Agenda and minutes

(Director of Governance) To declare interests in any item on this agenda.

There were no declarations of interest pursuant to the Council’s Member Code of Conduct.

The Sub-Committee noted the agreed procedure for the conduct of business.

(Director of Neighbourhoods) To consider the attached report and appendix.

2^nd August 2016 Meeting

The three Councillors that presided over this item were Councillors A Boyce, P Keska and C P Pond. The Chairman welcomed the participants and requested that they introduce themselves to the Sub-Committee. The Applicant was not present but Mr Saricom attended as owner of the premises. Also present was Peter Jones the Essex Police, Epping and Brentwood Licensing Officer.

The Sub-Committee noted that efforts to contact the Applicant had not been successful and at a previous Licensing Sub-Committee meeting held on 7 July 2016, the Applicant also did not attend and the application was deferred until 2 August 2016.

The Sub-Committee agreed that they would hear the application in the absence of the Applicant. The Chairman then introduced the Members and Officers present and outlined the procedure that would be followed for the determination of the application.

(a)        The Application before the Sub-Committee

The Licensing Manager informed the Sub-Committee that an application had been made by Personal Licence Training (UK) Limited on behalf of the applicant Mr Ali Erdogan trading as River Palace Café, for a new premises licence. The Applicant was not in attendance.

Mr Saricom, the owner of the premises advised that he would like to withdraw this application as he wanted to make an application for a premises licence in his own name.

Mr Saricom was advised by the Sub-Committee that he would not be able to withdraw the application as the Applicant Mr Erdogan would have to withdraw his own application and Mr Saricom would then have to make a new application. Mr Saricom advised that Mr Erdogan was currently in Turkey.

(b)       Presentation of the Objectors Case

Mr Jones, representing Essex Police, had expressed that Essex Police would make representations under the prevention of crime and disorder, prevention of public nuisance and public safety.

Mr Jones advised that this premises was in close proximity to residential dwellings and open water and Essex Police had concerns about the availability of alcohol without additional measures being put in place. He also advised that Essex Police had emailed the applicant’s agent and had subsequently spoken to them where they verbally agreed to the additional measures. However he informed the Sub-Committee that Essex Police had not received any formal response to the measures that were required as noted below:

·         Alcohol consumed on the premises must be ancillary to a table meal;

·         Alcohol consumed off the premises must be in a sealed container;

·         Staff training to be carried out and documented;

·         CCTV system to be installed covering the internal and external of the premises;

·         The external areas of the premises be cleared at 21:00 hours and no drinks or glassware shall be permitted outside after 21:00 hours;

·         Smoking area be monitored from 21:00 hours.

 (c)       Consideration of the Application by the Sub-Committee

The Sub-Committee left the Council Chamber to consider the application. During their deliberations the Sub-Committee received no further advice from the Officers present.

Resolved:

That the Application for a new Premises Licence at  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19.

Exclusion: To consider whether, under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press should be excluded from the meeting for the items of business set out below on grounds that they will involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the following paragraph(s) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended) or are confidential under Section 100(A)(2):

The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006, which came into effect on 1 March 2006, requires the Council to consider whether maintaining the exemption listed above outweighs the potential public interest in disclosing the information. Any member who considers that this test should be applied to any currently exempted matter on this agenda should contact the proper officer at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

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The Sub-Committee noted that there was no business for consideration that necessitated the exclusion of the public and press.