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Meeting: 10/06/2020 - Licensing Committee (Item 6)

6 Objections to a Temporary Event Notice submitted by Max Fox in respect of Trapp Farm, 176 Fleetwood Road South, Thornton Cleveleys pdf icon PDF 847 KB

Report of the Corporate Director Environment, attached.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Corporate Director Environment submitted a report to provide members of the Licensing Sub-Committee with information to assist them to consider two objection notices received from Environmental Health and Lancashire Police, who are Relevant Persons under the 2003 Licensing Act (the Act) to allow them to decide whether or not to serve a counter notice on the event organiser in accordance with Section 105 of the Act. The objections were to a proposed temporary event, scheduled to run from Saturday 4 July to Friday 10 July at Trapps Farm in Thornton.

 

The meeting on 8 June 2020 was adjourned at 7.21pm due to technical issues and resumed at 6pm on 10 June 2020. Over the course of the meeting, the Sub-Committee considered the following documents:

 

  • the report of the Corporate Director Environment,
  • an additional report of the Corporate Director Environment dated 5 June 2020 containing the additional information submitted by the Applicant on Thursday 4June and
  • a Power Point presentation submitted by the Applicant.

 

The Sub-Committee also heard oral evidence by video link from:

 

  • the Applicant - Max Fox, James Atha and Sarah Millard,
  • the Police’s solicitor - Chris Kehoe and PC 4107 Emma Pritchard,
  • the Environmental Health Officer - Nick Clayton.

 

In reaching its decision, the Sub-Committee had regard to:

 

1. The Licensing Act 2003 (the Act),

2. The Guidance published by the Secretary of State under s182 of the Act,

3. The Council’s Licensing Policy,

4. Human Rights Act 1998.

 

Decision

 

After due deliberation, the Sub-Committee concluded that granting the application would undermine the prevention of public nuisance and considered that it was appropriate for the promotion of this licensing objective, to issue a counter notice under section 105 of the Licensing Act 2003.

 


Meeting: 08/06/2020 - Licensing Committee (Item 3)

3 Objections to a Temporary Event Notice submitted by Max Fox in respect of Trapp Farm, 176 Fleetwood Road South, Thornton Cleveleys pdf icon PDF 161 KB

Report of the Corporate Director Environment.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Corporate Director Environment submitted a report to provide members of the Licensing Sub-Committee with information to assist them to consider two objection notices received from Environmental Health and Lancashire Police, who are Relevant Persons under the 2003 Licensing Act to allow them to decide whether or not to serve a counter notice on the event organiser in accordance with Section 105 of the Licensing Act 2005 (the Act). The objections were to a proposed temporary event, scheduled to run from Saturday 4 July to Friday 10 July at Trapps Farm in Thornton. Mr Max Fox (the applicant) had uploaded a Temporary Event Notice (TEN) to the Gov.uk site on 23 May 2020.

 

The applicant was present to speak in support of the application. He was accompanied by Sarah Millard, Greg Kelly, James Atha and David Bowen.

 

The Senior Licensing Officer (SLO) said that Environmental Health (EH) were concerned that the event, if held, could undermine the Licensing Objectives and in particular the prevention of public nuisance.

 

The written submission from EH was included with the agenda. It raised concerns about light pollution from the screen and from vehicle headlights and about noise that would be generated on site from the amplification of the shows and artists through the vehicle stereos and the potential audience participation with the sing along elements, on the basis that vehicle occupiers were likely to have their windows open and that the organiser would be unable to control the volume levels in private vehicles.

 

EH were also concerned about engine noise and emissions, as they felt most vehicles would need to keep their engines idling to provide the power to stereos and heating systems. As the initial TEN indicated that toilets would not be provided, concerns were also raised about the potential for ASB and odour due to patrons leaving their vehicles and urinating indiscriminately. The applicant had since confirmed that toilets would be provided. EH were also concerned about littering, along with the potential for increased pest activity from food waste being left on the site.

 

Lancashire Constabulary were concerned that the event would be unlawful in terms of the current Covid-19 closure Regulations, prohibiting cinemas from being open and restricting public gatherings.

 

The SLO said that the applicant had been selling tickets for individual screenings and musical acts since Saturday 23 May, in the hope that the Government would continue to relax restrictions in accordance with their “COVID-19 recovery strategy”, which suggests that, based on the current reduction of the “R figure” to below 1, phase 3 could see the reopening of the hospitality and leisure sector from 4 July, subject to the Government’s five tests being met and social distancing measures being adhered to. An R rate higher than 1 indicates that the disease is growing exponentially.

 

She cautioned however that, if the R figure indicated that the spread of the virus had started to go back up, the Government would tighten restrictions again, possibly at short notice. On 1 June,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3


 

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