Agenda and minutes

Resolved:  That Councillor Watt be elected as Chair of 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, at this point in the meeting, any personal interests, not included on the Register of Interests, or any prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interests they may have in respect of business on the agenda. No further interests were declared.

To approve and sign the minutes of Licensing Hearing held on 23^rd June 2014.

Resolved:  That the minutes of the Licensing Hearing held on 23 June 2014 be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record

Members considered an application for a Club Premises Certificate Licence in respect of Burnholme Social Club, Burnholme.

In coming to their decision, Members took into consideration all

of the evidence and the 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 in particular the operating schedule

and the additional steps agreed to be taken by the

applicant to promote the licensing objectives.

2.           The Licensing Manager’s report and her comments made at the Hearing. She had advised that the application was for a club premises certificate at Burnholme, York for a new clubhouse to replace the existing club, which was to be demolished. A new club premises certificate was therefore required and plans showing the location and floor layouts of the new premises were tabled. She had advised that the new club would be sited adjacent to both existing and new residential development and highlighted details of the revised activities and hours applied for. Consultation had been carried out successfully.

3.           The applicants representations at the hearing in which they advised that although they wished to extend the hours of opening they had no plans to change existing activities, however extending the hours would give flexibility to extend activities, as and when required.

4.           The representations made in writing and at the hearing by a local resident who raised concerns about the potential for public nuisance arising from the extension of opening hours and possible noise affecting neighbouring properties. In particular issues arising from insulation of the property, emptying of bottle bins, CCTV coverage, operation of the PA system, additional traffic, signage respecting the needs of local residents and designation of a smoking area.

5.           The comments made by Cllr Boyce, ward member, who asked for the concerns of adjacent residents to be taken into consideration to ensure that any disturbance was kept to a minimum.

In coming to their decision the Sub-Committee considered the following options:

Option 1     Grant the certificate in the terms applied for and including any applicable mandatory conditions.

Option 2     Grant the certificate with modified/additional conditions imposed by the licensing committee including any applicable mandatory conditions.

Option 3     Grant the certificate to which the application relates and modify/add conditions accordingly to include any applicable mandatory conditions.

Option 4     Reject the application.

Members chose Option 2 and agreed to grant the certificate with the following additional conditions:

North Yorkshire Police Conditions

1.           CCTV will be installed to cover the main front door of the premises.

2.           CCTV will be maintained, working and recording at all times when the premises are open.

3.           The recordings will be of evidential quality in all lighting conditions and will be of sufficient quality to be produced in court or other such hearing.

4.           Copes of recordings will be kept available for any responsible authority for 28 days.

5.           Copies of the recordings will display the correct time  ...  view the full minutes text for item 24.