Agenda and minutes

To elect a Chairman for the meeting and the Chairman to present and explain the procedure for the meeting.

Proposed by Cllr Williams and seconded by Cllr Haynes.

Decision: That Cllr Beer be elected as Chair for the duration of the meeting.

To receive any apologies for absence.

No apologies for absence were received at the meeting.

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.

No declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests were made at the meeting.

An application has been made by the owners of two hotels to review the premises licence at Domino in Weymouth.  A Licensing Sub Committee must consider the application and representations from all parties at a public hearing.

The Licensing Team Leader introduced the report. A joint application had been submitted for a review of the premises licence for Domino’s in Weymouth, on the grounds of anti-social behaviour. The review had been submitted jointly by two local hoteliers, who had complained about the noise of delivery drivers late at night from the sound of their vehicles and loud talking. A meeting had been held between the licence holder and the applicants of the review, which had resulted in measures being agreed, to address the concerns raised. These included changing from petrol mopeds to electric mopeds to reduce engine noise, delivery drivers in cars using a nearby car park  when delivering at night and a new driver’s policy for employees.

Mr Smith, the solicitor for the licence holder, stated that prior to the review being submitted Domino’s had taken action to address noise complaints from neighbours. This included, staggering staff breaks to limit noise from conversations, changing a car drivers shift from the evening to the day, installing a second CCTV camera and specific instances of noise were investigated by management. A further mediation meeting had been arranged with the two applicants, which had resulted in the agreement of three conditions to be added to the licence. He also highlighted that there had been no objections from the Police or Environmental Health.

The following responses were provided by the licence holder in response to member’s questions:

·       The drivers were told not to talk to their friends while they were working and disciplinary meetings had been held to enforce this, but Domino’s couldn’t restrict people who weren’t their employees from using the road.

·       There were 11 car drivers and 7 mopeds, and the mopeds were owned by Domino’s.

·       During peak times there could be approximately 12 drivers working at one time, however most evenings there are approximately 3 working, depending on business needs.

·       No priority was given to a particular type of vehicle, drivers would collect orders based on a queuing system. Generally, mopeds were used during peak times.

·       No complaints had been received from residents.

All parties in attendance were given the opportunity to sum up their case. 

Decision: That new conditions be added to the Premises Licence as follows:

1.    From 23:00 at the latest, any delivery drivers driving motor vehicles will park their cars in the Royal Yard Car Park when returning to the premises to collect a hot food or hot drink delivery.

2.    From 23:00 at the latest, the Premises Licence Holder will ensure as many deliveries as possible are made by electric mopeds rather than petrol mopeds, or by cars which are parked in the Royal Yard Car Park.

3.    All staff involved in the delivery of hot food and drink from the premises will be provided with a Drivers Expectations Policy which they will sign, and which will be retained at the premises for a period of at least 12 months and will be made available to the Licensing Authority for inspection on  ...  view the full minutes text for item 31.

To consider any items of business which the Chairman 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.

There were no urgent items.

To move the exclusion of the press and the public for the following item in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph 3 of schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). The public and the press will be asked to leave the meeting whilst the item of business is considered.  

There are no exempt items scheduled for this meeting.

There was no exempt business.