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Members considered an application by Mrs Janice Robinson for a Premises Licence in respect of 1331, 13 Grape Lane, York.

In coming to their decision, the Sub-Committee took into consideration all the evidence and submissions that were presented, and determined their relevance to the issues raised and licensing objectives- The Prevention of Public Nuisance and The Prevention of Crime and Disorder. The following were taken into account:

1.                              The application form.

2.                              The Licensing Officer’s report and his comments made at the Hearing. He advised that the premises already had a licence and the new licence application had been made due to the significant changes to the licensed area and extension of hours for licensable activities. Consultation had been carried out correctly and the applicant had agreed to a number of conditions with North Yorkshire Police and City of York Council’s Environmental Protection Unit.

3.                              Representations made by the applicant at the hearing including the fact that they had been trading from the premises for a number of years, and due to the popularity of weddings had now applied for a licence to enable them to expand the business. The applicant advised that they wanted to be a responsible neighbour and had not been made aware of some of the issues raised by the representors at the hearing.

4.                              Representations made by local residents in writing and at the hearing. The Sub-Committee considered the representations to be relevant to the licensing objectives as concerns were raised regarding the potential for further public nuisance and crime and disorder in the area if the new licence were to be granted in the terms applied for.

5.                              The representations made by Councillor Brian Watson at the hearing on behalf of a local resident. He advised that the area was residential and occupants of nearby houses should not have been subjected to excessive noise later into the night.

Having regard to the above evidence and representations received, the Sub-Committee considered the steps which were available for them to take under Section 35 (4) of the Licensing Act 2003 as it considered necessary for the promotion of the Licensing Objectives.

Members were presented with the following options:

Option 1:        Grant the licence in the terms applied for and including any applicable mandatory conditions as set out in ss19, 20 and 21 of the Licensing Act 2003.

Option 2:        Grant the licence with modified/additional conditions imposed by the licensing committee including any applicable mandatory conditions as set out in ss19, 20 and 21 of the Licensing Act 2003.

Option 3:        Grant the licence to which the application relates and modify/add conditions accordingly to include any applicable mandatory conditions as set out in ss19, 20 and 21 of the Licensing Act 2003.

Option 4:        Reject the application.

Members chose to modify the conditions of the licence (Option 2).

Members with the agreement of the applicant, amended the hours applied for all activities to end by 01:30.

The following conditions were added to the licence:

1.                  CCTV will  ...  view the full minutes text for item 30