Agenda and draft minutes

Resolved:           That Councillor Aspden be elected as Chair of the meeting.

At this point in the meeting, Members are asked to declare:

·        any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests

·        any prejudicial interests or

·        any disclosable pecuniary interests

which they may have in respect of business on this agenda.

At this point in the meeting, Members were asked to declare any personal, prejudicial or pecuniary interests they may have in the business on the agenda. None were declared.

To approve and sign the minutes of the Licensing Hearing held on 24^th April 2014.

Resolved:           That the minutes of the Licensing Hearing held on 24^th April 2014 be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Members considered an application by Project York Ltd for a premises licence in respect of units 8, 10 and 12 Stonebow House, The Stonebow, York.

In coming to their decision, Members took into consideration all of the evidence and the submissions that were presented to them and determined their relevance to the issues raised and the Licensing Objectives. The following were taken into account:

1.   The application form.

2.   The Licensing Manager’s report and her comments made at the Hearing. She advised that the application was for a premises licence at 8-12 Stonebow House, the former Fibbers site. The applicant had met with North Yorkshire Police and agreed a number of conditions. The Council’s Environmental Protection Service had also requested that a number of conditions be placed on the Licence, if granted, which the applicant had also agreed to. Consultation had been carried out correctly.

3.   The representations made by the applicants solicitor at the hearing. He advised that the venture would be managed by a new company unrelated to the operators of Fibbers. The concerns raised by the representors in their letters had arisen from Fibbers and the documents tabled at the hearing explained that the style of operation being proposed would not be dance or drink led. The premises intends to operate a strong door policy and carry out regular noise patrols.

4.   The representations made in writing and at the hearing by local residents. They raised concerns about noise from the venue when it was managed by the previous operators and they were keen to see controls put in place to prevent a similar situation with the new venue. They had particular concerns about noise escaping from the rear exits and the large number of people leaving the venue late at night.

5.   The representations made on behalf of the Lady Hewleys Trust in writing and at the hearing. The representative advised that a number of elderly ladies resided in the nearby Alms houses and that in the past they had been disturbed by noise in the area late at night. Concerns were also raised about the area and gardens being used for drug related and other anti social activities.

The Sub-Committee were presented with the following options:

Option 1     Grant the licence in the terms applied for.

Option 2     Grant the licence with modified/additional conditions.

Option 3     Grant the licence to exclude any of the licensable activities to which the application relates and modify/add conditions accordingly.

Option 4     Reject the application.

Members chose Option 2 and granted the licence with the modified/additional conditions as agreed with North Yorkshire Police and the Councils environmental Protection Unit:

CCTV

1.   A colour digital CCTV system shall be installed within the premises and be operational and recording at all times when licensable activities take place.

2.   The CCTV equipment shall have constant time/date generation which must be checked on a daily basis for accuracy.

3.   CCTV cameras shall be installed to provide adequate cover of all public areas in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 43.