Agenda and minutes

An apology for absence was received from Councillor Turner.

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

None disclosed.

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The minutes of the meeting held on 7th December 2012 were agreed as a correct record of the decisions taken.

Report CSL026 by the Community Safety and Licensing Service Manager.

(Enclosure)

Decision:

To grant the Premises Licence for Costcutter Express, Somerby Hill Service Station, Bridge End Road, Grantham as applied for save for the part relating to Late Night Refreshment .

The Solicitor to the Committee introduced those present and confirmed who was to speak in relation to the application: Mr Chris Mitchner from Licensing Solutions for the applicant, Dale Right and Jane Martin for the interested parties.

The Licensing Officer then presented report CSL026 which concerned an application for a Premises Licence for Costcutter Express, Somerby Hill Service Station, Bridge End Road, Grantham. An application had been received for the grant of a Premise Licence for the supply of alcohol and late night refreshment as detailed below:

Supply of alcohol – 6.00 to 23.00 Monday to Sunday

Late Night Refreshment – 23.00 to 5.00 Monday to Sunday

19 representations had been received within the consultation period from residents who reside in the area on the grounds of Public Nuisance. No representations had been received from Responsible Authorities. A map showing locations of the addresses from the representations received was attached at appendix 3, however some locations were not indicated as addresses had not be given in the correspondence received. Also circulated to Members was an operation and training manual from the applicant. The Licensing Officer also confirmed that a late paper had been circulated to Members concerning Section 176 of the 2003 Licensing Act.

A question was asked about whether any complaints had been received concerning noise and litter to which the Licensing Officer replied that no representations had been received from the Responsible Authorities which included Environmental Health Protection.

The applicant then presented his case. He referred to the licence application and the works to be carried out at the premises. He referred to the important fact that no representations had been made by responsible bodies, however, they had taken notice of the concerns of the residents and had agreed to withdraw the part of the application which related to Late Night Refreshment. Mr Mitchner then referred to guidelines which governed licensable activities and referred to each representation that had been received to the application and the concerns expressed in those representations. He referred to the studies that had been undertaken which found no causal links between the sale of alcohol on forecourts and drink driving. The fact that no representations had been received from the Police indicated that there were no allegations of crime and disorder associated with the premises. Representations must relate to the Licensing objectives and be evidence based. He further spoke about the training issues undertaken by the company and the dedicated policy which the company had. Questions were then put to Mr Mitchner about the analysis of the projected customer flow which had been issued to which he replied. He also referred to both the Goodwin case and the Green case.

The first interested party then presented her case which concerned what the primary use of the premises was and what this  ...  view the full minutes text for item 28.

The meeting closed at 11.40am.