Agenda and minutes

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

RESOLVED:             That Councillor Hyman be elected as Chair of the meeting.

At this point Members are asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in the business on this agenda.

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

To approve and sign the minutes of the Licensing Hearing held on 13 May 2010.

RESOLVED:             That the minutes of the Licensing Hearing held on 13 May 2010 be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Members considered an application by Punch Taverns PLC for the variation of a premises licence for the Royal Oak, 18 Goodramgate, York.

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:

(i)            The application form, in particular the existing licence conditions.

(ii)        The Licensing Officer’s report and his comments made at the Hearing.

(iii)       The applicants representation at the hearing including the fact that there had been no representations regarding public nuisance from members of the public and you felt the licence should be granted as applied for.

(iv)       The representations made by City of York Council’s Environmental Protection Unit including the fact that they had reports of noise nuisance and had submitted representations and suggested conditions to prevent future complaints.

(v)            Written representations made during the consultation period.

Members were presented with the following options:

Option 1  Grant the variations of the licence in the terms applied for.

Option 2 Grant the variations of the licence with modified/additional conditions.

Option 3 Grant the variations of the licence to which the application relates and modify/add conditions.

Option 4          Reject the application.

Members chose Option 1 and in coming to their decision the Sub-Committee added the following informative:

INFORMATIVE: The Sub-Committee recommended that a self-closing door be installed to the Alfresco area.

RESOLVED:             That in line with Option 1 the variation of the licence be granted.

REASON:                  To address the representations made.