Agenda item

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 of the data they require.

This data should be in the native file format to ensure that no image quality is lost when making the copy.

If this format is nonstandard (i.e. manufacturers proprietary), then the licence holder shall within 14 days of being requested supply the replay software to ensure that the video on the CD can be replayed by the Police and officers of the Council on a standard computer.

Copies must be made available to the police and officers of the Council upon request.

Staff working at the premises will be trained in the use of the equipment and a log will be kept to verify this.

Cameras on the entrances must capture full frame shots of the heads and shoulders of all people entering the premises, i.e. capable of identification.

There shall be signs displayed in the customer area to advise that CCTV is in operation. Should the CCTV become non-functional this will be reported immediately to the Licensing Authority.

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 proof of their age.

The Licensee to prominently display notices advising customers of the "Challenge 25" policy.

The following proofs of age are the only ones to be accepted:

·       proof of age cards bearing the "Pass" hologram symbol

·       UK photo driving licence

·       passport

Conditions added by the licensing sub-committee

 

3.     The Licensee will ensure that each member of staff authorised to sell alcohol has received adequate training on the law with regard to age restricted products and that this has been properly documented and training records kept.

The training record to be kept on the licensed premises and made available for inspection by the Licensing Officer, Trading Standards or the Police.

 

4.     The premises Licence Holder shall ensure that glass bottles are not disposed of outside the licensed hours.