Agenda item

To consider the report of the Head of Elections, Licensing and Registration for an application for the grant of a premises licence, made by Wetherby Brew Co Limited, for The Beer Station York Road Industrial Estate, York Road, Wetherby, LS22 7SU.

(Report attached)

Prior to hearing this application all parties were asked by the Chair if there were any objections to the application being heard by only two Members of the Licensing Sub Committee. The Legal Officer explained the procedure of a quorum as set out in the Constitution 2017/18 Licensing Procedure Rules. All parties agreed to the continuation of the hearing.

The report of the Head of Elections, Licensing and Registration requested the Licensing Sub Committee to consider an application for the grant of a premises licence for The Beer Station, York Road Industrial Estate, Wetherby, LS22 7SU.

At the start of the hearing the applicant requested that additional information be tabled. Objectors had been provided with the additional information whilst waiting for the application to be heard. However the Members of the Sub-Committee had not had sight of the information and requested that the hearing be adjourned for 5 minutes to enable them to read through the documents presented.

Members read through the additional information which in their opinion was substantial and materially altered what was being sought.

The meeting was reconvened. Members were of the view that to allow the additional information to be part of their final deliberations they would require more time to read fully the information presented by the applicant. As some of the additional information was likely to have a bearing on the focus of presentation from objectors, it would be proportionate for the hearing to be postponed to another date.

RESOLVED – That the hearing be adjourned until a later date. All parties to be informed of the date.