Agenda and minutes

Venue: Civic Hall, Leeds

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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221.

Election of the Chair

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That Councillor J. Dunn be elected Chair for the duration of the meeting.

 

222.

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 the refusal of the inspection of documents.

 

223.

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:

Item 6 Appendix B of the report was identified as containing exempt information. No members of the press or public were present at the hearing.

 

 

224.

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 on the agenda. However, there was a supplementary information pack that was published and circulated to all parties prior to the hearing.

 

225.

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:

There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests.

 

226.

Review of the Premises Licence for Martha's Ale House, Well Lane, Guiseley, Leeds LS20 9BA pdf icon PDF 47 KB

To consider an application for the review of the Premises Licence held at Martha’s Ale House, Well Lane Guiseley. The application has been made under Section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003 by Leeds City Council (Licensing Authority).

 

Please note – Appendix B of the report is regarded as exempt from publication under the provisions of Access to information Procedure Rule 10.4(7) and the provision of Paragraph 14 of the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings Regulations 2005)

 

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members of the Licensing Sub Committee considered an application for a review of the Premises License for Martha’s Ale House, Well Lane, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 9BA.

The application was submitted by the Enforcement and Liaison Section, and Enforcement Officers Ms S. Longfellow, Mr S. Kennedy and Mr M. Waters were in attendance, as well as Ms C. Sanderson of West Yorkshire Police.

The Licensing Sub Committee was asked to pay particular attention to the licensable hours, particularly at the weekend as this was key to the review. Members were told that Martha’s Ale House has the benefit of a Licence that allows for the sale of alcohol until 01.00am on a Friday and Saturday since 2008.

Enforcement Officers told members that the main grounds for the review were based on the premises operating beyond their permitted hours and persistently breaching the terms of their premises licence.  Despite numerous action plans held between the management of Martha’s Ale House and Council Officers, there was evidence that the sale of alcohol was taking place past the licensable hours, and that the premises were frequently operating past 01.00am. 

Concerns were raised regarding CCTV and that the measures that had been put in place were continuously broken resulting in incidents not being captured due to the CCTV coverage, also that Ms D. Waterworth (Designated Premises Supervisor) was unable to operate the equipment to show the Police when the footage had been requested.

Mr P. Wadsworth was present at the hearing as a representative of Leodis Properties and Lordgate Limited, the Premises Licence Holder. Mr Wadsworth informed members that Ms D. Waterworth was no longer the DPS and that a highly experienced DPS, Ms S. La Corte, had now been appointed as the current DPS.

Mr Wadsworth and Ms C. Sanderson of West Yorkshire Police both confirmed that a meeting is taking place on the 24th April 2014 between the Imaging Unit and Management of Martha’s Ale House to discuss the installation of a new CCTV system and to advise as to where it is best placed to obtain maximum coverage of the premises Mr Wadsworth agreed that the new CCTV system, which must be approved by the Imaging Unit at West Yorkshire Police, would be in place and fully operational no later than the 30th June 2014.

The Licensing Sub Committee was made aware of a meeting that had taken place on the 24th March 2014 between officers of Leeds City Council and the management at Martha’s Ale House where a discussion took place and an agreement was made for additional measures and conditions as per Appendix E of the Report to be added to the Premises Licence subject to the agreement of the Licensing Sub Committee. Members were assured by all parties present that if the conditions were agreed, they will be strictly adhered to and if any of the licensing objectives are not met, then the case would be brought back for another review.

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