84 | The sub-committee received a report of the Corporate Director for Place concerning an application that had been made by Craig Ian Developments Ltd. for the grant of a premises licence in respect of 8 Royal Terrace, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS1 1DY.
The application was presented by Mr Craig Ravenscroft (Applicant). Ms Penelope Lewiston (a Designated Premises Supervisor with Craig Ian Developments Ltd) was also in attendance.
The sub-committee noted that no objections to the application had been received from any of the Responsible Authorities. 17 representations had however, been received from local residents, including three from the local Ward Councillors. Three of the objectors, namely Mrs Rapp, Mr Warren and Mrs Gillmore, attended the hearing and spoke. Mrs Gillmore also called two witnesses, namely Mr Goldman and Ms Brain, who also spoke and gave evidence. Their concerns related to all four of the licensing objectives of public safety, the prevention of public nuisance, the protection of children from harm and the prevention of crime and disorder.
The sub-committee noted that, prior to the hearing the applicant had amended the application removing the permission for recorded music.
At the hearing, the Applicant amended his application to remove the outside areas of the premises as a licensed area for licensable activities and withdrew the application for off sales. The applicant also offered a number of additional conditions that could be appended to the licence, if granted, which would seek to address the concerns of the objectors.
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 (June 2013) 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.
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