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Election of Chairman and Statement for the Procedure of the Meeting PDF 133 KB To elect a Chairman for the meeting and the Chairman to
present and explain the procedure for the meeting. Minutes: Proposed by Cllr Beer, seconded by Cllr Morgan Decision: that Cllr Emma Parker be appointed as Chairman for the duration of the meeting. The Chairman drew the attention of the meeting to the Statement
for the Procedure of the Meeting. |
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Apologies To receive any apologies for
absence. Minutes: No apologies for absence were received at the meeting. |
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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 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. Minutes: There were no urgent items. |
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New Premises Licence Application for McDonalds, Weymouth PDF 352 KB An application has been made for a new premises licence for McDonalds in Weymouth. 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 presented the application for a premises
licence at McDonalds, 2 Souterway, Weymouth so as to permit
late-night refreshment (Indoors), every day between 23:00 – 05:00.
As the outlet
would be on a franchise basis – with agreement for 20 years - it was
in the franchisee’s interest to ensure that it went well
and those matters of concern did not arise. A need for such an all-night
opening had been identified, given the many jobs locally which were now 24
hours, and so as to able to cater for those that
worked shifts, unsociable hours or were in need of a meal. The business would add another 100 jobs to the 300 already employed by the franchisee locally. The lengths the company went to in tackling litter at all the McDonald’s restaurants run in Weymouth was emphasised. There would be ample bins available for litter and staff at the franchisees’ restaurants periodically partook in litter picks in the vicinity of the restaurants, which would be the case with this new premises. Should
issues arise around the type of concerns raised – with car performance being
demonstrated within the curtilage of the site - the duty manager would be
expected to deal with it initially, if they felt comfortable to do so – but
call the police, if necessary. There would be 4-5 staff employed at the
restaurant overnight to cater for customers. The site would also be well lit,
with cctv in operation. However, the configuration of
the site and its security meant that there would be little opportunity for such
activities to take place. Moreover,
to tackle noise, the new restaurant would have an area specifically for
delivery drivers, to avoid them sitting outside with engines running. Dorset
Police and Environmental Health had not objected to the licence. The
Sub-Committee and representees were provided with the opportunity to
ask questions of the applicant, these being about noise, littering and anti-social
behaviour. The Licensing Team Leader did not have any questions for the
Applicant. Members of the public, who had made representations objecting to the application, each were given the opportunity to make their case. The objectors had concerns of littering, noise disturbance from cars and courier riders on mopeds, and anti-social behaviour. One of the Ward members ... view the full minutes text for item 173. |