Agenda and minutes

Venue: Floral Pavilion, Marine Promenade, New Brighton

Items
No. Item

33.

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR

Minutes:

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

34.

MEMBERS' CODE OF CONDUCT - DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members of the Licensing Panel 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.

 

Minutes:

Members of the Panel 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.

35.

9.30 AM APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE LICENSING ACT 2003 - PARK VIEW CONVENIENCE STORE, 1 LINGHAM LANE, MORETON pdf icon PDF 116 KB

Minutes:

The Director of Law and Governance reported upon an application that had been received from Hidhayadul Nooria Mohammed Hasan for a Premises Licence in respect of Park View Convenience Store, 1 Lingham Lane, Moreton.

 

It was reported that the premises do not currently have a Premises Licence.  The hours applied for were set out within the report and following discussions with Merseyside Police, the hours requested for the sale of alcohol had been reduced by the applicant.  The applicant had originally requested that the sale of alcohol commence from 06:00. 

 

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. 

 

In respect of the application, a representation had been received from a local resident.  The representation related to anti-social behaviour occurring within the vicinity of the premises and public nuisance being caused to local residents which they believed would be exacerbated should the application be granted.   A copy of the representation was available.

 

The applicant attended the meeting together with his agent.  A local resident was also in attendance.

 

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

 

The applicant’s agent reported that the application had been made as the premises had been refurbished from a former hairdressers into a local convenience store selling household goods and groceries and that alcohol would not be the focus of the business and only sold as part of the convenience offering which would form about 15% of the total goods available to customers.

 

The applicant’s agent outlined how the business would be operated and the measures that would be put in place to promote the four licensing objectives.  She reported that the applicant had invested £75,000 into the property and that all equipment and security systems had been installed which included external shutters, an alarm and new CCTV system.

 

Members of the Panel were advised that the applicant has had over 12 years’ experience of alcohol sales and he had put forward comprehensive conditions to promote the licensing objectives.  These included a Challenge 25 Policy, training of staff before they would be allowed to sell alcohol, CCTV and other measures to prevent the sale of alcohol to persons under the age of 18.  The applicant’s agent also referred to the reduction in the application for the hours applied for the sale of alcohol further to discussions with Merseyside Police and that no representations had been received from any of the Responsible Authorities.

The applicant responded to questions from Members of the Licensing Panel, the Licensing Manager and the Legal Advisor to the Panel.

 

The local resident addressed the Panel and raised his concerns in respect of another premises being allowed to sell alcohol in the area.  He reported upon his experience living next  ...  view the full minutes text for item 35.

36.

11.00 AM APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE LICENSING ACT 2003 - BYRNE AVENUE BATHS, BYRNE AVENUE, ROCK FERRY pdf icon PDF 122 KB

Minutes:

The Director of Law and Governance reported upon an application that had been received from Byrne Avenue Trust for a Premises Licence in respect of Byrne Avenue Baths, Byrne Avenue, Rock Ferry.

 

It was reported that the premises do not currently have a Premises Licence.  The hours applied for were set out 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 application be granted. 

 

Following discussions with Merseyside Police, the applicant had agreed to have a number of conditions, in addition to those proposed in the operating schedule, placed on the Premises Licence should the application be granted.  Details of those conditions were set out within the report.

 

In respect of the application, four representations had been received from local residents.  A petition signed by 35 local residents had also been received.  The representations related to concerns of anti-social behaviour and public nuisance that may be caused by customers of the premises as well as parking related issues should the application be granted.  Copies of the representations were available.

 

A representation had also been received from Ward Councillor Moira McLaughlin who supported the representations submitted by local residents.  A copy of the representation was available.

 

The applicant attended the meeting together with the Chair of Byrne Avenue Trust and the proposed Designated Premises Supervisor.  Two local residents were also in attendance.

 

The Licensing Manager outlined the report, confirmed that all documentation had been sent and received and advised that one local resident had given permission for one of the local residents in attendance to speak on her behalf and that she had submitted a statement which the Licensing Manager would read to all parties at the appropriate time.

 

The applicant reported that the premises had been closed for the past 12 years and that the Byrne Avenue Trust had acquired the building in 2017 by way of a community asset transfer.  The applicant informed Members of the Panel that they intended to open the sports hall next week.  Members were advised that the operation of Byrne Avenue baths was dependent upon the provision of grants and fundraising and that the application for the Premises Licence had been made in order to facilitate fundraising events that would be necessary to upkeep the operation of the building. 

 

The Chief Executive of the Trust reported that the ethos of the Trust was related to community, health and heritage which involved protecting the building and heritage of the area.  She advised that the sports hall would be hired out and the community room would be used for activities such as yoga and children’s birthday parties but that it would not be the intention to have 18th or 21st birthday parties.

 

The applicant also stated that there was no  ...  view the full minutes text for item 36.