Agenda and minutes
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Contact: Governance Services Copies of the full report with appendices are available on request from the clerk. For details of the new premises licence please contact Entertainment Licensing on 0113 2474095 after the hearing.
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Election of the Chair Minutes: RESOLVED – That Councillor Hyde was elected Chair for the duration of the meeting.
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Appeals Against Refusal of Inspection of Documents To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules (in the event of an Appeal the press and public will be excluded)
(*In accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2, written notice of an appeal must be received by the Head of Governance Services at least 24 hours before the meeting)
Minutes: There were no appeals against refusal of inspection of documents.
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Exempt Information - Possible Exclusion of the Press and Public
1) To highlight reports or appendices which:
a) officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.
b) To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information.
c) If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-
RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of those parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information
2) To note that under the Licensing Procedure rules, the press and the public will be excluded from that part of the hearing where Members will deliberate on each application as it is in the public interest to allow the Members to have a full and frank debate on the matter before them. Minutes: There was no exempt information.
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Late Items 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)
Minutes: There were no late items.
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Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 13-16 of the Members’ Code of Conduct.
Minutes: No declarations were made.
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The report of the Head of Licensing and Registration informs Members of an application for the review of a Premises Licence under Section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003, sought by West Yorkshire Police in respect of Horsforth Manor, Calverley Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS13 1NP. The licensing authority is now under a duty to review the premises licence held by these premises. Additional documents:
Minutes: The report of the Head of Licensing and Registration informed Members of an application for the review of a premises licence under Section 51 of the Licensing Act, sought by West Yorkshire Police in respect of Horsforth Manor, Calverley Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS13 1NP.
The Legal Services Officer explained the procedure to the attendees at the hearing.
Members were given a brief summary of the application by the Principal Licensing Officer outlining the history of the premises to the current licence holder.
Mr Jason Flynn acquired the current licence on 12th December 2012 at that time West Yorkshire Police did not make any representation to the transfer application which was therefore granted as requested.
On 22nd August 2013 the licence holder made a Minor Variation application to remove a condition on the licence which read ‘Patrons shall not be allowed to use the beer garden, marquee or any external area after 23:00 hours’. The variation attracted a representation from Environmental Protection Team due to a number of complaints that had been received from the residential properties in the vicinity of the premises. That application was refused entirely as it was the view that to allow patrons to use the external area without measures in place there would be noise breakout and would undermine the prevention of public nuisance objective.
On the 20th December 2013 there was an application to specify Mr Christopher Swales as the Designated Premises Supervisor. No representations were received for this application which was granted.
The premises had been brought to the attention of West Yorkshire Police due to the increased frequency and types of incidents that had occurred since the current licence holder took over in December 2012.
Catherine Sanderson, Licensing Officer, West Yorkshire Police (WYP) presented Members with the representation brought by WYP.
Mr Flynn took over the premises licence in December 2012. The premises opened up a couple of months after Mr Flynn took over the premises licence advertising the venue as ‘Horsforth’s newest nightclub’. Advertisements were found on social media linked to a promoter who had been hosting under 18 events, which had resulted in anti-social behaviour, under age youths in drink, and disorder. The Licensing Officer (WYP) informed the Licencing Sub-Committee that ‘hordes’ of youths were in attendance at these events which had also advertised ‘Champagne facials’ which breach the mandatory conditions these were subsequently stopped and Mr Flynn was told to break contact with the promoter.
The Licensing Officer (WYP) highlighted the minutes on page 106-107 of the submitted report, of a meeting which had taken place with LCC Enforcement Officer, Mr Flynn and herself present. At the meeting a number of issues relating to the premises licence were discussed, the operation of the CCTV which Mr Flynn admitted to be unable to operate, door staff employed at the venue, customers using the external areas of the premises, several reports to the police of assault and after hours drinking.
The number of incidents reported by customers increased during ... view the full minutes text for item 220. |