Agenda and minutes

Resolved:           That Councillor Boyce 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.

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

Councillor Gillies declared a personal non prejudicial interest as he had met the representor Mr Smart at a Licensing Hearing in the past.

To approve and sign minutes of Licensing Hearings held on 27 July and 3 August 2015.

Resolved:           That the minutes of the Licensing Hearings held on 27^th July 2015 and 3^rd August 2015 be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Members considered an application by White Rose Ltd for a premises licence in respect of Units 2 & 4, 6 Grape Lane, York.

In coming to their decision, Members 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 premises were located within the special policy area. Consultations had been carried out correctly.  Representations made by the EPU and North Yorkshire Police had been mediated by way of conditions. 

3.   The representations made at the hearing by the applicant’s agent and those of the applicant who explained the rationale for the change of use of the premises. They advised that some of the points raised in the representations referred to planning matters which were not relevant to the licence application. The applicant intends to offer a deli and restaurant style operation with a minimum of 30 covers and it was not the intention for the premises to be drink led, although flexibility to serve alcohol on its own was being applied for. In response to concerns by the representors the applicant withdrew category F (recorded music) and category H (anything of a similar description to that falling within e, f or g) as only background music would be played. 

4.   The representations made in writing by local residents and at the hearing by one of  residents and Councillor Denise Craghill at the hearing on his behalf.  Concerns were raised about the concentration of licensed premises in the area and the potential for an increase in noise nuisance which impacts upon residents. They queried why a deli would require a licence until midnight and felt that the application appeared to be an extension of the existing bar located upstairs at the premises. They considered that a deli style operation would be a welcome addition to Grape Lane but raised concerns about alcohol being served at tables until midnight without the need for customers to purchase a meal.

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.

Option 3     Grant the licence to exclude any of the licensable activities to which the application relates.

Option 4     Reject the application

In coming to their decision the Sub Committee chose Option 2 and granted the application with modified/additional conditions as follows:

1.      CCTV

a.   A colour CCTV system shall be installed to cover the licensable area and be operational and recording at all times when licensable activities take place.

b.   The CCTV equipment shall have date/time generation which must be checked on a weekly basis for accuracy.

c.   The CCTV system must be capable of providing quality images of good evidential value. Recordings must be kept for a minimum of 28 days.

d.   North Yorkshire Police or  ...  view the full minutes text for item 26.