Resolved – That Councillor P Stuart be appointed Chair for this meeting.

Members of the Sub-Committee are 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.

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 Managing Director for Delivery reported upon an application that had been received from a local resident for a Review of the Premises Licence in respect of Club LQD, 92 Argyle Street, Birkenhead, under the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003.

The Managing Director for Delivery advised that the Sub-Committee may, having regard to the application to review the Premises Licence and any relevant representations, take such of the following steps as it considered appropriate 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.

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

The grounds for review were in relation to public nuisance being caused by noise nuisance emanating from the premises.

Members were informed that the premises currently hold a Premises Licence allowing the licensable activities as set out within the report.

Mrs P Owens, applicant, attended the meeting with Mrs J Brady, local resident and their advocate Mr P Edwards.  Also in attendance were Mr G Rodger, Owner of the business, Ms C Kelly, Designated Premises Supervisor, Mr M Reynolds, representative of LQD and Mr M Traynor, Landlord and Licence Holder.  Mr T Zorn, Environmental Health Officer and Constables J Moran and T Grafton, Merseyside Police were also present.

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

Members heard from Mrs Brady that since the premises had opened on 17 January 2017 she had suffered from noise nuisance and there had been two reviews of the premises.  She advised Members that the operation of the premises was like a rave club and advised that the soundproofing of the premises was not adequate.

Mrs Brady and Mrs Owens advised Members of the effect that the nuisance caused by the premises was having on their health.  Members were advised by Mrs Brady that there had been a recent occasion when she had been taken to the hospital in the early hours of the morning and that she had subsequently been prescribed with medication which now affected her everyday life.  It was her submission that this was a direct result of the nuisance that had been caused to her by the operation of these premises.  Members heard from Mrs Owens that further to a consultation with her doctor, where she advised that she had suffered from sleep deprivation due to the noise emanating from the premises, she had also been prescribed with medication.

Members heard from both residents that the nuisance they experienced could occur on any night of the week and that this had particularly impacted upon Mrs Brady’s ability to undertake her work as a teacher resulting in her having to take sick leave  ...  view the full minutes text for item 83.