26 Application for Review of a Premises Licence; Karma 17a Station Hill, Chippenham Wiltshire
To consider and determine an application for a review of a Premises License in respect of Karma, 17a Station Hill, Chippenham, Wiltshire.
Please note that the supporting evidence (Appendices 1(b) and 1(c)) due to the large volume of this paperwork has not been circulated with this Agenda. A copy of the submission is available for viewing upon request by Members of the Public during normal opening hours at the Wiltshire Council Monkton Park Offices in Chippenham.
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Application for the Review of a Premises Licence; Karma 17a Station Hill, Chippenham, Wiltshire.
The Licensing Officer introduced her report to the Committee.
The application for the Review was presented by Mr R Light. At the start of the hearing Mr Holley, representing the Premises Licence holder, agreed to accept the police incident reports as presented at items 1 - 100 in the Appendices to the police evidence. As well as referring to the written submissions, Mr Light called evidence from witnesses.
The key points of the oral evidence presented by the Police were:-
Cllr Caswill, as local member for the area drew the panels attention the Premises Licence, Annex A, Prevention of Public Nuisance (page 21 of the Agenda refers). Cllr Caswill detailed the numerous complaints he had received about the consistent volume of the noise and the ‘thumping’ from local residents. These issues had also been reiterated in the representations from other Interested Parties. He stressed that the Club should do more to reduce the problems caused by excessive noise, and that temporary closure would please the local people.
Mr Holley, on ... view the full minutes text for item 26