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 Les Fry, seconded by Cllr Emma Parker.

Decision: that Cllr Jon Andrews be elected as chairman for the duration of the meeting.

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs Cathy Lugg and David Morgan, substituted by Cllrs Les Fry and Emma Parker.

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 the Closet in Weymouth. The Notice has been considered by the Police and Environmental Protection. Environmental Protection have served Objection Notice. A Licensing Sub-Committee must consider the Notice and the Objection Notice at a public hearing. 

The Senior Licensing Officer introduced the report for a Temporary Event Notice which covers a period from 03.00 hours to 04.00 on Friday 7th, Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th April for the sale of alcohol, regulated entertainment and late-night entertainment.

The notice had been considered by Environmental Protection and Dorset Police.

The TEN was to extend the operational hours, as under condition 29 of the Closet’s premises licence, the bar side of the premises must have a cooling down period from 0200 hours with the area to close at 0300 hours. Under the TEN, the applicant requested to have the cooling down period to start at 0300 hours with the area to close at 0400 hours.

Environmental Protection requested conditions to be added to the licence.

All parties were given the opportunity to ask questions.

Cllrs asked the applicant questions regarding why he wanted the extra hour, security, road marshals, if he had contact with the local community and if there had been any issues with the police.

The applicant informed that he wanted to extend the licensed hours for the bank holiday weekend so there would be a soft close and a gradual disperse of people and to reduce antisocial behaviour. There was a road marshal employed to monitor the smoking area and keep people quiet.

The applicant accepted the conditions that Environmental Protection requested.

Environmental Protection made the committee aware that the conditions requested were for the control of noise and protection of public nuisance objective.

The applicant was currently installing insulation to reduce noise levels and had a noise management plan.

All parties were given the opportunity to sum up their case prior to the sub-licensing committee adjourning 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 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.

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

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 of the conditions except Condition 29 of Annex 3 from The Closet Premises Licence to the TEN.