Agenda and minutes

Resolved:           That Councillor Looker 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. None were declared.

Members considered an application by Huntington WMC for a premises licence in respect of Huntington WMC, 1 North Moor Road, Huntington, York, YO32 9QS.

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 Managers report and her comments made at the hearing. She outlined the application and advised that the She advised that the application was for a premises licence for Huntington WMC which currently operated on a club premises licence. The nature of the application was to increase the opening hours to 09:00 to 01:30 Monday to Sunday and to increase the timings for licensable activities to 09:00 to 01:00 Monday to Sunday. Consultation had been carried out correctly

3.   The representations made by the applicant at the hearing. It was advised that the club currently operated using temporary events notices alongside its existing club licence but due to the popularity of the function room for use by charities for fundraising evenings, it had become necessary to apply for a premises licence which would enable the club to operate fully all year round, once the temporary events notices had ran out. The 1am finish time was not something that would be required on a regular basis. The Sub-Committee were advised  how the club was operated in a responsible manner, and that the club does not accept 18^th or 21^st birthday party bookings.

4.   The representations made in writing and at the hearing by Huntington Parish Council. The Chair of the Parish Council advised that she wished the WMC to be successful but had concerns about noise in the area late at night and was aware that residents in the village were currently being disturbed by noise. She raised concerns about the 1am finish time 7 days a week but was re-assured that the club did not intend to operate past 11pm on a regular basis.

5.   The representations made in writing and at the hearing by a local resident who advised that he can hear music coming from the club from the inside of his property and at present, although an inconvenience, it is something that he can live with as it mainly occurs on weekends. However he did not wish to see an extension to the finishing time for music and closing time to 1am 7 days a week, as the situation would become unacceptable. He also highlighted problems he had experienced with people accessing the driveway of his property late at night.

In coming to their decision, the Sub-Committee 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

Members chose Option 2  ...  view the full minutes text for item 35.