Agenda and minutes

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

RESOLVED – To elect Cllr Neil Buckley 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 no formal late items. However, there was supplementary information in relation to Agenda Item 7 - Application for the grant of a premises licence for Calverley Post Office and Village Store 38 Carr Road, Calverley, Pudsey, LS28 5RH. This had been circulated to all parties prior to the meeting.

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.

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 Treehouse Bars Otley Limited, for Treehouse Bar And Kitchen 40 Bondgate, Otley, LS21 1AD.

The report of the Chief Officer Elections and Regulatory requested Members consideration on an application for the grant of a premises licence, made by Treehouse Bars Otley Limited, for Treehouse Bar and Kitchen 40, Bondgate, Otley, LS21 1AD.

Present at the meeting were:

• Frank Stott – Director of Treehouse Bars Otley Limited
• Benjamin Comstive – Proposed DPS
• Cllr Colin Campbell – Objector
• Cllr Sandy Lay - Objector

The Legal Officer set out the procedure for the hearing.

Mr Comstive requested that the following documents be tabled:

• Door Etiquette Policy
• Dispersal Management Policy
• Smoking Policy
• Noise Maintenance Policy

It was agreed by all parties that the documents could be tabled, and a five-minute adjournment was given for all parties to read the documents.

The Licensing Officer presented the application providing the following details:

• Members were advised of the following errors in the report:
  • The representations from both the Environmental Protection Team and West Yorkshire Police had been negotiated and agreed prior to the hearing.
  • Five other representations had been received from Otley Town Council, two local residents and 2 Local Ward Councillors.

• It was noted that the premises had previously been licensed for the

sale of alcohol, live music, recorded music, performance of dance, and entertainment similar to live, recorded music or dance. However, this premises licence could not be utilised at this current time, due to the extensive refurbishment that the premises has undergone, hence the application for the grant of a new premises licence with similar hours to those already granted.

• The applicant’s name was Treehouse Bars Otley Limited, and the proposed designated premises supervisor was to be Benjamin Comstive.
• A summary of the application was set out at Paragraph 3 of the report and a copy of the application was appended to the report at Appendix A.
• Members were advised that the applicant proposed to uphold the licensing objectives by taking steps outlined in a document which had been received with the application and this was attached as Appendix B.
• A map identifying the location of the premises was attached at Appendix C.
• Members were informed that two representations had been received from responsible authorities, namely Environmental Protection Team and West Yorkshire Police. Prior to the hearing Environmental Protection had negotiated with the applicant and measures for the operating schedule had been agreed. A copy of this agreement was appended to the report at Appendix D. It was noted that the representation from West Yorkshire Police had also been negotiated and agreed prior to the hearing and the email trail for this was attached at Appendix E.
• Representations had also been received from two members of the public, two Local Ward Councillors and the Otley Town Council, these we appended to the report at Appendix F.
• A list of premises in the local area and their licensed hours and activities was provided at Appendix G for Members information.

Mr Comstive addressed the Sub-Committee providing the following information:

• The Treehouse Bar and Kitchen has been operational in Haworth for  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

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 Calverley Village Store Ltd, for Calverley Post Office and Village Store 38 Carr Road, Calverley, Pudsey, LS28 5RH.

The report of the Chief Officer Elections and Regulatory presented an application for the grant of a premises licence, made by Calverley Village Store Ltd, for Calverley Post Office and Village Store 38 Carr Road, Calverley, Pudsey, LS28 5RH.

Present at the meeting were:

• Nick Semper, The Licensing Guys – Applicant’s Representative

• Milad Karimi, Director of Calverley Village Store Ltd. – Applicant

The Legal Officer outlined the procedure for the meeting.

The Licensing Officer presented the application providing Members with the following points:

·  The applicant’s name is Calverley Village Store Ltd. And the proposed designated premises supervisor is Milad Karimi.

·  This premises was previously licensed under the Licensing Act 2005 for the sale by retail of alcohol every day from 07:00 to 23:00. The licence lapsed due to the dissolution of the company that held the licence. The company was dissolved on 28th June 2022.

·  This application was for sale by retail of alcohol every day 07:00 – 23:00. A redacted version of the application had been attached at Appendix A.

·  The applicant was proposing to promote the licensing objectives by taking the steps identified in the document which was attached at Appendix B.

·  A map which identifies the location of this premises was attached at Appendix C.

·  It was noted that the application had not attracted representation from any of the responsible authorities. However, representations had been received from a member of the public and a redacted version of their representation was appended to the submitted report at Appendix D, which opposed the application on the grounds of crime and disorder, public nuisance, the protection of children from harm and public safety.

·  A list of premises in the local area and their licensed hours and activities was attached to the report at Appendix E.

Mr Semper addressed the Licensing Sub Committee on behalf of the applicant and informed them of the following points:

·  The premises are currently closed, but the applicant is wanting to open the premises as a post office and village store selling alcohol between 07:00am and 23:00 hours.

·  A composite operating schedule has been submitted and there are control measures proposed so that none of the licensing objectives are undermined.

·  No representations had been received from any of the responsible authorities.

·  A representation had been received from a member of the public who lives near to the premises. The applicant had tried to contact them through a letter, but no response had been received. In trying to address the concerns of the representation made by the resident the following was noted by the Sub-Committee and Mr Semper had provided statistical evidence, as supplementary information.

o  There is minimal anti-social behaviour in this area.

o  There is a bench outside the premises, but this had not caused any issues when the premises were open previously.

o  Delivery vehicles would be delivering goods whether the premises were selling alcohol or not.

o  The premises has been a village shop for a number of decades.

o  There  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

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 Interstate UK Leeds Limited, for Hyatt Hotel 2 Sovereign Street, Leeds, LS1 4BT.

In relation to the Hyatt Hotel, agreements had been reached between the Applicant and the Environmental Protection Team prior to the date of the meeting, resulting in the withdrawal of the representation.  With no matters outstanding the licence was granted and no longer required the consideration of the Sub Committee.

The meeting concluded at 12:40