Resolved - That Councillor A Hodson be appointed Chair for this meeting.

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.

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

No such declarations were made.

The Director of Law, HR and Asset Management reported upon an application that had been received from Anna McCallow, Club Secretary, to vary a Club Premises Certificate in respect of the Gladstone Sports and Social Club, under the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003.

The hours requested in the application were set out within the report and the Club Secretary had also requested to increase the licensed area inside the premises and requested that the external areas be covered under the Club Premises Certificate.

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.

Three representations from local residents had been received in respect of the application.  The representations related to anti-social behaviour and noise nuisance caused by members and guests of the club whilst leaving the premises.  Copies of the representations were available.

Mr Whalley, Treasurer of the Club, attended the meeting together with Mr Doyle, Acting General Manager, to outline the application.

Local residents, Mr Marl and Ms Armstrong, Sarah Cooper and Cy Cooper, were also in attendance.

The Licensing Manager confirmed that all documentation had been sent and received and advised that the current hours as stated within paragraph 2.1 of the report contained a typographical error and that the paragraph related to Regulated Entertainment (Live Music) should be deleted.

Mr Whalley informed Members that a new committee had been established and admitted that the Club had not been run as it should have been over a number of years.  He stated that it was important to attract the community into the Club and advised Members that residents had been invited to a meeting in order to try and address their concerns.  He believed that the concerns of local residents should be heard and addressed and that the Club could move forward should the application be granted.

Mr Doyle reported that regular meetings would take place once a quarter in order to work with residents and referred to a plan over the next five years during which alterations would be undertaken including providing a designated smoking area at the rear of the premises.

Mr Whalley and Mr Doyle responded to questions from Members of the Sub-Committee, local residents and Mr D K Abraham, Legal Advisor to the Sub-Committee.

Mr Marl addressed the Sub-Committee and reported upon the problems he experienced regarding the Club including music emanating from the premises, excessive noise from smokers at the front of the premises, frequent violations of the existing Club Premises Certificate, noise during the early hours emanating from people congregating at the front of the premises, noise from car doors slamming and horns from taxis and cars, shouting and screaming from the bowling green during the summer months, anti-social behaviour within the vicinity of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 137.