Agenda and minutes

 RESOLVED – To elect Cllr. N Buckley 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 Services at least 24 hours before the meeting)

There were no appeals against refusal of inspection of documents.

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 had been received for the following agenda items:

·  Agenda Item 6 Application for the grant of a premises licence for Outside Area Harewood / Sidney Street, Leeds, LS2 7JA.

·  Agenda Item 7 Application for the grant of a premises licence for Public House 37-41 Austhorpe Road, Crossgates, Leeds, LS15 8BA

All supplementary information had been circulated to all interested parties prior to the meeting.

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.

There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests.

To consider the report of the Head of Elections & Regulatory Services on an application for the grant of a premises licence. The application is made by New Citizens Limited, for premises located at Outside Area Harewood/Sidney Street, Leeds, LS2 7JA.

The report of the Head of Elections and Regulatory Services set out an application for the grant of a premises licence, made by New Citizens Limited, for Outside Area Harewood / Sidney Street, Leeds, LS2 7JA.

Members were provided with a summary of the application for:

Plays, Films, Live and Recorded Music, Performance of Dance, anything of a Similar Description of Live and Recorded Music, Performance of Dance and Supply of Alcohol every day 10:00 until 22:00.

It was noted that no non-standard timings for bank holidays or special occasions were proposed.

Members were advised that a representation had been received from West Yorkshire Police in their capacity as a responsible authority. However, negotiations had taken place prior to the hearing and the operating schedule had been amended to include the measures agreed with West Yorkshire Police which were appended to the submitted report at Appendix C.

Members heard that the application was before them as a representation had also been received from a member of the public on the grounds of prevention of crime and disorder, public nuisance, and public safety. The member of the public was not in attendance at the meeting.

Attending the meeting were Mr Butterworth of New Citizens Limited and his representative Mr Whur of Wood Whur Solicitors.

Mr Whur informed the Members that this application was for an events space that would be used a few times a year in an area that was underused space to support the retail section in the area.

Mr Whur said that they had tried to contact the member of the public, who had waived their anonymity on numerous occasions to explain the details of the application but without success.

Mr Whur outlined the proposals for the Outside Area as an events space which would link to events taking place nationally such as Wimbledon and locally such as Leeds Light Night. It was also proposed that the Outside Area would be used to hold a Victorian Christmas Market with stall holders in fancy dress.

Mr Whur explained that these events would not be late night focused but would link to the retail hours in the area. It was proposed to include the sale of alcohol at these events but that was not the focus, the focus was to create footfall in a usually quiet area.

Members noted that the minimum of 1 door staff would be used at the events. However, each event would be flagged up with the Police and the Licensing Authority who would advise if more door supervision was required.

Members were informed that as part of the conditions requested by the Police an incident register would be available for inspection and a facility would be created at each event to address such issues.

Members discussed the following:

·  Good use of space which was not currently used

·  Events would take place 3-4 times per year

·  Partnership events with Leeds Bid and Hammersons

·  Event Management Plan

RESOLVED – To grant the application as applied for within  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

To consider the report of the Head of Elections & Regulatory Services on an application for the grant of a premises licence. The application is made by JD Wetherspoon PLC, for premises located at Public House, 37 - 41 Austhorpe Road, Cross Gates, Leeds, LS15 8BA.

The report of the Head of Elections and Regulatory Services presented an application for the grant of a premises licence for Public House at 37-41 Austhorpe Road, Crossgates, Leeds, LS15 8BA.

Members were advised that the applicant was JD Wetherspoon PLC who were applying for:

Supply of alcohol

·  Sunday to Thursday 09:00 until 23:00

·  Friday and Saturday 09:00 until 00:00

Late night refreshment

·  Friday and Saturday 23:00 until 00:00

No non-standard timings for bank holidays or special occasions were proposed.

Members noted that West Yorkshire Police had sent a representation in their capacity as a responsible authority. However negotiations had taken place prior to the hearing and the measures agreed were included within the amended operating schedule which was appended at Appendix C of the submitted report.

Members were informed that representations had also been received from 18 individual letters of objection, an objection from the local neighbourhood community group, who were opposed to the application on the grounds of all four licensing objectives.

It was noted that 2 letters of support had also been received.

In attendance at the meeting were:

Nigel Connor - JD Wetherspoon

Alistair Broom – JD Wetherspoon

David Ritchie – JD Wtherspoon

Members of the public

Members of the Crossgates Watch Residents Association

The Members of the Public and the Crossgates Watch Residents Association elected Mr Ian Howard as their speaker.

The Sub-Committee were informed that JD Wetherspoon PLC had been established in 1979 and now had 890 premises throughout the country.

 Mr Connor explained that as well as having a number of premises within the city centre they also operated a number of local premises in areas such as Bramley, Morley, Pudsey and Garforth.  Mr Connor said that these premises were successful pubs commercially and worked in harmony with the communities in which they were situated.

The Licensing Sub-Committee were informed of the following points:

·  This was to be a standard JD Wetherspoon’s

·  Open at 7:00am for breakfast with alcohol served from

o  9:00am until 23:00 – Sunday to Thursday

o  9:00am until midnight Friday and Saturday with a wind down and dispersal of customers

·  No licence was sought for music or entertainment

·  Access for families with meals served, children’s menu, all children must vacate the premises at 21:00

·  Planning permission had been granted and the opening hours were in line with planning conditions granted

·  The dental practice was to stay in situ until the end of the lease then would move to other premises

·  A layout plan provided to all parties showed that the customer area and bar servery would be located on the ground floor with the kitchen to the rear and toilets and offices to be located on the first floor. Wetherspoons wanted a large premise to accommodate the tables and chairs.

·  CCTV coverage in the premises and the garden area

·  Deliveries would be taken from Austhorpe Road no deliveries before 7:00am

·  Would provide a range of full and part time jobs for local people

·  Club night’s would offer  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.