Resolved – That Councillor D Mitchell 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 Chair announced that this meeting was being held virtually, was being webcast and a record would be retained.

Further to consideration of a request to adjourn this matter, it was -

Resolved – That, in accordance with Regulation 12 of the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005, Members of the Sub-Committee considered it necessary to adjourn the item to 18 September 2020 in order hear the application and to consider the representations made by the applicant and all parties.

The Chair announced that this meeting was being held virtually, was being webcast and a record would be retained.

The Director of Law and Governance reported upon an application that had been received from Rock Point Leisure Limited for a Premises Licence in respect of Rock Point Records, 92 Victoria Road, Wallasey.

It was reported that the premises do not currently hold a Premises Licence.

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 application be granted.

Following discussions with Merseyside Police, the applicant had agreed that a condition be placed on the Premises Licence stating that ‘all off sales of alcohol will be sold in sealed containers and must be consumed away from the premises’ should the application be granted.

In respect of the application three representations had been received from local residents.  The representations related to concerns of anti-social behaviour and noise nuisance which local residents considered would be caused by customers of the premises should the application be granted.  Copies of the representations were available.

The applicant attended the meeting by way of video conference together with his colleague.

A local resident also attended the meeting by way of video conference.

The Licensing Manager confirmed that all documentation had been sent and received and that plans of the premises were available to view during the hearing.

The Licensing Manager outlined the report.

The applicant addressed the Sub-Committee.  He advised that the premises was a diverse multi-use premises which offered a coffee shop/café, tattoo parlour, barber shop and vinyl record store.  He advised Members of his experience running licensed premises over many years.  He further advised that he had spearheaded a regeneration project in the area and had invested £4.5m into the regeneration of New Brighton over the last couple of years.

The applicant informed Members of the Sub-Committee that the application had been made in order to complement an existing eatery by adding the sale of premium and craft beers, ciders and wines and also to exhibit classic films in the premises.  He explained to Members that he wished to attract the right footfall to the premises by having a diverse offer available and also stated that there would be no vertical drinking in the premises. 

The applicant advised Members of the Sub-Committee that he had lived in New Brighton all his life and that he would operate the premises in a professional manner so as not to cause a nuisance to neighbours.  He set out a number of measures that would be put in place to uphold the licensing objectives which included staff training, Challenge 25 Policy, extensive CCTV and advised Members that both the inside and outside of the premises would be managed appropriately and that any necessary steps would be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 27.