Agenda, decisions and minutes

Nominations for a Chairman of the Licensing Sub Committee were sought and it was

Resolved:

To elect Councillor Peter Hutton as Chairman for this meeting only.

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

Apologies were received from Cllr Bob Jones.  Cllr Robert Yuill was the substitute Member.  Apologies were also received from Tessa Hares (Environmental Health Officer - Noise).

The Chairman notified all those present that the meeting was not being recorded by Wiltshire Council but could be recorded by the press or members of the public.  The Chairman confirmed that any members of the public that had made a representation would not be identified by name in the minutes and decision notice and that all parties wished to proceed on this basis.

All parties confirmed they wished to remain in and take part in the Sub Committee hearing.

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 – 10 of the Agenda refers).

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 The Culture Collective Ltd in respect of Live at Lydiard, Park Farm, Hook Street, Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon, SN5 3NY.  The report of the Licensing Officer is attached.

Application by The Culture Collective Ltd for a Premises Licence in respect of an event - Live at Lydiard, Park Farm, Hook Street, Swindon

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 Andy Noble (Public Protection Officer – Licensing) for which five relevant representations had been received.  The application was for the following licensable activities:

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

·      Jack Summers – The Culture Collective Ltd

·      James Dutton - Method Events

·      John Larcombe-Ford - JPS Event Consultancy

·      Neil Holdstock - Neil Holdstock Event Safety

·      Joby Andrews - Refresh West

·      Roy Harvey - Refresh West

·      Rob Cant - ACA Acoustics      

Relevant Representations

·      Daryl Bigwood – Principal Solicitor – Litigation, Swindon Borough Council on behalf of Kathryn Ashton and Brian Pinchbeck

·      Kathryn Ashton, Licensing Manager, Swindon Borough Council

·      Brian Pinchbeck, Director of Operations, Lydiard Park and Hotel, Swindon Borough Council

Responsible Authorities

·      Brett Warren – Environmental Health Officers (Noise), Wiltshire Council

·      Sharon King – Environmental Health Officer (Health & Safety), Wiltshire Council

·      Linda Holland – Licensing Manager, Wiltshire Council

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

Applicant’s submission

The Applicant, Jack Summers – Director of The Culture Collective, spoke in support of the application, highlighting the following points:

·      The first Live at Lydiard event was planned for 8 August 2020 but was postponed due to Covid and rescheduled and held on 21 August 2021 at Lydiard Park in Swindon. The one day event had just over 9000 people in attendance with over 40 acts including Anne-Marie and Dizzee Rascal. The Applicant acknowledged that they had to contend with operational issues, as well as uncertainty of whether the event would take place due to Covid;

·      No noise complaints for the 2021 event were received by Swindon Borough Council Environmental Health  ...  view the full minutes text for item 32.