Resolved - That Councillor Sue Taylor 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 any 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 Merseyside Police for the review of a Premises Licence in respect of Milners, 59 Milner Road, Heswall, under the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003.

The premises currently have a Premises Licence which allows the licensable activities as set out in the report.

A copy of the Premises Licence setting out the hours and conditions attached to the licence was available.

The Director advised that the Sub-Committee may, having regard to the application for review and any relevant representations, take such of the following steps as it considered necessary for the promotion of the licensing objectives:

• Modify the Conditions of the Licence.
• Exclude a licensable activity from the scope of the Licence.
• Remove the Designated Premises Supervisor.
• Suspend the Licence for a period not exceeding three months.
• Revoke the Licence.

The Licensing Authority may decide that no action would be necessary if it found that the review did not require it to take any steps necessary to promote the licensing objectives.

Fourteen representations had been received from local residents in respect of this application that supported the application made by Merseyside Police.  The representations related to anti-social behaviour and public nuisance within the immediate vicinity of the premises and noise nuisance emanating from the premises.  A representation had been received from Ward Councillor Andrew Hodson who had received a number of complaints from his constituents in respect of these premises.  Copies of the representations were available.

A representation had also been received from Gosschalks Solicitors on behalf of Enterprise Inns plc as an interested party.  Enterprise Inns plc is the freehold owner of the premises which was subject of a lease agreement in favour of Marie Earnshaw.  A copy of the representation was available.

Sergeant Jenkins attended the meeting together with Sergeant Parker and Constable Cottrell.  Sergeant Jenkins advised that the grounds for review were in relation to the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, prevention of public nuisance and the protection of children from harm following a number of incidents that had occurred inside and outside the premises.

Mr Earnshaw attended the meeting with his mother, Mrs Earnshaw and Mr Dadds, Solicitor.

Also in attendance were Councillor Andrew Hodson, Mrs Goulding, local resident and Mrs Piercy who was representing her daughter Mrs Sharrocks.

The Licensing Officer reported that all documentation had been sent and received and that further documentation had been recently submitted.

Sergeant Jenkins reported that the premises had been under the tenancy of Mr Earnshaw since 8 April 2010 and had now been called into review.  He informed Members that the premises had a negative history and had had six different Designated Premises Supervisors since June 2007 and that there had been 27 incidents at the premises from 19 July 2002 to 1 July 2010 and 48 incidents from April 2010 to September 2010 whilst under the management of the current Designated  ...  view the full minutes text for item 31.