Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED:       That Councillor Gillies be elected as Chair of the

                             meeting.

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

To approve and sign the minutes of Licensing Hearing held on 24 January 2011.

RESOLVED:       That the minutes of the Licensing Hearing held on 24 January 2011 be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Members considered an application by Helen Heraty and John Edwards for a Premises Licence in respect of Grays Court, Chapter House Street, York, YO1 7JH.

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 application form.

2.      The Licensing Officer’s report and her comments made at the Hearing. She advised that the application was for a new grant although the premises had been operating under a previous licence. The police had agreed some conditions with the applicant, as had the Environmental Protection Unit.  There had been no representations from the Planning Department.

3.      The representations made on your behalf at the hearing, including the fact that you had been granted a premises licence in August 2010 but the conditions and hours do not allow you to compete with similar establishments.  The business had operated responsibly and the representations from residents could be addressed by the conditions put forward by the Environmental Protection Unit.

4.           The representations made by the solicitor on behalf of Mr Mohan.  He raised concerns regarding noise, including noise generated when people were leaving Grays Court and in respect of the bin area.  Attention was also drawn to the residential nature of the area and the impact that an extension to licensing hours would have on neighbouring properties.

5.           The representations made in writing by local residents and verbally by the Reverend Canon Dr Draper.

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 imposed by the licensing committee.

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 added the following conditions to the licence:

1.   The area referred to for the purpose of this licence is as shown edged red on the plan attached to the licence and will exclude the L-shaped driveway, the Bar Walls and the step access to the Bar Walls. 

2.   The only licensable activity in the coach house will be the supply of alcohol to residents of the coach house.

3.   The licensable activities authorised and the times they may be carried out subject to the other conditions of this licence:-