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The Director of Legal Services submitted a report requesting the Sub-Committee to determine an application to vary a premises licence in respect of St Chads Parish Centre, 235 Town Lane, Whittle-le-Woods.

The current licensable activities was:

Monday - Saturday                        11.00 - 23.00

Sunday and Good Friday                        12.00 - 22.30

Christmas Day                        12.00 - 15.00 and 19.00 - 22.30

New Year’s Eve11.00 - 11.00 (next morning by virtue of the deregulation order)

·           regulated entertainment for private members club or private hire during the above hours

·           the current licence was also subject to a number of embedded conditions in relation to those embedded in the Licensing Act 1964.

Under Section 4 of the Licensing Act 2003 the Licensing Authority must have regard to its Statement of Licensing Policy and the four licensing objectives.

In this respect the Sub-Committee received additional steps they would take to promoting the licensing objectives in relation to:

·           Prevention of Crime and Disorder

·           Public Safety

·           Prevention of Public Nuisance

·           The protection of children from harm

A copy of the application to vary the existing licence and allow the following licensable activities during the times indicated was attached to the submitted report.

·            Regulated Entertainment

1.        Live Music - Indoors

       Monday - Sunday inclusive 11.00 - 01.00.

       Live entertainers will be engaged to perform live music in the premises, live bands etc primarily at private family functions.

2.       Provision of facilities for making music - Indoors

       Mondays to Sunday inclusive 11.00 - 01.00.

       Karaoke by means of amplified equipment.

3.       Recorded Music - Indoors

       Mondays - Sundays inclusive 11.00 - 01.00 playing of recorded music will take place on the premises in the form of discos at family functions.

4.       Provision of facilities for dancing - Indoors

       Monday - Sunday inclusive 11.00 - 01.00

       Dancing provided in function room to enable dancing on the premises designated dance floor area 25’ by 20’.

·            Supply of Alcohol - On or off the premises

        Monday - Sunday inclusive 11.00 - 01.00

        New Years Eve - deregulated hours.

·            Late Night Refreshment - Indoors

        Monday - Sunday inclusive 23.00 - 01.00

        Occasionally functions accompanied by buffet or HA PA Supper after         11.00pm.

The report also outlined the additional measures that the applicant had indicated which would be taken to provide and ensure the achievement of the four relevant licensing objectives.

The application had been brought to the Sub-Committee following an objection from an Interested Party, occupants, of a neighbouring property, based on the noise and the lateness of the noise from the premises.

The Sub-Committee received representations in respect of the application from the applicant, his representative as well as the interested party to the application.

No objections had been received from responsible authorities.  The Committee considered all the representations together with the Article 8, rights of both the applicant, and the interested party and included the proportionality principle.

The Sub-Committee Members raised a number of pertinent issues with the applicant and his representative as well as the interested party and considered all the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.