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 Heatley, seconded by Cllr Barron

Decision: that Cllr Emma Parker be elected as Chairman for the duration of the meeting.

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs Sarah Williams and Paul Harrison, they were substituted by Cllrs Mike Barron and Brian Heatley

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.

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

A Temporary Event Notice has been served on the Council to extend the hours of Chic Bar and Club in Weymouth. The Notice has been considered by the Police and Environmental Protection. Both the Police and Environmental Protection have served Objection Notices. A Licensing Sub-Committee must consider the Notice and the Objection Notices at a public hearing. 

The Licensing Team Leader presented the report for a Temporary Event Notice (TEN), which had been served on the Council to extend the hours of Chic Bar and Club (formally known as Actors) in Weymouth for the period from 21:00 on Saturday 29 October until 04:00 on Sunday morning. The Notice covered the sale of alcohol, regulated entertainment and late-night refreshment, and was for 440 attendees.  The Notice had been considered by the Police and Environmental Protection. Both the Police and Environmental Protection had served Objection Notices.

The sub-committee was reminded of the options available to them.

There were no questions for the Licensing Team Leader.

The Applicant was invited to put forward their case.

The Applicant highlighted the improvements that the venue had made since re-opening as Chic on 28 July 2022.  They had worked hard with the Police and Environmental Protection to eradicate the previous issues associated with the former Actors Bar and had also instructed an independent review of the premises.  Granting of the Temporary Event Notice would allow Chic to open an extra two hours on Halloween, the same times as their competitors.

The sub-committee and the Licensing Team Leader were invited to ask questions of the Applicant.

The Police representatives had no questions for the Applicant and were invited to put their case forward.  They explained that they had applied for a Summary Review on the premises formally known as Actors in December 2021, the venue was subsequently closed and following appeal re-opened with a number of conditions in place.  Since the new conditions had been imposed there had been no crime instances of note.

Those present were invited to ask questions of the Police representatives.

Following questions all parties were invited to sum up their case prior to the sub-committee retiring to make their decision.

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 x 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.

Proposed by Cllr Heatley, seconded by Cllr Barron.

Decision:

That the press and the public be excluded for the following item(s) 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).

Decision: To ISSUE A NOTICE (STATEMENT OF CONDITIONS) to add all the conditions from the Chic Bar and Club Premises Licence to the TEN.