Agenda and minutes

All Members of the Sub-Committee were present.

None disclosed.

The Sub-Committee to determine an application for a new premises licence.

Decision:

That the Premises Licence for The Green Man, 29 Scotgate, Stamford PE9 2YQ be granted subject to the revised Premises Licence conditions agreed with Lincolnshire Police (Appendix 2) and those contained within the letter sent to those who had made representations (Appendix 6) together with confirmation of the timing in respect of indoor sports 9:00am to 1:00am.

The Chairman introduced those present and asked who would be speaking in relation to the application before the Sub-Committee.  The Premises Licence holder, George Sakkalli confirmed that he would be speaking in respect of the application before the Sub-Committee.  No other parties were present.

The Licensing Officer introduced the report which was for a new Premises Licence for The Green Man, Scotgate, Stamford.  The Licensing Authority had been notified by Lincolnshire Police in November 2025 that the previous licence had lapsed as the Limited Company which had held the licence had been dissolved in August 2025.

In December 2025 an application was received for a new Premises Licence. The application asked for the same licensed area, similar activities and timings as highlighted within the report.  During the consultation period Lincolnshire Police submitted a representation that was subsequently withdrawn after revised Premise Licence conditions were agreed between both parties.  A copy of the new conditions were attached at Appendix 2 of the report.

Also during the consultation period over 20 residents submitted representations to the application, with one representator wishing to remain anonymous and one representation not accepted as it was deemed not relevant.

The applicant had met with some of the residents from the retirement housing complex and proposed revised timings for all activities, which were subsequently agreed and the group of residents withdraw their representations.

It was stated that there were still a number of representations that were still outstanding and these were appended to the report at Appendix 4.  The representations had raised concerns over historic instances of alleged noise disturbances, as well as concerns over a potential increase in noise and anti-social behaviour as a result of the new application.  A location plan had been appended to the report (Appendix 5) showing the proximity of the premises to the local residential properties.

A further letter had been sent by the applicant to those who had submitted representations responding to their concerns and this was appended to the report at Appendix 6.

Licensing Officers had delegated authority to decide whether a representation was relevant, vexatious or frivolous however, Section 9 of the Revised Guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 stated:

9.9 It is recommended that, in borderline cases, the benefit of the doubt about any aspect of a representation should be given to the person making that representation.  The subsequent hearing would then provide an opportunity for the person or body making the representation to amplify and clarify it.

It was felt that the representations at Appendix 4 did not fall within the delegated authority.

Where relevant representations are made, the authority must:

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None.

The meeting closed at 10:38am.