Resolved – That Councillor W J Davies be appointed Chair for to consider the application.

Members of the Sub-Committee were asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non pecuniary interests in connection with any application on the agenda and state the nature of the interest.

No such declarations were made.

The Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment reported upon an application that had been received from Wirral Food and Drink Limited for a Premises Licence in respect of Claremont Farm, Old Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, under the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003.

The hours requested were outlined within the report.  The applicant had submitted an operating schedule setting out how the business would be conducted/managed 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. 

Representations had been received from 25 local residents.  The representation related to concerns that there would be noise nuisance caused by entertainment taking place at a late hour at the location and concerns of anti-social behaviour from persons attending events.  Residents also had concerns in relation to parking related nuisance.  Copies of the representations were available.

A representation had also been received from Environmental Health.  The Environmental Health Officer had concerns that noise nuisance could be caused to neighbouring residents if good management and suitable noise control provisions were not in place.  A copy of the representation was available.

The applicant attended the meeting together with the Operational Director.

Mr N Joughin, Environmental Health Officer, was also in attendance, as were a number of local residents.

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

Mr D K Abraham, Legal Advisor to the Sub-Committee advised that a representation had been received against the application by Mr K Abraham and clarified that he was not the same person who had made the representation.

The Licensing Manager outlined the application and informed Members that a copy of the plan would be distributed at the relevant time.

The applicant outlined the reasons for the application and informed Members that the premises currently has a licence which allows them to hold a food and drink festival and that this had taken place over the last eight years during August Bank Holiday.  He advised that other events were being held in Liverpool that weekend which would result in a lot of competition and that this was one of the reasons he wished to move the event to a different weekend and therefore had to apply for a Premises Licence.  He informed Members that he wanted the farm feast event to be until 6pm and an evening event from 7-11pm with three acoustic bands and to make the event more sustainable and to provide alcohol and entertainment.  The application was for a Premises Licence to allow the supply of alcohol and provision of regulated entertainment on no more than three occasions in one calendar year.

The applicant indicated that he intended to use the licence for two other events as well as for this evening event.  He gave details of the food festival which was to be held over two days of the May Bank Holiday weekend,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 52.