:-

11:00 to 23:00   Monday to Thursday

11:00 to 01:00   Friday to Saturday

12:00 to 23.30   Sunday

Non standard timings of 11.00am to 1.00am Christmas Eve and 11.00am to 2.00am New Years Eve for Live music, recorded music, dancing and supply of alcohol.

Premises to be open an additional 30 minutes each day after the last supply of alcohol (drinking up time).

Note – The applicants to continue to display signs at the exits to the premises asking the customers to leave the club and area quietly.

The Committee had before them the Head of Environmental Health and Licensing’s report ENV333 in relation to an application for the grant of a premises licence for the Newage Sports and Social Club, Blackfriars Street, Stamford.  A full copy of the application was attached at appendix one, including a map of the premises, and attached at appendix two were two letters of representation.

The Corporate Manager Democratic and Legal Services introduced the application and clarified the names of the representatives from the Sports Club.

The Chairman sought and received confirmation that all parties had received and understood the procedure to be followed.

The Environmental Health Manager introduced the report and outlined the application to the Committee and the representations that had been received.   He informed the Committee that the applicants had not included drinking up time and the application had been amended to include this.

Before presenting their case the applicants expressed concern about one of the letters of objection and the timeframe which in their opinion was out of time.  The Environmental Health Manager clarified the position with regard to the letter and the Corporate Manager Democratic and Legal Services stated that if the applicants required a formal determination of whether or not the letter was valid, the Committee would require the applicants to leave the Committee whilst they discussed if the letter was a valid representation or not.     The applicants declined the offer of the Corporate Manager Democratic and Legal Services and confirmed that they wished the application to proceed on the basis of the information before the Committee including the letter of representation.

The applicants stated their case informing the panel that the social club had been open 25years and they had had no problems during this time.  Although reference had been made in one of the letter to empty bottles being left outside houses it was difficult to tell whether they came from the social club as there were two nightclubs only 300 yards from the social club.  Also the back entrance to the club was only used on Mondays and Thursdays when a bingo session was held and it was easier for those attending to use the entrance without steps.  That entrance was closed at the end of the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 160.

Decision:

That the application from USA Chicken be adjourned subject to compliance with the legal requirement to advertise.

The Environmental Health Manager informed the Committee that an application from USA Chicken was scheduled to be heard at the meeting, however, they had not advertised as per the legal requirement and he asked for the Committee’s approval to adjourn the application subject to the advertising requirement being complied with.

The meeting closed at 11.23am.