Agenda and minutes

  Councillor Dunn was elected Chair of the meeting

To identify any applications as late items of business which have been admitted to the agenda for consideration

 (the special circumstances shall be identified in the minutes)

  Although there were no formal late items, the Sub-Committee was in receipt of the following additional information for consideration at the meeting:

  Mamsy’s – 225 Hyde Park Road LS6 – copies of representations received and written responses from the applicant and photographs showing the inside of the premises (minute 16 refers)

  Red’s Slow ‘n’ Low True Barbecue – Unit 1 Cloth Hall Street LS1 – copies of the proposed menu for the premises; photographs showing the proposed layout of the premises and information on the policies to be implemented in respect of the premises licence, if granted (minute 17 refers)

Members are reminded to declare any interests at the start of the hearing on each application for the purpose of Section 81 (3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members Code of conduct

  There were no declarations of interest

To consider the attached report of the Head of Licensing and Registration on an application for the grant of a premises licence at Co-operative Food Unit, 1-4, Langbar Retail Centre, Swarcliffe Avenue, Seacroft, Leeds, LS14 5EY

  The Sub-Committee was informed that this application had been withdrawn from the agenda

To consider the attached report of the Head of Licensing and Registration on an application for the grant of a premises licence for Mamsy's, 225 Hyde Park Road, Woodhouse, Leeds, LS6 1AH

  The Sub-Committee, having regard to the Licensing Act 2003, the Section 182 Guidance and the Authority’s own Statement of Licensing Policy considered an application made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 for a premises licence for Mamsy’s, 225 Hyde Park Road, Woodhouse LS6.  The application was for recorded music and sale of alchohol

  The Sub-Committee was informed that an agreement had been reached in respect of the representation from the Environmental Protection Team, which had been withdrawn

  Present at the hearing were:

  Mr Ahmad – the applicant

  In presenting the application, the Licensing Officer stated that the premises were not in the Headingley and Woodhouse CIP, as set out in the submitted report

  The Sub-Committee heard from Mr Ahmad who explained that the premises were a small café, which could accommodate a maximum of 25 people and currently operated on a ‘bring your own bottle’ policy, with no problems or complaints having been received relating to consumption of alcohol.  No off-sales of alcohol would be allowed

  Whilst objections had been received from local residents to the application, Mr Ahmad explained that he had sought to engage with the objectors to explain  that he was not seeking to open the premises late or for it to become a bar.  He informed Members that he had received feedback from some of the objectors who seemed satisfied once the situation had been clarified.  The Panel noted that representations in support of the application had also been made

  Due to size of the premises and the nature of the food which was served there - this being Thai cuisine, which was prepared and cooked quickly - the average length of time a customer would spend in the premises would be about 40 minutes, so people would not be lingering or loitering around the premises; there was also insufficient space around the outside of the premises which would also prevent people gathering

  Currently, background music was played within the restaurant and no complaints about noise nuisance had been received.  In respect of noise nuisance from the extractor fan, this issue had been resolved to the satisfaction of the Environmental Protection Team

  The Sub-Committee carefully considered the written representations which had been received, noted that agreement had been reached in respect of the representation from the Environmental Protection Team; noted the attempts the applicant had made to engage with local residents  and noted that none of the objectors had attended the meeting

  RESOLVED -  That the application be granted subject to the conditions set out in the pro forma submitted with the application

To consider the attached report of the Head of Licensing and Registration on an application for a premises licence at Red's Low 'n Slow True Barbecue Unit 1, Cloth Hall Street, Cloth Hall, Leeds, LS1 2HD

  The Sub-Committee, having regard to the Licensing Act 2003, the Section 182 Guidance and the Authority’s own Statement of Licensing Policy considered an application made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 for a premises licence for Red’s Low ‘n’ Slow True Barbecue Unit 1 Cloth Hall Street LS1, which was situated in the Cumulative Impact Area 1

  Representations had been received from West Yorkshire Police and LCC Environmental Protection Team

  Present at the hearing were:

  Mr White   Licence Holders Agent

Mr Munro and Mr Douglas – Directors of Red’s Smoque Ltd – the applicants

  PC Arkle – West Yorkshire Police

  Mr Kenny – LCC Environmental Protection Team (EPT)

  Larger scale plans showing the location of the premises were tabled by the Licensing Officer.  With the agreement of all parties, the applicants submitted a further copy of information previously circulated, which included the full menu to be provided and coloured images of the proposed layout of the premises

The Sub-Committee heard from Mr White who explained that this would be a new venture for Leeds and that the objection raised by LCC EPT in respect of noise nuisance would be addressed as the applicants had engaged a specialist in this field to ensure appropriate noise attenuation measures were provided.  To assist customers leaving the premises, a local private hire firm had been engaged

Mr Munro and Mr Douglas informed Members that the proposal was for a food-led, American barbecue restaurant which would be family focussed and provide a new offer to diners in Leeds

The premises which were located close to a food destination – The Corn Exchange – would have 107 covers and would offer a range of dishes cooked in an innovative way, together with drinks designed to complement the dishes on offer.  The bar would not provide any seating and was intended as a bar to service the restaurant

Wherever possible, ingredients would be sourced locally and it was the intention to offer job opportunities to local, unemployed people

In terms of live music to be provided on the premises, this would be in keeping with the theme of the premises, e.g. bluegrass/ acoustic duo

The Sub-Committee heard from PC Arkle on behalf of West Yorkshire Police who stated that whilst being impressed with the details of the proposals and the concept, she had several concerns

The location of the premises was a key concern as this was sited in one of the five top violent crime hotspots in the city, to the extent that Street Marshalls were necessary to augment the Police and PCSOs at weekends

Whilst the applicants had indicated the emphasis of the premises would be on food, no conditions had been offered to tie this to a restaurant-led operation, with West Yorkshire Police having concerns that in the event the business did not take off as planned, or another operator took over the premises, there was nothing to prevent it from becoming an alcohol-led venue

Concerns were also raised about  ...  view the full minutes text for item 17.