Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Parkin, Mrs. Radley and Shorrock.

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(Enclosure)

The minutes of the meeting held on 2^nd June 2006 were approved as a correct record of the decisions taken.

(a)               APPLICATION FOR THE VARIATION OF A PREMISES LICENCE FOR THE BULL AND SWAN, ST MARTINS, STAMFORD

                  (Enclosure)

(The appendices to the report at agenda item 4a 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 the variation of a premises licence in respect of The Bull and Swan, St. Martins, Stamford be agreed as applied for with the following conditions:

1.                  That outdoor entertainment should be limited to Friday, Saturday and Sundays only;

2.                  That outdoor entertainment should only be permitted between 1^st April and 30^th September (inclusive) each year;

3.                  That outdoor entertainment should cease no later than 22:00;

4.                  The noise level should not exceed an appropriate level agreed with the Environmental Health Department and confirmed in writing.

The Committee had before them the Head of Environmental Health and Licensing’s report ENV358 in relation to an application to vary a premises licence to permit outdoor entertainment in respect of the Bull and Swan, St. Martin’s, Stamford. A full copy of the application was attached at appendix 1 including a plan showing the location of the premises. The Council’s Environment Team, on the grounds of noise nuisance, made representation against the application. A letter of objection to the application was also received.  Twenty letters had been received in support of the application. Seven letters were deemed invalid, as the senders did not meet criteria to qualify as “an interested party”. The valid letters of support and the objection, with representations made by the Environment Team, were attached as Appendix 2.

The Clerk to the Committee, in introducing the application clarified the speakers for and against the application. The Chairman sought and received confirmation that the applicants had received and understood the procedure that would be followed.

In introducing the report, the Environmental Health Technician stated that the application was for the variation of a premises licence to permit outdoor entertainment. The applicant’s premises licence was granted during the transitional period in 2005. The application submitted did not include outside entertainment. Temporary Event Notices (TEN) had been used to ensure the continuation of outdoor entertainment when it became apparent that a suitable licence was not held.

The applicant stated that if applied for in the transitional period, the application for outdoor entertainment would have been granted as the continuation of a previous activity. The number of artists would be limited to a maximum of four. Most entertainment would take place on Friday and Sunday evenings. The applicant stated that no one had contacted the pub or the licensee to object to noise. In response to a question from the Environmental Health Practitioner, it was estimated that outdoor entertainment would run between mid-April and mid-September. The applicant anticipated that outdoor events would be held one Sunday in four. Members of the Licensing Committee asked questions, which included the number of TENs that had been used since the application for variation had been made and the times artists performed when a TEN was in use. The applicant referred to two dates when music caused concern to the pub’s leasee, one of those occasions was July 14^th 2006. No record of the previous date had been retained.

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The meeting closed at 11:18.