Agenda item

Members considered an application by Tesco Stores Ltd for an application for a premises licence at Tesco Stores Ltd, 376 Huntington Road, Huntington, York, YO31 9HP.

In coming to their decision, the Sub-Committee took into consideration all the evidence and submissions that were presented, and determined their relevance to the issues raised and the above licensing objectives, including:

1.         The application form, in particular the additional steps agreed to be taken by the applicant to promote the four licensing objectives.

2.                  The Licensing Officer’s report and his comments made at the Hearing, including that this was an application for the supply of alcohol to be consumed off the premises. A member of the Management Team would be on the premises during store opening hours and the corporate “Think 21” policy would be in operation. A digital CCTV system would be installed and images retained for a minimum of 21 days and be made available for enforcement purposes, if necessary. The Officer also confirmed that the address of the premises was 376 Huntington Road.

3.         The Applicant’s representations at the Hearing, including that they would provide litter bins, staff would make regular sweeps of the car park and cleaning contractors would be employed to clean both internal and external areas. They confirmed that a digital CCTV system would be installed that covered all areas of the shop floor and the exterior of the premises.  Staff would follow the corporate “Think 21” policy which included refresher training every 12 weeks. They clarified that they wished to maintain good relationships with both neighbours and the local Police and would seek to minimise the impact of both noise and deliveries.

3. The representations made bya local resident in writing and at the hearing. The Sub-Committee considered both the written and verbal representations to be relevant to the issues raised and the licensing objectives listed above. The representor had lived in the area for a number of years and his concerns included how the applicant would address customers opening alcohol whilst still on the premises, what complaints procedures would be put in place including prominent signage and a possible in store complaints book and what litter control measures would be implemented. 

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.

RESOLVED:             That in line with above Option 2 the premises licence be granted with the following conditions.

·        A notice detailing the complaints procedure should be prominently displayed.

·        The mandatory condition set out in Sub-Section 19 of the Licensing Act 2003 applies.