Agenda and minutes

To seek nominations for the election for the position of Chair.

RESOLVED – To elect Cllr Holroyd-Case as Chair for the duration of the meeting.

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 and Scrutiny Support at least 24 hours before the meeting)

There were no appeals.

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.

There were no exempt items.

There were no formal late items. However, supplementary information was published in respect of Agenda Item 6 – NYK Leeds, Ground Floor, 106 Burley Road, Burley, Leeds, LS3 1JP. Minute No. 6 refers.

To disclose or draw attention to any interests in accordance with Leeds City Council’s ‘Councillor Code of Conduct’.

No interests were raised.

To receive and consider the attached report of the Chief Officer (Elections and Regulatory) regarding an application for the grant of a premises licence made by NYK Leeds Limited, for NYK Leeds, Ground Floor, 106 Burley Road, Burley, Leeds, LS3 1JP.

Prior to the hearing, the applicant was not in attendance. Sub-Committee Members felt it necessary the applicant be in attendance should they have any questions for him. The applicant’s representative and objector in attendance, agreed to delay the meeting to allow the applicant time to attend the hearing. Sub-Committee Members agreed to delay the meeting for a short period of time.

The report of the Chief Officer (Elections and Regulatory) presented an application for the grant of a premises licence made by NYK Leeds Limited, for NYK Leeds, Ground Floor, 106 Burley Road, Burley, Leeds, LS3 1JP.

Supplementary information was published on the Council’s website prior to the meeting, in the form of additional information submitted by responsible authorities, the applicant and an objector.

The following were in attendance for this item:

·  Rashid Mogul, 365 Architecture – Applicant’s Representative

·  Rahat Javid, Sole Director of NYK Leeds Ltd. – Applicant

·  Dr. Deryck Piper – Objector

The Legal Officer outlined the procedure for the hearing and the Licensing Officer summarised the application by highlighting:

·  Agreements have been reached with West Yorkshire Police (WYP) and Environmental Protection Team (EPT), Leeds City Council (LCC), to adopt additional measures and to reduce the terminal hour of the Performance of Recorded Music. As such, representations by those authorities have been withdrawn.

·  Individual representations from members of the public remain a matter outstanding, on the grounds of public nuisance and public safety.

·  The application is for late night refreshment, everyday 23:00 until 02:00 and performance of recorded music, everyday 11:00 until 23:00.

The applicant’s representative informed the Sub-Committee of the following:

·  Responsible authorities initially raised concerns with the application, however, further to agreements reached with them and an amended operating schedule, they have withdrawn their representations. Considerations include a CCTV system, an incident booklet, no unaccompanied children after 9pm, as well as seating for 20 people to be maintained on the premises.

·  The premises does not sell alcohol nor allow patrons to drink alcohol on the premises.

·  The Director of NYK, met with Dr. Piper to discuss concerns of residents, and it was agreed that the number of litter picks will be increased. Additional pick-ups will be assessed if needed.

·  It was confirmed that a private company purchases the oil from the premises, and oil is not disposed of on the premises. The oil is refined and recycled by a private company.

·  It is requested that recorded music is permitted until 11pm.

·  It has been agreed to sound insulate the vent system to further reduce noise and address noise concerns. This is expected to be completed by the end of the week. It is expected that the fans will be inaudible from the nearest residential property.

·  The applicant is willing to take further measures and suggestions onboard to mitigate outstanding concerns.

The objector in attendance raised the following concerns:

·  Dr. Piper is the Chair of the Little London and Woodhouse Community Association. The group values input from local businesses and values residents in the area. The group  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.