Agenda and minutes

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

RESOLVED – To elect Councillor Holroyd-Case 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 the 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 late items.

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 report of the Chief Officer, Elections and Regulatory requests Members Consideration on an application for the grant of a premises licence made by PW Leeds Ltd., for Pipeworks, 73 – 75, Albion Street, Leeds, LS1 5AA.

The report of the Chief Officer, Elections and Regulatory requested Members consideration on an application for the grant of a premises licence made by PW Leeds Ltd., for Pipeworks, 73 - 75 Albion Street, Leeds, LS1 5AA.

In attendance at the meeting were:

·  Piers Warne, TLT Solicitors – Applicant’s Representative

·  Andre Graham – attending on behalf of the Applicant, PW Leeds Ltd.

·  David Cooper – attending on behalf of the Applicant, PW Leeds Ltd.

·  Paddy Whur, Woods Whur – Objector’s Representative

·  Simon Oxby, attending on behalf of the Berens Group Ltd. t/a Berrys Jewellers - Objector

·  Simon Walton, attending on behalf of the Berens Group Ltd. t/a Berrys Jewellers – Objector to be called as a witness.

·  Matt Brigg – Observer

·  Dom Mort - Journalist

The Legal Officer outlined the procedure for the hearing.

The Principal Licensing Officer presented the application providing the following information:

·  The applicant’s name is PW Leeds Ltd. And the proposed Designated Premises Supervisor is David Andrew Cooper.

·  A redacted version of the application was appended to the report at Appendix A. The application was for:

o  The Sale by Retail of Alcohol (for consumption on the premises) and the Exhibition of Films Monday to Friday 11:00 until 00:00 hours, Saturday and Sunday 00:00 until 23:59 hours

o  Late Night Refreshment Sunday to Thursday 23:00 until 00:30 hours, Friday, and Saturday 23:00 until 05:00 hours. Opening hours from the times stated above until 30 minutes after the terminal sale of alcohol.

o  Sunday to Thursday, with 24 hour opening Friday and Saturday.

o  Non-standard Timings on any Sunday prior to Bank Holiday Mondays, New Year's Eve, Boxing Day, and Thursday before Pride weekend.

·  The applicant proposed to promote the licensing objectives by taking the steps identified in the document at Appendix B.

·  A map identifying the location of the premises was attached at Appendix C.

·  No representations had been received from the responsible authorities. However, the application had attracted representation from the operator of a nearby retail premises who opposed the application mainly on the grounds of crime and disorder and noise nuisance. A redacted copy of the representation was attached to the submitted report at Appendix D.

·  The premises is located within the cumulative impact area for Leeds City Centre, albeit not in either of the two designated red zones. The Statement of Licensing Policy was appended to the report at Appendix E for Members information.

·  A list of premises in the local area and their licensed hours and activities was provided at Appendix F.

Mr Warne the applicant’s representative provided the following information to the Sub-Committee Members:

·  This application is not for a nightclub and is not designed to trade as a nightclub. Music will only be played until 23:00 and the cafe / bar area is to be small.

·  No representations had been received from the responsible authorities. The application for the premises was submitted in January 2024, and a meeting with the responsible authorities on site had taken place  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

The report of the Chief Officer, Elections and Regulatory advises the Licensing Sub Committee Members of an application for the certification of a film titled, ‘Freaky Farley’ to be screened on 23rd September 2024, at Outlaws Yacht Club, 38 New York Street, Leeds LS2 7DY.

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, ‘Freaky Farley’ to be screened on 23rd September 2024, at Outlaws Yacht Club, 38 New York Street, Leeds LS2 7DY.

With no advance screening available the request was made for the film to be awarded an 18 rating, subject to a declaration provided by the distributor. Further information on this element was detailed at Paragraph 3.5 of the report. A report provided by the distributor included the synopsis, further details on the screening and the declaration referred to above. A copy of the report was attached at Appendix A.

A copy of the current BBFC Classification Guidelines was available for Members information.

RESOLVED – To grant the film certification rating 18 as requested in line with current BBFC Classification Guidelines.

The report of the Chief Officer, Elections and Regulatory advises the Licensing Sub Committee Members of an application for the certification of a film titled, ‘Oddity’ to be screened on 14th September 2024, at Vue Light Cinema, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 8TL and & LIFF 2024 Trailer Reel to be screened from 9th October 2024 at Vue Light Cinema, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 8TL, Hyde Park Picture House, 73 Brudenell Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 1JD and Mill Hill Chapel, City Square, Leeds LS1 5EB.

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, ‘Oddity’ to be screened on 14th September 2024, at Vue Light Cinema, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 8TL and  LIFF 2024 Trailer Reel to be screened from 9th October 2024 at Vue Light Cinema, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 8TL, Hyde Park Picture House, 73 Brudenell Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 1JD and Mill Hill Chapel, City Square, Leeds LS1 5EB.

With no advance screenings available the request was made for the film and trailer reel to be awarded an 18 rating, subject to a declaration provided by the distributor. Further information on this element is detailed at 3.5 of this report.

A report provided by the distributor included a synopsis, further details on the

screening and the declaration referred to above for each item. A copy of the report was attached at Appendix A.

A copy of the current BBFC Classification Guidelines had been made available for Members.

RESOLVED – To grant a film certification of rating 18 for both the film and the trailer reels as requested and in line with current BBFC Classification Guidelines.

The report of the Chief Officer, Elections and Regulatory advises the Licensing Sub Committee Members of an application for the certification of a film titled, ‘Mycelial’ to be screened on 26th September 2024, at Hyde Park Picture House, 73 Brudenell Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 1JD.

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, ‘Mycelial’ to be screened on 26th September 2024, at Hyde Park Picture House, 73 Brudenell Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 1JD.

With no advance screening available the request was made for the film to be awarded an 18 rating, subject to a declaration provided by the distributor. Further information on this element is detailed at 3.5 of this report.

A report provided by the distributor included a synopsis, further details on the

screening and the declaration referred to above. A copy of the report was attached at Appendix A.

A copy of the current BBFC Classification Guidelines had been made available for Members.

RESOLVED – To grant a film certification of rating 18 as requested and in line with current BBFC Classification Guidelines.

The report of the Chief Officer, Elections and Regulatory advises the Licensing Sub Committee Members of an application for the certification of a film titled, ‘Resistance Climbing’ to be screened on 27th September 2024, at City Bloc Climbing Wall, 1-4 Kitson Road, Hunslet LS10 1NT.

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, ‘Resistance Climbing’ to be screened on 27th September 2024, at City Bloc Climbing Wall, 1-4 Kitson Road, Hunslet LS10 1NT.

A copy of the current BBFC Classification Guidelines had been made available for Members.

An advance screener had been provided by the promoter and the application was made to award the film a 15 rating.  Officers had viewed the film in advance of the hearing and provided comments, at Appendix B, confirming they had no concerns when considered in accordance with the 15 rating criteria as set out in the BBFC Classification Guidelines.

RESOLVED – To grant a film certification of rating 15 as requested and in line with current BBFC Classification Guidelines.

Meeting concluded at 12:15