Agenda for Licensing Sub-Committee on Tuesday, 18th August, 2020, 10.00 am

Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 18th August, 2020 10.00 am

Venue: Remote

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 378 5029 after the hearing.

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Election of the Chair To seek nominations for the election for the position of Chair. Minutes: RESOLVED – That Councillor J Lennox be elected as Chair for the duration of the meeting.
2.	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 and Scrutiny Support at least 24 hours before the meeting) Minutes: There were no appeals.
3.	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: There was no exempt information.
4.	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 formal late items. However, some supplementary information in relation to Item 6 had been circulated prior to the meeting – minute no.6 refers.
5.	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.
6.	Application for the grant of a premises licence for The Crown 128 High Street, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6BW PDF 367 KB To consider the report of the Chief Officer (Elections and Regulatory) that advises Members of an application made under section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 ("the Act") for a new premises licence for The Crown, 128 High Street, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6BW. Additional documents: 2 Appendix A - Application , item 6. PDF 1 MB 3 Appendix B - Map , item 6. PDF 280 KB 4 Appendix C - EPT , item 6. PDF 555 KB 5 Appendix D - Police Rep , item 6. PDF 1 MB 6 Appendix E - Councillor Reps , item 6. PDF 54 KB There are a further 6 documents.View the full list of documents for item 6. Minutes: The Chief Officer (Elections and Regulatory) submitted a report that advised Members of an application made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 for a new premises licence for The Crown, 128 High Street, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6BW. The Legal Adviser to the Sub Committee set out the procedure to be followed and the Senior Licensing Officer outlined the application. In summary, the application was for: Films Indoor Sporting Events Sunday to Thursday: 10:00 - 23:00 Friday & Saturday: 10:00 - 00:00 Live Music Recorded Music Performance of Dance Monday to Thursday: 10:00 - 23:00 Friday & Saturday: 10:00 - 00:00 Sunday: 11:00 - 23:00 Late Night Refreshment Sunday to Thursday: 23:00 - 23:30 Friday & Saturday: 23:00 - 00:30 Supply of Alcohol Monday to Thursday: 10:00 - 23:00 Friday & Saturday: 10:00 - 00:00 Sunday: 11:00 - 23:00 Non Standard Timings On the occasion of an event of national interest or televised sporting event of national interest which falls outside the current permitted hours on the Premises Licence to permit licensable activities to a maximum of two additional hours in any one day in respect of an event of national interest or to permit licensable activities to commence one hour before the start of a televised sporting event of national interest and ending one hour after the event, the details of the event to be notified to the Police at least ten clear working days beforehand. On the days/dates listed below the additional hour or hours indicated are to be permitted for the licensable activities: 1st January 1 hour Valentines Night 1 hour Burns Night 1 hour 1st March 1 hour (St David's Day) 17th March (St. Patrick's Day) 1 hour Good Friday 1 hour Easter Saturday 1 hour Easter Sunday 1 hour Easter Monday 1 hour May Bank Holiday 1st Friday Prior 1 hour May Bank Holiday 1st Saturday Prior 1 hour May Bank Holiday 1st Sunday prior 1 hour May Bank Holiday 1st Bank Holiday Monday 1 hour May Bank Holiday 2nd Friday Prior 1 hour May Bank Holiday 2nd Saturday Prior 1 hour May Bank Holiday 2nd Sunday prior 1 hour May Bank holiday 2nd Bank holiday Monday 1 hour August Bank Holiday Friday Prior 1 hour August Bank Holiday Saturday Prior 1 hour August Bank Holiday Sunday prior 1 hour August Bank Holiday Monday 1 hour Halloween 1 hour Christmas Eve 2 hours Boxing Day 1 hour 27th December 1 hour 28th December 1 hour 30th December 1 hour The application had received representations from West Yorkshire Police and Environment Protection Team in their capacity as responsible authorities. Prior to the hearing, measures had been agreed with both West Yorkshire Police and Environment Protection Team, and therefore their representations had been withdrawn. It was confirmed that 8 representations from members of the public remained outstanding. Supplementary information prior to the meeting had been circulated including a witness statement, letters distributed to objectors and a letter confirming the withdrawal of local ward councillors objections. The following were ... view the full minutes text for item 6.