Agenda and minutes

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

RESOLVED – To elect Councillor Paul Wray to the 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 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 two late items of business.

·  Certification of a Film – Rainbow: A Private Affair at The Pyramid Theatre, Leeds University Union.

·  Temporary event notice for Pedestrianised Area of Merrion Place, Belgrave Music Hall, 1 Cross Belgrave Street, Leeds, LS2 8JP

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

No declarations of interests were made at the meeting.

The Chief Officer Elections and Regulatory presents a report for the certification of a film, Rainbow: A Private Affair at the Pyramid Theatre, Leeds University Union.

Prior to the start of the meeting Members of the Licensing Sub Committee had taken the decision to change the order of the hearings.

The report of the Chief Officer Elections and Regulatory advised the Licensing Sub Committee Members of an application for the certification of a film titled, Rainbow: A Private Affair. The screening is scheduled to take place at The Pyramid Theatre, Leeds University Union, Lifton Place, Leeds, LS2 9JT, on Sunday 8^th May 2022.

In attendance at the meeting was:

·  Wendy Cook – Hyde Park Picture House

The Licensing officer presented the application providing the Members with the following information:

• An application was received from Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House Ltd., for a film to be appropriately age rating certified. The film is scheduled for screening Sunday, 8th May 2022, at The Pyramid Theatre, Leeds University Union. A copy of the current BBFC Classification Guidelines were attached at Appendix A
• A copy of the application including the synopsis and recommended rating was appended to the submitted report at Appendix B.  To assist members with their deliberation officers of the Licensing Authority had viewed the advance screener and confirmed there are no concerns with the applicant’s suggested 12A rating when considered in accordance with the BBFC Classification Guidelines.
• An advance screener for the film had been provided for Members of the Licensing Sub Committee to view.

Ms Cook advised members that this film was part of an on-going collaboration of Italian films that are being screened across the city. She explained that the 12A certification was given as a recommendation as the film contained no dangerous behaviour, no bad language and in relation to sexual content there was a slight glimpse of underwear in one scene. 

The film is set in a war context and she provided a comparison with the film ‘Dunkirk’. There was a recognition that the film covered war and political issues and discussion groups would be set up to discuss any of the issues after the showing of the film.

Members had been provided with a link to view the film prior to the hearing. They had noted the content of the film and read the classification guidelines.

RESOLVED – To grant the recommended Certification of 12A.

The report of the Chief Officer Elections and Regulatory requests Member’s consideration on an application to vary a premises licence held by Chevin Country Park Hotel, York Gate, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3NU.

The Chief Officer Elections and Regulatory set out an application to vary a premises licence held by Chevin Country Park Hotel, York Gate, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3NU.

Present at the meeting for this item were:

• Claire Savage – Hotel Manager
• Christopher Grunert – John Gaunt and Partners

The Legal Officer outlined the procedure for the meeting.

The Licensing Officer provided the Sub Committee with the following information:

• This was an application to vary a premises licence, made by Diamond Hotel Collection Limited, for Chevin Country Park Hotel, York Gate, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3NU
• A history of the premises was set out at point 2 of the submitted report with the current licensed hours and activities. It was noted that the premises have had various DPS changes and licence transfers over the years, the most recent being in September 2018 to transfer the licence to the current licence holder, Diamond Hotel Collection Limited. Attached to the submitted report at Appendix A was the current application form
• This application was to vary the licence for the following:
  • Allow permitted regulated entertainment and the sale of alcohol to take place throughout the licensed area of the hotel until the terminal hour of 02:00hrs daily, in line with the Woodland Suite.
  • To draw forward the commencement hour for regulated activities to 10:00hrs daily.
  • Remove from the licence all historic Public Entertainment Licence conditions, namely 9 to 115 (inclusive) and replace them with new conditions as specified in section 16 of the application form.
  • Add additional regulated activities as specified in the application and allow them to take place throughout the premises, (not limited to the Woodland Suite), namely plays, indoor sporting events, exhibition of a film and boxing and wrestling, between the hours of 10:00am and 02:00, also late-night refreshment, between the hours of 23:00 and 02:00.
  • To allow regulated entertainment, currently limited to the Woodland Suite, to take place throughout the premises, namely live music, recorded music, performance of dance and entertainment similar to live music, recorded music or dance.
  • To allow non-standard timings as follows: on the morning British Summertime is applied, the terminal hour will be extended to 03:00hrs.
  • • From 10:00hrs on New Year’s Eve, until 10:00hrs on 1st January without interruption, for provision of plays, provision of films, provision of indoor sporting events, provision of boxing or wrestling.
  • • From 23:00hrs on New Year’s Eve, until 10:00hrs on 1st January without interruption, for provision of live music and recorded music.
  • From 10:00hrs on New Year’s Eve, until 02:00hrs on 2nd January without interruption for performances of dance, provision of anything of a similar description to live music, recorded music or performances of dance and sale of alcohol.
  • From 23:00hrs on New Year’s Eve, until 05:00hrs on 1st January for late night refreshment
• A copy of the application form was appended to the submitted report at Appendix B. The applicant proposes to promote the licensing objectives by taking the additional steps identified in section 16 of the application form.
• Representations  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

