Agenda and minutes

There were no Declarations of Interest.

The Sub-Committee was asked to consider an application for a new premises licence to serve alcohol at the restaurant ‘Porterhouse by Barlow’s’. Members were informed that under the terms of Section 18 of the Licensing Act 2003, three valid representations from local residents had been received against granting this licence. They also heard that the Police, as one of the ‘Responsible Authorities’, had made a representation about the application which set out the operational conditions they would like to be imposed if the licence was granted.

The procedure for the hearing was explained to the Sub-Committee, in particular the opportunity which the Applicant, Mr Scott Barlow, and the Interested Parties, Mr J. Shaw, Mr Peter Ashton and Mr Chris Green would be able to set out their views and to ask questions.

At this point Mr Chris Green asked that the Sub Committee should consider a note setting out additional information in relation to the application. As the Applicant and the other Interested Parties had no objections to this, the Chair and the Sub-Committee agreed to the request.

The Chairman invited the Applicant to put forward his case to the Sub-Committee.  Following this, and in accordance with the procedure, the Interested Parties, Sub-Committee, Licensing Officer and Legal Advisor were offered the opportunity to ask questions of the Applicant.

The Interested Parties, Mr J. Shaw, Mr Peter Ashton and Mr Chris Green were then given the opportunity to present their representations to the Sub-Committee.

Following this, and in accordance with the procedure, the Applicant, Sub-Committee, Licensing Officer and Legal Advisor were offered the opportunity to ask questions of the Interested Parties.

Following discussion of the application and the representations made by the Interested Parties, and in line with the Council’s procedure, the Sub-Committee withdrew from the hearing in order to deliberate upon the application and the representations made in respect of it.

The hearing was adjourned at 10.50am

The Chairman and Sub-Committee returned to the room at 11.25am

The Legal Officer presented the Sub-Committees findings:

RESOLVED

1          Decision

The decision of the Licensing Sub-Committee (in exercise of its powers delegated by Ashfield District Council as Licensing Authority) was to:

Grant the application for a premises licence subject to the following conditions:

A         The mandatory conditions, the conditions offered by the Applicant, the conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule and the embedded restrictions on the use of the premises; and

B         The following conditions as attached by the Licensing Sub-Committee as a result of this hearing:

1.    CCTV

A CCTV system with recording equipment shall be installed and maintained at the premises.  Cameras shall encompass all ingress and egress to the premises and all areas where the sale/supply of alcohol takes place.   Equipment shall be maintained in good working order and:

-       be of evidential quality and produce colour images to all lighting conditions;

-       indicate the date and time;

-       be retained for 31 days;

-       All staff employed at the Premises shall be trained to use the system

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