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Members considered an application to vary a Premises Licence by Trust Inns Ltd in respect of The Red Lion, 52 The Village, Haxby, York.

Prior to the hearing, the applicant withdrew sections E and I of the application which related to Live Music  and the provision of Facilities for Making Music.

In coming to their decision the Sub-Committee took into consideration all of the evidence and 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 amended application form, in particular the existing licence conditions and the additional steps agreed to be taken by the applicant to promote the four licensing objectives.

2)     The Licensing Officer’s report and his comments made at the hearing. He advised that mediation had been taking place and Live Music had been withdrawn from the application. Residents had withdrawn their objections, although written confirmation had not been received from some of them by the time the hearing had commenced, therefore those representations remained valid. The Council’s Environmental Protection Unit had also mediated with the applicant following the applicant agreeing to two conditions. The remaining part of the application dealt with a number of small amendments to the conditions of the licence. The Sub-Committee were informed that consultation had been carried out correctly with notices displayed in the local area.

3)     The applicant’s representation at the hearing including the fact that the application as amended was to vary some conditions of the licence to reflect that Trust Inns are a public house management company which lets premises to tenants. The applicant acknowledged that the premises had a history of problems in recent years, but advised that the new tenants are already improving the situation.

4)     The representations made  in writing by Local Residents. Out of 14 representations, 8 of these had been withdrawn prior to the hearing. Of the 6 that remained, concerns had been raised regarding the potential for public nuisance due to the original application for Live Music. These representations were not considered relevant due to the withdrawal of Live Music from the application. Some letters had raised issues relating to Crime and Disorder in the area, including a caravan being set alight near to the premises.

5)     Written representations made during the consultation period.

Members 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 variation of the licence as amended by the withdrawal of Sections E and I.

The Sub Committee agreed to the deletion of existing conditions 1,2,3 and 5 in Annex 2 of the licence and the deletion of existing condition 4 in Annex 3 of the licence. These deleted conditions would be replaced by the conditions  ...  view the full minutes text for item 32