The report of the Chief Officer Elections and Regulatory advises Members that three temporary event notices have been received for the same premises, pedestrianized area of Merrion Place, outside Belgrave Music Hall, 1 Cross Belgrave Street, Leeds, LS2 8JP and Leeds City Council Environmental Protection Team have served an objection notice on the grounds of public nuisance.

The report of the Chief Officer Elections and Regulatory advised Members that three temporary event notices had been received for the same premises, pedestrianised area of Merrion Place, outside Belgrave Music Hall, 1 Cross Belgrave Street, Leeds, LS2 8JP and Leeds City Council Environmental Protection Team had served an objection notice on the grounds of public nuisance.

Present at the meeting were:

·  Stevie Mulgrave – Premises User

·  Christopher Impett – General Manager, Belgrave Music Hall

·  Vanessa Holroyd – Environmental Protection Team

The Legal Officer set out the procedure for the hearing.

The Licensing Officer presented the application providing the following information:

• These premises benefit from a premises licence. A copy of the licence is attached at Appendix A.
• The proposed premises user is Stevie Mulgrave.
• This application is for three temporary event notices which were attached at Appendix B.1, B.2 and B.3.
• The temporary event notices are for three periods:
  • 12:00hrs on Friday 29th April 2022 to 22:00hrs on Monday 2nd May 2022
  • 12:00hrs on Thursday 2nd June 2022 to 22:00hrs on Sunday 5th June 2022
  • 12:00hrs on Saturday 27th August 2022 to 10pm on Monday 29th August 2022
• The licensable activity is the provision of regulated entertainment with a maximum capacity of the events to be 150 people
• The location of the premises can be seen on the map at Appendix C.
• The events to be located in the venue’s side street garden area. This event will feature DJs from 12pm to 10pm in the side street before moving inside for the rest of the evening. The area is fully seated and so dancing is not encouraged.
• West Yorkshire Police and Environmental Protection received a copy of the notices on 13th April 2022 attached at Appendix D. No objection was received from the West Yorkshire Police.
• Environmental Protection Team issued an objection notice on 19^th April 2022 as they considered that allowing the premises to be used in the manner set out in the temporary event notice will undermine the prevention of public nuisance. The objection notice was attached at Appendix E of the submitted report.

Mr Mulgrave addressed the Licensing Sub Committee providing the following information:

• The tables and chairs licence had been in place since the covid restrictions had been relaxed. This licence had been extended until September 2022.
• The event would see International DJ’s playing music on the side street from 12:00pm until 10:00pm, then entertainment would move inside the premises.
• Covid had changed the way in which the premises operated and was still affecting the business. This event would celebrate the 10^th birthday of the premises. The premises still attract international DJ’s some of whom prefer to play outside.
• The premises are supportive of the 2023 cultural bid as a venue which will bring income to the city, this does require some events to be hosted outside.
• The premises have operated within the licence for 10 years with no complaints.

Responding to questions from the Sub Committee, Members were informed of the following:  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.