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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Civic Centre, Poulton-le-Fylde

Contact: Carole Leary  Democratic Services Officer

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No. Item

28.

Declarations of Interest

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

Minutes:

None.

29.

Confirmation of minutes pdf icon PDF 93 KB

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the two meetings of Licensing Committee held on 16 August 2018 and 30 August 2018, both attached.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the Licensing Committee meetings for both, 16 August 2018 and 30 August 2018, were confirmed as a correct record.

30.

Application for a new Premises Licence - The Alley, 2 - 4 Breck Mews, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7AA pdf icon PDF 113 KB

Report of the Service Director Health and Wellbeing attached (pages ** - **)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

The Service Director Health and Wellbeing submitted a report to provide members of the Licensing Committee with information to assist them at a hearing to determine an application, submitted under section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 by Sandra Jane James, for a new premises licence at The Alley, 2 – 4 Breck Mews, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7AA.

 

Mrs S James, supported by her husband Mr A James were present at the meeting.

 

Mr & Mrs Horabin were present to make their representations to the Committee, with Wyre Councillor D Henderson there as support.

 

Everyone had received prior to the meeting, the additional paperwork, in the form of an email sent in by Mrs S James on 25 September 2018, confirming her wish to reduce the hours for the sale of alcohol from midnight to 23:30 and a letter explaining what sort of a venue she was hoping to run.

 

No further information was brought to the meeting, or anything else received prior to the meeting.

 

The Licensing Manager introduced the report.

 

Both Mr and Mrs James spoke to the Committee, explaining the circumstances of the recent application for a new Premises Licence for their business; The Alley, 2 – 4 Breck Mews, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7AA and their future ideas for the business.

 

The Committee asked questions of the Applicants.

 

The Committee also heard oral evidence from Mr and Mrs Horabin, outlining their concerns about the application and the detrimental impact of noise levels, they felt might happen, if the Licence were granted.

 

The Applicants responded to Mr and Mrs Horabin’s oral and written representation.

When considering the application, Members also had regard to; the Council’s own Statement of Licensing Policy and the following paragraphs which were particularly relevant to the application:-

6.1  Planning;

7.    General approach to licensing;

18.  Need for licensed premises;

19.  Cumulative impact of a concentration of licensed premises

       Wyre Key Message 25.

 

Members also took into consideration; the Statutory Guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 and in particular the following sections: 9.1, 9.3, 9.4, 9.31 and 9.37 to 9.44 inclusive.

 

Members retired to consider the application in closed session. The Licensing Committee then reconvened and the Chairman announced the Committee’s decision.

 

RESOLVED that the Committee decided to grant  the licence  but subject to the following amended hours as agreed by the Applicant and  subject also to the additional conditions agreed with the Police Licensing Officer and the Environmental Health Officer, which were outlined within the report:-

 

Sale of Alcohol (‘on’ and ‘off’ sales) : Monday to Sunday: 09:00 - 23.30

Recorded Music ( indoors) : Monday to Sunday: 09.00- 23.30

Open to the Public: Monday to Sunday : 09:00- 00:00

 

1     At least one personal licence holder will be contactable while the supply or sale of alcohol is being undertaken (whose identity will be known to all other staff engaged in the supply or sale of alcohol) except in the case of emergency.

2     Another member of staff shall be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 30.

31.

Application for the variation of Hackney Carriage fares pdf icon PDF 125 KB

Report of the Service Director Health and Wellbeing, attached.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Service Director Health and Wellbeing submitted a report to provide Members of the Licensing Committee with information to assist them at a hearing. To determine and consider a proposal from the Wyre Hackney Carriage (Taxis) Association for a variation in the maximum fares which may be charged by hackney carriages licensed by Wyre Council.

 

The outcome would be to recommend any amendments to the table of fares for Wyre Licensed Hackney Carriages to Cabinet.

 

Mr Barratt from the Taxi Association and also Mr Walker an associate were present at the meeting.

 

The Licensing Manager introduced the report.

 

Both Mr Barratt and Mr Walker spoke to the Committee, explaining the circumstances of the report and spoke in support of their application and answered questions from the Members.

 

Mr Barratt, Mr Walker, the Licensing Manager and the Taxi Licensing Officer then left the room whilst the Committee Members considered the application in closed session.

 

The Licensing Committee then reconvened and the Chairman announced the Committee’s decision to everyone.

 

RESOLVED that Members reconsidered the table of fares for Hackney Carriages within the Borough, as per the proposal from the Wyre Hackney Carriage Association, for a variation in the maximum scale of charges. The Committee noted that the Tariff was last amended in 2011 and after considering a number of options put forward by the trade agreed to recommend the following amendments to Cabinet at their meeting scheduled for 28 November 2018:-

 

1)     To change the start time of Tariff 2 from 11:00pm to 10:00pm for hiring’s on Monday to Thursday inclusive.

2)     To change the start time of Tariff 2 from 10:00pm to 8:00pm for hiring’s on a Friday.

3)   Amend the Tariff 1 base yardage from 505yds to 490yds (461.77m to 448.06m) and decrease the flag fall yardage from 210yds to 190yds (192.02 to 132.59m).

Amend the Tariff 2 base yardage from 400yds to 390yds (365.76m to 356.62m) and decrease the flag fall yardage from 160yds to 150yds (146.30 to 137.16m).

Please Note: (the metric conversions to metres are approximate).

 

 

If implemented the cost of a 2 mile journey on tariff 1 will increase from £5.60 to £5.80.

32.

The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 pdf icon PDF 124 KB

Report of the Service Director Health and Wellbeing, attached.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Service Director Health and Wellbeing submitted a report to provide members of the Licensing Committee with information about the new legislation which will govern how the Council licenses activities involving animals from 1 October 2018.

 

The Licensing Manager introduced the report and discussions took place around the impact of The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018, which become effective on Monday 1 October 2018.

 

RESOLVED that The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 report be noted and agreed and that the proposed fee schedule, come into force from Monday 1 October 2018.

 

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