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 Beer, seconded by Cllr Starr.

Decision: that Cllr Les Fry be appointed Chairman for the duration of the meeting.

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Mike Dyer, substituted by Cllr Derek Beer

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

An application has been made for a new premises licence for C Side, for live and recorded music and the sale of alcohol, on and off the premises.  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.

The Senior Licensing Officer presented the report which sought a new premises licence for C Side, 8 Pope Street, Brewery Square, Dorchester for:

Live and recorded music (indoors)

Monday to Saturday          1200-2300 hours

Sunday                              1200-2200 hours

and

Supply of alcohol (on and off the premises)

Monday to Saturday          1200-2300 hours

Sunday                              1200-2200 hours

The Sub-committee were reminded of the permissions contained within the Live Music Act 2012.

Correspondence between Environmental Health Officers, Dorset Police, other interested parties and the applicant were attached as appendices to the report and the options available to the committee were highlighted.

There were no questions from the Sub-committee or the applicant.

The applicant presented her case and gave the Sub-committee information about the background to the business, which had started off selling records from a van at festivals which had led to the occupation of premises in Brewery Square, known as Vinyl Van, where she had held a licence for over a year.  The business worked with the community and the license had been requested to supplement income for the business by holding an occasional evening gathering and the applicant was keen to work in harmony alongside neighbouring residents.

In response to member questions, the applicant advised that they had a lot of volunteers who help in the shop and most people who attended their events were friends and people known to them.  The maximum capacity of the venue was 60 and the applicant was mindful of the layout of the neighbours’ properties, especially where smoking and vaping outside was concerned.  In relation to the request for off sales, this was to allow the sale of mulled cider or similar offerings when there were events, such as the switching on of Christmas lights, taking place in Brewery Square.   There had been no trouble at the venue, however, there was security on site at Brewery Square should it be required.

All parties were given the opportunity to sum up prior to the committee retiring to make their decision.

Decision: that a Premises Licence be GRANTED with the usual mandatory conditions, the condition agreed between the applicant and the Dorset Police and the conditions added by the Licensing Sub-committee as set out below, to permit the following:

Live and recorded music (indoors):

Monday to Saturday 1200 – 2300 hours

Sunday 1200 – 2200 hours

Sale of alcohol (on and off the premises):

Monday to Saturday 1200 – 2300 hours

Sunday 1200 – 2200 hours

Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule

1.    The Licensee will keep a written record of all staff authorised to sell alcohol, the record to contain the full name, home address, date of birth and national insurance number of each person so authorised.  The staff record shall be made available for inspection by the Licensing Officer, Trading Standards or the Police.

2.    The Licensee will adopt a "Challenge 25" policy where all customers who appear to be under the age of 25 and attempt to purchase alcohol or other age-restricted products are asked for  ...  view the full minutes text for item 112.

An application has been made for a new premises licence for Bride Valley Wines Ltd, for the sale of alcohol, on and off the premises.  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.

The Senior Licensing Officer presented the report for the application of a new premises licence for Bride Valley Wines Ltd, to supply alcohol on and off the premises, Monday to Sunday 1000-2200 hours.

There had been one public representation which contained some matters which were material considerations under planning but did not relate to the four Licensing Objectives.

The Sub-committee were reminded of the options available in making their decision.

There were no questions for the Senior Licensing Officer and the applicant was invited to present his case.

The applicant informed the Sub-committee that he had spent his whole professional life in the wine trade and owned a number of businesses.  He had held a personal licence since 2005 with no issues.  Having recently purchased the Bride Valley Vineyard in Litton Cheney he was keen to continue the good reputation held by the previous owner.  The intention for the vineyard was to offer tours, wine tasting and the opportunity to buy produce from the shop.

In response to member questions the applicant explained the proposed model of the business, offering tours of approximately 15 people followed by a tasting of maybe 3 wines.  The applicant had no intention of having parties, hen/stag dos, there was an extensive outlet for the wines and ciders, the tours were just to supplement income and offer a good social media presence.

The applicant had not carried out any formal consultation with neighbours and conceded that it may have been an oversight not having a conversation with the neighbour to the side of the vineyard.

The applicant did not envisage any noise or anti-social behaviour arising from the vineyard and was doubtful that the business would stay open until 10pm and therefore had no problem curtailing the hours applied for.

Following the opportunity for members and the Senior Licensing Officer to ask questions all parties were invited to sum up.

The Legal Business Partner, Regulatory highlighted the duty to have regard to

the location of the premises in the AONB and if members felt appropriate to condition the keeping of records for staff training and ensure noise in Litton Cheney was kept to a minimum.

The Sub-committee retired to make their decision.

Decision: That a Premises Licence be GRANTED with the usual mandatory conditions, consistent with the Operating Schedule and the conditions added by the Licensing Sub-Committee as set out below, to permit the following:

Sale of alcohol (on and off the premises)

Monday to Sunday 1000-2200 hours

Conditions consistent with the operating schedule

1.     A CCTV system shall be installed at the premises.

The CCTV system shall be maintained in working condition and record the premises 24 hours every day.

Recordings to be retained for a minimum of 28 days and be made available to the Police or officers of the Council upon request and be of evidential quality.

The equipment must have a suitable export method i.e. CD/DVD/USB facility so that the Police and officers of the Council can make an evidential copy  ...  view the full minutes text for item 113.

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.