Meeting documents

Licensing Sub-Committee A
Thursday, 10th April, 2014 9.30 am

Place:
Jubilee Room, Civic Centre. Southend-on-Sea
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
Part I
951 Apologies and substitutions.
 There were no apologies for absence at this meeting.
952 Declarations of interest.
 The following interests were declared at the meeting:

Councillors Assenheim, Hadley and Ware-Lane - Agenda Item 3 - Boatyard, 8-13 High Street, Leigh-on-Sea (variation of premises licence) - non-pecuniary interest - fellow Councillors were making representations on behalf of residents.
953 Boatyard, 8-13 High Street, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2EN - Application for the Variation of Premises Licence
 The sub-committee received a report of the Corporate Director for Place concerning an application that had been made by Mirencliff Limited. for the variation of a premises licence in respect of the Boatyard, 8-13 High Street, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2EN.

The application was presented by Mr P West (Applicant's Agent). Mr J Cross (Managing Director and owner of the Boatyard) also attended the meeting.

The Sub-Committee noted that the variation application did not seek to alter the existing hours in any way.

The Sub-Committee also noted that no objections to the application had been received from the Responsible Authorities, although Conditions had been agreed between the applicant and both the Essex Police and Licensing Authority. These are set out in Appendix 3 to the report of the Corporate Director for Place. 44 representations from local residents and 1 from Leigh Town Council had been received. 3 of the resident objectors attended the hearing along with Councillors Crystall and Phillips who made representations on behalf of a number of the resident who had made objections. Their concerns related to all four of the licensing objectives, namely the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, the prevention of public nuisance and the protection of children from harm.

At the meeting further conditions were offered by the applicant.

The Sub Committee considered all the evidence and submissions that had been made at the meeting and the written documentation that had been presented prior to the hearing. The Sub Committee also had regard to the National Guidelines and the Borough Council's Statement of Licensing Policy and considered the four licensing objectives, namely the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, the prevention of public nuisance and the protection of children from harm, as they related to this application.

The Sub Committee noted that the conditions agreed between the applicant, Licensing Authority and Essex Police as set out in Appendix 3, the Mandatory Conditions set out in Appendix 1 and the additional condition added by the applicant in Appendix 2 of the report and the conditions offered by the applicant at the hearing would promote the licensing objectives.

The Sub Committee also noted and accepted that the reference made in Appendix 3 to ‘pre-booked private events' included private ticketed occasions.

The Sub Committee therefore:

Resolved:

That the application for the variation of the premises licence be granted subject to:-

1. The Mandatory Conditions set out in Appendix 1 to the report of the Corporate Director for Place;

2. The additional condition added by the applicant in Appendix 2 to the report of the Corporate Director for Place;

3. The conditions agreed by the applicant in consultation with the Licensing Authority and Essex Police set out in Appendix 3, subject to the addition of the following condition:

‘There shall be no more than 25 occasions in any 12 month period (including no more than 5 boxing matches) when conditions 1, 2, and 3 set out in Appendix 3 of the report shall apply and on these occasions a minimum of two door supervisors shall be present at all times.'

4. The additional conditions agreed by the applicant set out below:

(a) There shall be no wrestling matches.
(b) The Licensee shall operate a taxi marshal scheme between the hours of 19.00 to 00.00 on Friday's and Saturday's.
(c) The capacity of the premises shall not exceed 300 persons (including the deck area) at any time.
09.30/14.15

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor Hadley (Chairman)
Councillors Assenheim and Ware-Lane.
In attendance:
R Harris, D Bentham and L Colby.

 

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