Agenda and draft minutes

Resolved:  That Councillor Wells be appointed to Chair 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.

Members were 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 the agenda. None were declared.

To approve and sign the minutes of Licensing Hearings held on 26 February 2018, 5 April 2018, 9 April 2018 and 26 April 2018.

Resolved: That the minutes of Licensing Hearings held on 26 February 2018, 5 April 2018, 9 April 2018 and 26 April 2018 be approved and then signed by the chair as a correct record.

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Members considered an application by Mr Mehmet Simsek for a Premises Licence [Section 18(3)(a)] in respect of 5 Whip ma Whop ma Gate, York, YO1 8BL.

In considering the application and representations made, the Sub-Committee concluded that the following licensing objectives were relevant to the Hearing:

1.           Prevention of Crime and Disorder.

2.           The prevention of public nuisance.

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 the above licensing objectives, including:

1.           The application form.

2.           The Licensing Manager’s report and the comments of the Senior Licensing Officer given at the Hearing. The Senior Licensing Officer outlined the report noting the proposed activities and their timings made in the application and the information contained within the annexes to the report. She advised that the premises were located in the special policy Cumulative Impact Zone (CIZ). She reported that the consultation had been carried out correctly in accordance with the Licensing Act 2003.

The Senior Licensing Officer advised that North Yorkshire Police had made representations on the grounds that the premises was located within the (CIZ) and the prevention of crime and disorder and the prevention of public nuisance licensing objectives would be undermined if the premises licence were to be granted. She further advised that representation from City of York Council (CYC) Public Protection (Environmental Protection) had been withdrawn following the Applicant’s agreement of the conditions put forward by them. The Senior Licensing Officer confirmed that additional information from both the Agent for the Applicant and North Yorkshire Police had been circulated to all parties in advance of the hearing.

3.           Representation from the Applicant’s Agent, Hilary Ramli and her colleague Roz Ramli (Ramli Fire Consultancy) on his  behalf at the Hearing. Hilary Ramli explained that the premises currently operated as a barbers shop. She stated that the police representation had been based on a previous planning application. However, since the agenda papers had been published, the Applicant had been granted planning permission for the change of use to restaurant/bar with the formation of a roof top terrace. She explained that the Applicant had sought mediation with the police based on the new planning application. She advised that a noise management plan was agreed as part of the planning conditions and she noted the conditions agreed with City of York Council (CYC) Public Protection (Environmental Protection). She added that there would be signage placed in the premises asking customers to be quiet on leaving the premises.

4.           Roz Ramli (Ramli Fire Consultancy) spoke in regards to the crime statistics referred to by North Yorkshire Police in their representation. He stated that the study area should have been 100m away from the premises. However, the crime statistics used by the police included busier areas such as Goodramgate and Swinegate. He asked why the crime statistics had not been broken down to show which crimes were alcohol related. He referred to the chart  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.