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Election of Chair and Statement for the Procedure of the Meeting To elect a Chair for the meeting and the Chair to present
and explain the procedure for the meeting. Minutes: Proposed by Cllr Jill Haynes, seconded by Cllr Claudia Webb.
Decision: that Cllr Derek Beer be elected as Chair for
the duration of the meeting. |
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Apologies To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence was received from Cllrs David Shortell and Kate Wheller, substituted by Cllrs Jill Haynes and Claudia Webb. |
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Declarations of Interest To disclose any pecuniary, other registrable or non-registrable interests as set out in the adopted Code of Conduct. In making their disclosure councillors are asked to state the agenda item, the nature of the interest and any action they propose to take as part of their declaration. If required, further advice should be sought from the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting. Minutes: No declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests were made at the meeting. |
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Urgent items To consider any items of business which the Chair has had prior notification and considers to be urgent pursuant to section 100B (4) b) of the Local Government Act 1972. The reason for the urgency shall be recorded in the minutes. Minutes: There were no urgent items. |
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Licence Variation - Seal’s Cove, Bridport An application has been made to vary the premises licence for Seal’s Cove in Bridport. The application has been out to public consultation and has attracted relevant representations. A Licensing Sub Committee must consider the application and representations at a public hearing. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Licensing Team Leader introduced the report. The
application was to increase the area licence cover to the whole of the inside
of the building and to allow off sales of alcohol and to permit live and
recorded music in the garden area to the rear of the building. Environmental
Protection Team had requested some of the hours be reduced and conditions
relating to the prevention of public nuisance be added to any variation granted
to address issues related to noise at the premises. The Applicant agreed to the
hours and the additional conditions except for those conditions relating to
external speakers and no amplification of live or recorded music in the garden
area. The Designated Premises Supervisor, Mr Byrne on behalf of
the applicant, addressed the Sub-Committee. He informed that the premises had
currently a children’s soft play centre with a climbing wall and a themed bar
was nearly completed. The premises aimed to be an adventure centre with Lazer
Quest coming soon. He explained that there was a nice walk along the river, and
he did not want to impact the area but improve upon it. He understood the
residents’ concerns and would make sure the outside space was clear by 10 pm at
night, to be respectful with lighting and he would not use the speaker
frequently. The speaker would be used for events like a Christmas market in the
space, to play background music. He recognised one of the main attractions to
the river was to have some peace and quiet and the speaker would not be used
very often. Mr Byrne responded to Cllr questions by adding that upstairs
there was going to be a shooting range which would use Virtual Reality and not
live ammunition. He estimated that the soft play was limited to 140 people per
session. The bar and dining area would allow 150 people and outside area 100
people. He did not want the bar to impact the existing business of the soft
play. The soft play would be open until 5.30 or 6 pm and then the bar would be
open after the soft play closes. The bar was themed as a Viking Village, and he
planned to sell mead. The off sales were so that a holiday maker or local could
take away a bottle of mead. The premises was next door to a CO-OP and a Lidl so
he did not think that people would come in and pay his prices and drink it by
the river. There would be security at the premises, and he would have a list of
taxi drivers so that patrons could use taxis to return home. Security would be
all the time at first at the bar area and then reduced when needs were
identified. He was aware that the premises had a reputation for kid’s soft
play, so did not want to have a reputation of drunkenness or drugs. All parties were given the opportunity to have their say and sum ... view the full minutes text for item 49. |
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Exempt Business There are no exempt items scheduled for
this meeting. Minutes: There was no exempt business. |