An application for
a new premises licence has been made by Rupert Best and Thomas Best for live
music, recorded music, late night refreshment and the supply of alcohol on and
off the premises. Representations have
been received and remain unresolved therefore a hearing by the licensing
Sub-Committee must be held to determine the application.
Minutes:
There was a small adjournment between 10.08 and 10.20 due to technical problems with the live stream.
The Licensing Officer presented the application for a new premises licence which had been made by Rupert Best and Thomas Best for
· the supply of alcohol
for on and off sales between 0900hrs and midnight, daily;
· regulated
entertainment, indoor and outdoors
(live and recorded music) between 2300hrs and midnight, daily;
· late
night refreshment between 2300 and midnight, daily.
Three
representations had been received and remained unresolved therefore a hearing
by the licensing Sub-Committee was held to determine the application.
Environmental Health had requested the following the
condition be added to the licence, this had been agreed by the applicant if the
licence was granted.
“The number of patrons on the
premises, for the purposes of engaging in licensable activities, will not
exceed 500 persons, at any one time.”
The applicant’s solicitor had set
out a case summary which included some additional conditions outlined in points
11-14 of his summary.
The Licensing Officer offer
highlighted the relevance of the representations received which were presented
in their entirety for reasons of transparency and fairness and reminded the
panel that only those points related to the licensing objectives should be taken into account.
The solicitor was then given the
opportunity to present the case on behalf of the applicant. The solicitor introduced Chris Nixon who was
the Licensing Agent who submitted the application, Mr R Best and Mr M Best, the
applicants. He highlighted the range of
facilities sought in the application, these would be smaller, private functions
which would take place in the barn and surrounds, corporate meetings and away
days, field sports lunches, use by the local community and selling cider. The applicants did not want to upset the
balance in the local community. The
concerns of neighbours relating to traffic had been recognised and the
applicants had made enquiries to the Highways Authority in this regard, but
these did fall outside the remit of the Licensing Act. In relation to concerns around noise, the
applicants had held a number of events previously,
they had not received any complaints but would still put in measures to ensure
any noise generated would not cause a nuisance.
The panel members were invited to
ask questions of the solicitor and applicants.
In response to the location of the closest objectors and the roads
leading to and from the site, the applicants explained that the nearest
residential property was within approx. 400 yards of the barn. They had also explored the possibility of
having one road leading onto the site and the other to exit the site, therefore
creating a one-way system for ease of management although this was not a
relevant licensing issue.
Mr Moss who had made
representations was invited to address the panel. Although the advertisement was not a
licensing issue he felt that the notice in the local
newspaper advertising the application had been too small and failed in its
purpose to let people know what was going on in the area.
Mr Moss explained that when he made
his representation he had not been aware that Highways matters would have no
bearing on the licensing application, however, although not a licensing issue
the applicant and their solicitor had addressed his concerns with the proposal
of a one way system for which he thanked
them. The applicants had also addressed
his concerns relating to noise levels and the type of events to be held on the
site. He was now satisfied with the
proposed application and fully understood the need of land-based businesses to
look at new and creative ways to use their assets.
There were no more questions and
all parties were given the opportunity to sum up their case.
Exempt Business
Proposed by
Cllr Fry, seconded by Cllr Dyer
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).
The panel members retired to make
their decision.
Decision: To GRANT the Premises Licence with the usual
mandatory conditions, together with the conditions consistent with the
operating schedule, the further conditions proposed by the applicant numbered 1
and 2 below and the condition requested by Environmental Health numbered 3 below :-
1. No
noise or amplified sound shall be generated at the premises that gives rise to
a nuisance.
2. The
Premises Licence Holder will maintain a direct telephone number for use by local residents wishing to complain about Licensable
Activities at the Premises. A copy of the telephone number will be provided to
the Licensing Authority and to local residents on
request.
3. The
number of patrons on the premises, for the purposes of engaging in licensable
activities, will not exceed 500 persons, at any one time.
20.
Urgent items
There were no urgent items.
Duration of meeting: 10.00 - 11.05
am
Chairman
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