Issue - meetings

To consider the report by the Director of Legal and Democratic Services on an application made under the Licensing Act 2003 for the grant of a Premises Licence in respect of land situated within Cross Flatts Park, LS11

(Report attached)

APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF A PREMISES LICENCE - “CROSS FLATTS PARK”, PARKFIELD AVENUE, LEEDS LS 11

On 20^th June 2006 the Licensing Sub Committee heard an application made by Mrs Denise Preston, LCC Department of Learning and Leisure, for the grant of a Premises Licence in respect of land situated within Cross Flatts Park, Parkfield Avenue, Leeds LS11

The application sought was as follows:

-  Sale and supply of alcohol (for consumption on and off the premises):

Sunday   12:00 noon until 22:30 hours

Monday to Saturday  10:00 hours until 23:00 hours

-  Provision of Plays, Films, Boxing or Wrestling entertainment, Live Music, Recorded Music, Performances of Dance, anything similar to live/recorded music or performances of dance (such as fashion shows, non-animal circuses, festivals and exhibitions), provision of facilities for dancing; provision of facilities for entertainment similar to making music or dancing (all of these both indoors and outdoors) and Indoor Sporting events:

Sunday to Saturday  08:00 hours until 23:00 hours

-  Provision of Late Night Refreshment:

Sunday to Saturday  23:00 hours until 01:00 hours (the following day)

The Sub Committee noted that the Park was a public open space which is therefore open 24 hours per day 365 days of the year.

This letter represents the formal decision of the Sub Committee in respect of the application.

Preliminary Procedural Issues

The Sub Committee considered preliminary matters of a purely procedural nature. 

There were no declarations of interest made.

The Sub Committee then decided that the procedure for the hearing would not be varied. The Sub Committee also considered if the public should be excluded from any parts of the hearing.

The Sub Committee decided to exclude the public from that part of the hearing where Members would deliberate on the application as presented. This would allow them to have a full and frank discussion on all matters put before them and this fact outweighed the public interest in not doing so.

Prior to the hearing the Sub Committee had considered the Licensing Officers Report which contained the application as submitted along with a Pro Forma Risk Assessment completed by the applicant.  West Yorkshire Police had made representation on the application and a copy of their submission was included within the papers. West Yorkshire Police were represented by PC Arkle, Sergeant Pickersgill and Inspector Stubbs at the hearing.

Also included was a copy of a petition submitted by local residents containing 87 signatures and a letter of representation received from Mr J E Dickinson who also attended the hearing. The local residents did not attend the hearing, however their written submissions would be considered.

The Sub Committee permitted each party 10 minutes in which to make their case. This time limit was imposed having regard to the relevant Regulations and in the interests of consistency and the efficiency of business.

The Sub Committee then went on to consider the application. 

The Hearing

The Sub Committee considered the verbal submissions made by Mr S Bumby and Mr D Morgan  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1