Agenda and minutes

Resolved that Councillor Robinson be appointed as Chairman of this Sub-Licensing Committee meeting.

Members will disclose any pecuniary and any other significant interests they may have in relation to the matters under consideration.

None.

Report of the Service Director Health and Wellbeing, attached.

The Service Director Health and Wellbeing submitted a report to provide members of the Sub-Licensing Committee with information to assist them at a hearing to determine an application for the application for a new Premises Licence – Stocks and Shilling, 53 Market Place, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7AS.

The Application was for: A New Premises Licence to be determined in respect of Stocks and Shilling and the applicant wished to provide the enclosed licensable activities:

The applicant also wished to offer licensable activities from the end of the permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of the permitted hours on New Year’s Day; for an additional hour when British Summer Time commences; and an additional hour on the Sundays preceding each Bank Holiday Monday. 

The use of the premises, formally the Nat West Bank, is still subject to a decision to authorise a change of use and some building alterations by the Council’s Planning Department which is anticipated in mid-July.

Mr P Clarke (Managing Director) and Mr D Clarke (Director) were present at the meeting and represented by Mr Lyons, whom put their case forward.

Cllr McKay was also present to make representations to the Committee, with Cllr Henderson there as support.

Apologies had been received from Mr Hardman, Helen Lever and no further communications had been received from the other written representor. The Sub-Committee considered it was appropriate to proceed in their absence to consider the application including all representations.

The additional information sent in on behalf of the Applicants on Monday 25 June was copied and provided via email to all present at the meeting, including the Sub-Committee Members, Licensing Manager, Senior Solicitor, Councillors McKay and Henderson and other members of the public involved in this hearing. In the absence of objection, the Committee agreed the information could be submitted.

Mr Lyons spoke to the Committee, explaining the circumstances of his client’s recent application for a new Premises Licence for their business; Stocks and Shilling, 53 Market Place, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7AS and the family run business ideas for the future.

The Committee asked questions of both Applicants and Mr Lyons.

The Committee also heard oral evidence from Councillor McKay, outlining her concerns about the application and the detrimental impact she felt that if the Licence were granted. 

Mr Lyons and the Applicants responded to the oral representation made and to the written in objections.

In reaching its decision, the Committee also had regard to:

(i)         Licensing Act 2003 (“Act”)

(ii)        Guidance published by the Secretary of State under s182 of the Act (“s182 Guidance”)

(iii)      Human Rights Act 1998

(iv)      The Council’s Licensing Policy

Members retired to consider the application in closed session. The Licensing Committee then reconvened and the Chairman  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.