Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillor Griffin and Councillor Rowlands.

Members are asked to disclose any interests in matters for consideration at the meeting.

None declared.

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The minutes of the meeting held on 27th July were agreed as a correct record of the decisions taken.

Report CSL020 by the Community Safety and Licensing Service Manager.

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Decision:

That the activity of outdoor music be removed from the Premises Licence for the Millstone Public House, 1 All Saints Street, Stamford.

The Solicitor to the Committee introduced those present.

The Licensing Officer referred to the application that had been received for a review of the premise licence for the Millstone Public House at Stamford. The application had been received from The Environmental Protection Team who had asked that the Committee look at the provision of outside music with a view to removing it from the licence.   The provision of outdoor music was allowed Thursday – Saturday between May and October.

The Environmental Protection Team had worked with the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) to try and address the continued complaints from members of the public regarding outdoor music.  A sound level meter had been installed at a neighbouring property between the 5th and 12th July and the recordings showed that the music was loud, heavy bass, live music.  The results of the recordings indicted a noise nuisance.  Following the display of public notices seven letters of support for the review were received which indicated that outdoor music was a particular problem but also that indoor music could be problematic.  They had all complained to the Environmental Protection Team as well as the DPS but there had been no improvement.  A complainant had also spoken to the police and said that she had witnessed customers sniffing drugs and urinating and had now resorted to leaving her premises when she knew that an event was taking place.

Peter Rogers, Team Leader Environmental Protection then presented their case.  He referred to the number of occasions that outdoor music events had taken place and the complaints that had been received.  He referred to diary sheets that had been completed by complainants and letters that had been sent to the DPS asking them to reduce the excessive noise and to discuss the complaints that the Environmental Protection Team had received.   As complaints had still been received a formal investigation had been undertaken.    A sound level meter had been installed at a local residence and Members of the Committee heard an extract of the recording taken on 7th July 2012.   The recording showed that the outdoor music being played was intrusive and created a statutory noise nuisance and Mr Rogers recommended that the playing of outdoor music be removed from the Premise Licence.

The Interested Parties (Sally-Ann Walton and Veronica Bossel) then presented their cases.  They lived near to the premises referred to and the excessive noise particularly the rhythmic base line, played outdoors at the Millhouse at various dates during the year was so intrusive and loud that when they knew an event was taking place they made arrangements to vacate their premises for the duration of the event. Although efforts had been made to speak to the DPS asking for the base line to be reduced nothing had been done.  A further interested party, Mr Clayton who lived at All Saints Street,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.

The meeting closed at 11.24am.