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Items
No. Item

54.

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR

Minutes:

Resolved - That Councillor Sue Taylor be appointed Chair for this meeting.

55.

MEMBERS' CODE OF CONDUCT - DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members are asked to consider whether they have personal or prejudicial interests in connection with any item(s) on this agenda, and, if so, to declare them and state what they are.

Minutes:

Members were asked to consider whether they had any personal or prejudicial interests in connection with any items on the agenda, and, if so, to declare them and state what they were.

 

No such declarations were made.

 

56.

WEST KIRBY GRILL, GRANGE ROAD, WEST KIRBY pdf icon PDF 63 KB

Minutes:

The Director of Law, HR and Asset Management reported upon an application that had been received from Yuksel Demirkan to vary a Premises Licence in respect of West Kirby Grill, Grange Road, West Kirby, under the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003.

 

The application to vary the Premises Licence was as follows:

 

The applicant had requested to remove the Supply of Alcohol and Recorded Music from the Premises Licence and to include the following Licensable Activity. The applicant also sought to extend the Hours the Premises are Open to the Public:

Late Night Refreshment

 

Sunday to Thursday  23:00 to 00:00

Friday and Saturday  23:00 to 01:00

 

Hours Open to the Public

 

Sunday    12:00 to 00:00

Monday to Thursday  11:00 to 00:00

Friday and Saturday  11:00 to 01:00

 

The applicant had requested to extend Late Night Refreshment and Hours Open to the Public by 30 minutes on Bank Holidays.

 

The applicant had also requested to remove the following conditions from the Premises Licence which relate to the Supply of Alcohol:

 

·  No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence:

 

a)  at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the premises licence, or

b)  at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended.

 

·  Every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

 

·  All staff must receive drugs awareness training and a basic understanding of the law relating to alcohol.

 

·  No children will be allowed on the premises unless accompanied by an adult.

 

·  All staff to receive training as to under age drinking.

 

The applicant was required to submit an operating schedule setting out how they would conduct/manage their business in accordance with the four licensing objectives.  A copy of the full application was available.  Members were advised that the proposals set out in the operating schedule may become conditions of the licence should the licence be granted.

 

Two representations had been received from local residents in respect of this application.  The representations related to anti-social behaviour and public nuisance that was currently a problem within the vicinity of the premises.  Copies of the representations were available.

 

The applicant had submitted five letters from local residents in support of the application and one letter from the 1st West Kirby Scouts Group.  A petition had also been received in support of the application signed by local residents together with a plan which gave details of how many people had signed the petition and from what address.  The application had also provided details of drinks and food outlets within the vicinity of the premises.

 

Mr Demirkan attended the meeting together with his Solicitor, Mr Johnson, to outline the application.  There were no local residents in attendance.

 

The Licensing Officer confirmed that all relevant documentation had been sent and received and reported that a local resident, had expressed a wish to attend the meeting, however,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 56.

57.

SAINSBURYS, 143 PENSBY ROAD, HESWALL pdf icon PDF 52 KB

Minutes:

The Director of Law, HR and Asset Management reported upon an application that had been received from Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited for the grant of a Premises Licence in respect of Sainsburys, 143 Pensby Road, Heswall, under the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003.

 

The premises do not currently hold a Premises Licence and are currently vacant.  The application for the grant of a Premises Licence was for the hours as stated below following amendment prior to the hearing:

 

Supply of Alcohol

 

Sunday to Saturday  07:00 to 23:00

 

Hours Open to the Public

 

24 Hours

 

The applicant was required to submit an operating schedule setting out how they would conduct/manage their business in accordance with the four licensing objectives.  A copy of the full application was available.  Members were advised that the proposals set out in the operating schedule may become conditions of the licence should the licence be granted.

 

Twenty-seven representations had been received in respect of the application from local residents.  The representations related to anti-social behaviour and public nuisance which residents considered was currently a problem within the vicinity of the premises.  A petition had also been received containing 104 signatures, which also related to anti-social behaviour and public nuisance.  Copies of the representations and petition were available.

 

Councillor Robert Wilkins had also made a representation as a Councillor representing constituents within his Ward. The representation supported the concerns expressed by local residents.  A copy of the representation was available.

 

Mr Botkai, Solicitor attended the meeting together with Mr Boothroyd, Area Manager and Ms Zouch, Manager, to outline the application.

 

Also in attendance were Councillor Robert Wilkins, Mrs Adlard and Mr Clegg.

 

The Licensing Officer confirmed that all documentation had been sent and received.

 

Mr Botkai addressed the Sub-Committee and explained that a standard application had been submitted and had been amended to the hours set out above subsequent to speaking with Merseyside Police and having regard to the objections received.  He referred to the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy and the fact that Merseyside Police had not made any objections to the application.  He advised that if the premises were to become the focus of disturbance, residents would have the power to bring the premises to review, however this had never previously happened with any Sainsburys store and it was not to be expected.  He referred to the hours applied for and felt that it would not be necessary for those hours to be restricted and reiterated that the store would be trading from 7am to 11pm.  He referred to the petition received and asked Members to consider the weight they attached to it.  He reported that concerns regarding noise and traffic would be dealt with under the planning application.  He felt that one of the concerns raised regarding underage sales was a valid concern and reported that Sainsburys had adopted a ‘Think 25’ policy and displayed posters to reflect this.  Confirmation was also given that signage would be displayed and till  ...  view the full minutes text for item 57.