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No. Item

26.

Chair pdf icon PDF 247 KB

To elect a Member to act as Chair of the meeting.

Minutes:

Resolved:  That Cllr Orrell be appointed to Chair the meeting.

27.

Introductions

28.

Declarations of Interest

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.

 

Minutes:

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.

 

29.

The Determination of an Application by Secret Square Limited for a Premises Licence [Section 18(3)(a)] in respect of Secret Square Limited, Unit 4, Stonegate Walk, Hornby Passage, York, YO1 8AT (CYC - 065668) pdf icon PDF 216 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members considered an application by Secret Square Limited for a Premises Licence [Section 18(3)(a)] in respect of Secret Square Limited, Unit 4, Stonegate Walk, Hornby Passage, York, YO1 8AT  (CYC - 065668).

 

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

1.           The Prevention of Crime and Disorder

2.           Public Safety

3.           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 following late evidence, circulated prior to and at the hearing:

·        Additional information from North Yorkshire Police detailing email correspondence between them and the applicant.

3.           The Licensing Manager’s report and her comments given at the Hearing. The Licensing Manager outlined the report noting the opening and operating hours and schedule, and she noted the information contained within the annexes to the report. She advised that the premises was in the red area of the cumulative impact assessment area CIA) as detailed in the council policy. She advised that North Yorkshire Police had made a representation on the grounds that the licensing objectives, prevention of crime and disorder and prevention of public nuisance would be undermined by the granting of the application. She advised that City of York Council Public Protection (Environmental Protection) had made a representation on the grounds that the prevention of public nuisance licensing objective would be undermined if the premises licence was to be granted in the terms applied for, and that the City of York Licensing Authority had made a representation on the grounds that the granting of the application would undermine the licensing objectives of both prevention of crime and disorder and prevention of public nuisance. There had also been 15 relevant representations received from other persons on the grounds of the prevention of public nuisance, prevention of crime and disorder and public safety licensing objectives would be undermined if the licence was granted.

 

The Licensing Manager noted the additional information submitted by the applicant’s solicitor and from two representors, which had been circulated to all parties. She then outlined the options available to Members in determining the application.

 

4.           The representations made by Mr Rodger, Counsel on behald of the Applicant at the hearing. He acknowledged that the application was in the CIA and explained that the applicants would like to run a café to promote and share Turkish and Kurdish cultures that would be quiet, low key, familial, neighbourly and at night time. He noted that the Sub Committee should be concerned about noise and the gap between the cessation of food at 10pm and drink at 11.30pm noting the worry that the premises may become a bar. He wanted to allay those concerns and offered the following conditions:

·        Food and drink to end at the same time

·        Table service

·        No dancing and live music

·        Music  ...  view the full minutes text for item 29.

 

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