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 – Councillor Townsley was elected Chair 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: No appeals against the refusal of inspection of documents were made.
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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: No exempt information was contained in the agenda.
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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: No formal late items of business were added to the agenda. Members were however in receipt of the following additional documents which had been despatched prior to the meeting: - Revised report referencing additional appendix E showing issued premises licences and club certificates within the LS6 postcode area - Skeleton argument submitted on behalf of the applicant - A copy of the “Thyme” beverage list
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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: There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests.
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To consider the report of the Head of Elections, Licensing and Registration on an application for the grant of a premises licence for Premier Inn Arndale House, Otley Road (at Its Junction With Alma Road), Headingley, Leeds, LS6 2UE
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Minutes: The Licensing Sub-Committee considered an application for the grant of a premises licence made by Whitbread Group PLC for the “Premier Inn”, Arndale House, at the junction of Otley Road and Alma Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 2UE which was situated in an area covered by a Cumulative Impact Policy (CIP).
The Responsible Authorities had not made representations to the application; however three members of the public had made submissions, necessitating the hearing. Present at the hearing were: Mr J Gaunt – the applicant’s legal representative Mr M Aubrey – Whitbread Group Plc property group Mr R Darling – Whitbread Group Plc – Leeds West Operator Mr M Cook – local resident
The Sub Committee noted that, on receipt of the submissions from the members of the public, the applicant had offered to amend the hours proposed for the sale of alcohol to non-residents to 12:30 until 23:30 hours.
Mr Gaunt presented the case on behalf of the applicant and began by providing an outline of the applicants’ management experience of some 700 similar hotels nationwide.
Mr Gaunt stated the principle use of the premises was intended as a 96 bed hotel, with food and alcohol as ancillary to hotel use. The restaurant area had a capacity of 80 covers and would provide breakfast for hotel residents and serve as a meeting place for hotel residents and their bona fide guests. This area was located on the first floor and could only be accessed via reception. Mr Gaunt provided assurance that the applicant did not intend to operate the restaurant as a bar. He stated that the combination of the difficulty of access for non-residents; the waiter service only and the alcohol on offer would not be attractive to non-residents.
Mr Gaunt then addressed the representations received from local residents which he précised as being residential amenity concerns. He noted that the closest residents would in fact be hotel residents – whose comfort was the applicants’ main concern as the Premier Inn brand was known to offer a money back garuntee to that effect. Mr Gaunt stated that the applicant was an experienced operator, who was sensitive to residents’ concerns and the fact that the applicant had proposed to amend the hours of operation supported this.
In conclusion, Mr Gaunt addressed the CIP; the relevant guidance and the location of the premises within the Cumulative Impact Area. He drew Members attention to the fact that no representations had been received from the Responsible Authorities and suggested that the comments made by local residents were based on their concerns over what might happen if the application was granted, rather than on current evidence. He also highlighted the measures proposed in the operating schedule to address the four licensing objectives and addressed paragraph 7.31 of the CIP, specifically the types of premises the CIP was intended to consider, and suggested that this hotel premises with ancillary restaurant would not add to the cumulative impact in the area.
Mr M Cook, local resident and ... view the full minutes text for item 169. |