Agenda, decisions and minutes

Nominations for a Chairman of the Licensing Sub Committee were sought. On the nomination of Councillor Clark, seconded by Councillor Palmen, it was:

Resolved:

To elect Councillor Peter Huttonas Chairman for this meeting only.

To receive any apologies for absence and to note any substitutions.

There were no apologies.

The Chairman notified all those present at the meeting that it was not being recorded by Wiltshire Council, but that the meeting could be recorded by the press or members of the public.

The Chairman explained the procedure to be followed at the hearing, as contained within the “Wiltshire Licensing Committee Procedural Rules for the Hearing of Licensing Act 2003 Applications” (Pages 5 to 10 of the agenda pack).

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

To consider and determine an Application for a Premises Licence by Kaleidoscopic Events Ltd for the Kaleidoscope Arts and Music Festival, to be held in an unnamed field accessed via Lower Road, Erlestoke, Devizes, Wilts,  SN10 5UF, OS Grid Ref: ST 9568955136.  The report of the Public Protection Officer (Licensing) is attached.

Application by Kaleidoscopic Events Ltd for Premises License for the Kaleidoscope Arts and Music Festival in respect of an unnamed field accessed via Lower Road, Erlestoke, Devizes, Wilts, SN10 5UF.

Licensing Officer’s Submission

The Sub Committee gave consideration to a report (circulated with the Agenda) in which determination was sought for an application for a premises licence, presented by Terésa Isaacson (Public Protection Officer – Licensing) for which one relevant representation had been received.  The application was for the following licensable activities:

·       Live music (indoors and outdoors) at specific times and dates set out in the report.

·       Recorded music (indoors and outdoors) at specific times and dates set out in the report.

·       Provision of late night refreshment (indoors and outdoors) for specific times and dates set out in the report.

·       Sale of retail of alcohol (on sales) for specific times and dates set out in the report.

It was noted by the Sub Committee that there were four options available to them:

i)               To grant the licence subject to such conditions as are consistent with those included in the operating schedule submitted with the application, modified to such extent as the Sub Committee considers appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives, together with any mandatory conditions required by the Licensing Act.

ii)              To exclude from the scope of the application any licensable activity.

iii)            To refuse to specify a person as the designated premises supervisor.

iv)            To reject the application.

The following parties attended the hearing and took part in it:

On behalf of the Applicant

• Ms Matilda Matcham Bear
• Mr Henry Markes – Designated Premises Supervisor
• Ms Gabriel Shenoy – Agent for the Applicant

Relevant Representations

• Erlestoke Parish Council in objection to the application

Responsible Authorities

No Responsible Authority has made a representation in connection with this

Application.

The Chairman advised that the written representations had been read and considered by the members of the Sub Committee in advance of the meeting. The Chairman invited the Applicant to introduce their application.

Applicant’s submission

The Applicant, Ms Matcham Bear, and her representatives, Mr Henry Markes and Ms Gabriel Shenoy, spoke in support of the application, highlighting the following points:

• Kaleidoscopic Events Ltd were a Wiltshire based company and had previously held a successful event on the same site.
• No noise complaints were received about a similar event they held at the same site last year.
• Around 300 tickets had been sold for the 2022 event so far but all the security and safety precautions were designed for a maximum attendance of 800.
• The sound speaker company being used at the event was different to the one employed for the event in 2021. The Applicant felt that the change would enable them to have greater control over noise as they would employ their own sound engineer.
• The closest dance tent to a residential property would be further away than it was at their previous event on the site and the speakers would be facing away from the property.
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