Agenda item

Members considered a report which asked them to determine an application for the grant of a Sex Establishment Licence for a Sexual Entertainment Venue which had been made under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, Schedule 3 Control of Sex Establishments in respect of Bohemia, 127 Micklegate, York, YO1 6LB.

In coming to their decision, Members took into consideration all the evidence and submissions that were presented to them including:

1.   The application form.

2.   The Licensing Managers report and her comments made at the hearing. She advised that the application was for the grant of a licence following the Council’s adoption of Schedule 3 of Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 as amended by Section 27 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009, which allowed local authorities to regulate lap dancing clubs and similar venues under the same regime as sex shops. Members were advised that the establishment had been operating since May 2007 without incident.

3.   The objections received in writing from two local residents.

In respect of the proposed licence, the Committee had to determine whether to take any of the steps mentioned under Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (as amended) that it considered necessary.

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 Gambling and Regulatory Committee.

Option 3     Reject the application.

The Committee approved Option 2  imposing the following condition regarding the operating hours:

Monday – Sunday  21:00 – 04:00 hours

York Race Days Only  21:00 – 04:30 hours

RESOLVED:                That in line with Option 2 the licence be granted.

REASON:                     To address the representations made.