There were no apologies for absence.

No interests were declared at the meeting.

Report of Executive Director (Environment and Place)

The sub-committee received a report of the Executive Director (Environment & Place) presenting an application by Nilani Jeyakumar for the grant of a premises licence at 6 Plas Newydd, Southend on Sea, SS1 3AG.

The application was presented by the applicant Ms Nilani Jeyakumar. The applicant’s uncle, Mr Yogarajah Kathiravelu, was also in attendance at the hearing but did not give evidence.

The sub-committee noted that no objections had been received from any member of the public in respect of the application. Representations had, however, been received from two Responsible Authorities (namely the Licensing Authority and the Environmental Protection Team) and from two local Ward Councillors, Councillors S Badger and R Woodley. Mr A Penn (Regulatory Services Manager), Mr P Pearse (Regulatory Services Officer) and both Ward Councillors attended the hearing and gave evidence. 

The representations essentially related to the licensing objectives of the prevention of public nuisance and the protection of Children from harm. Copies of the representations were included in the written submissions and were presented at the meeting.  In summary, these related to the proposed operation at the operating times applied for presented a high risk of causing a public nuisance; the applicant had failed to present a risk assessment and satisfactory mitigation measures that will prevent a public nuisance within these times as required in the licensing objectives under section 4 of the Licensing Act 2003; and that was unlikely that any noise control within the times applied for the will be successful due to the large number of third-parties involved in transactions at the premises

At the outset of the hearing, the sub-committee was informed that the map included in the papers, circulated with the Agenda, illustrating the location of the premises, was incorrect.  A revise map illustrating the location of the premises was circulated to all parties at the hearing.

At the hearing, in response to questions, the Applicant offered to reduce the opening hours to 10.00pm. This was noted by the sub-committee.

The sub-committee carefully considered all the evidence submitted in writing and orally at the meeting. It listened to all the evidence and submissions and read all the documents.  It had regard to the Statutory Guidance Notes and Southend-on-Sea City Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy. It 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. Each contested application is decided on its merits.

The sub-committee concluded that, on the basis of the evidence presented to it in respect of this application, the concerns raised in the representations could be addressed through the imposition of appropriate conditions. 

The sub-committee, therefore, did not consider that the promotion of the licensing objectives would be undermined by the granting of the application, subject to the imposition of appropriate conditions.

Resolved:-

That the application be granted subject to:

(1) The Mandatory Conditions set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report of the Executive Director (Environment & Place); and

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