Agenda item

(Director of Neighbourhoods) To consider the attached report.

The three Councillors that presided over this item were Cllrs B Surtees (Chairman), A Lion and C P Pond. The Chairman welcomed the participants and requested that they introduce themselves to the Sub-Committee. In attendance on behalf of the application was Mr L Campbell, the applicant; there were no objectors in attendance. The Chairman then introduced the Members and Officers present, and outlined the procedure that would be followed for the determination of the application.

The Application before the Sub-Committee

The Licensing Manager informed the Sub-Committee that an application for a Street Trading Consent had been received from Mr L Campbell for a stall at The Broadway in Loughton, trading as Palm Bay Caribbean. The application requested permission to sell Caribbean food and soft drinks between 10.00am and 4.00pm on Tuesdays and Fridays, and between 10.00am and 3.00pm on Saturdays. It was noted that the applicant already traded at this location every Thursday as part of the regular weekly market in The Broadway. Following a public consultation exercise on the application, both Essex Police and Loughton Town Council stated that they had no objections to the application.

Presentation of the Applicant’s Case

The Applicant, Mr Campbell, made a short presentation in support of his application. The Applicant stated that he was already trading in the area on a Thursday as part of the Market, and he simply wanted to extend the number of days that he could trade at this location. The Applicant highlighted to the Committee that no objections had been received to his application.

Questions for the Applicant from the Sub-Committee

In response to questions from the Sub-Committee, Mr Campbell explained that he would park the Catering Trailer on site and then park his car in a nearby garage. Mr Campbell also confirmed that the application was requesting consent to trade on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays as he already traded at the location on a Thursday as part of The Broadway Market.

The Licensing Manager reminded the Sub-Committee that it was granting consent to trade in the whole street and not a particular pitch on that street. It was also highlighted that no response had been received from Essex Highways concerning the application.

Applicant’s Closing Statement

The Applicant made a short statement in support of his application and requested that the Committee grant his application for a Street Trading Consent in The Broadway.

Consideration of the Application by the Sub-Committee

The Chairman requested that the Applicant leave the Chamber whilst the Sub-Committee considered the application in private. The Sub-Committee received no further advice from the Officers present, and noted that there had been no objections received in relation to the application.

The Chairman invited the Applicant back into the Chamber and informed him of the Sub-Committee’s decision.

Resolved:

(1)        That the application for a Street Trading Consent by Mr L Campbell for a Caribbean Food and Soft Drinks stall at The Broadway in Loughton be granted, subject to the Council’s standard conditions for a Street Trading Consent and the following hours of operation:

            (a)        Tuesday and Friday    10.00am to 4.00pm; and

            (b)        Saturday                      10.00am to 3.00pm.