Agenda, decisions and minutes

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

Resolved:

To elect Councillor Ernie Clark as Chairman for this meeting only.

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 1 – 8 of the Agenda refers).

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

Councillor Simon Jacobs wished for all those present to know that some of the residents that had signed the Petition objection to the application were living in his ward.

To consider and determine an Application for a Premises Licence by Pop-Up Pub Co. Ltd in respect of The Vaults, 28a St Johns Street, Devizes, SN10 1BN.

Application for a Premises Licence by the Pop-Up Pub Co. Ltd in respect of The Vaults, 28a St John’s Street, Devizes. 

The Licensing Officer introduced the purpose and scope of the application, the premises to which it related and the key issues for consideration.

In accordance with the procedure detailed in the agenda, the Applicant and those who had made a Relevant Representation were given the opportunity to address the Sub Committee.

Key points raised by Mr Malcolm Shipp the Applicant were:

·               That he was the Co-Director of the Pop-Up Pub Company and was planning to open up a micro pub and shop at the premises that would focus on real ales;

·               There would be no fruit machines and it was not the intention to be a pub that opened late with loud music;

·               Although there was an acceptance that there would be a slight increase to people and traffic movements this would not cause any further problems to this area;

·               That he had liaised with the neighbour, Mr Hilderly to address the concerns he had about the noise impact on his property;

·               That specialist glass had been fitted to the shared window following expert advice; and

·               That he had retained the services of a sound testing company who had the previous day carried out sound testing between the two properties which had shown ????

The following questions were asked of Mr Shipp:

What experience do you have of running a pub?

I have been involved in the trade for most of my working life and have a lot of experience.

What made you chose to open this kind of establishment?

I brew my own alcohol and it appears that micro pubs are continuing to open and thrive over the traditional pubs which are closing down.

What kind of food are you intended to offer?

Locally sourced wrapped food which will be bought in as there will be no catering facilities on site.

Key points raised by Mr G Hilderly who made a Relevant Representation were:

·               That he had raised his initial objections to this application based on the perceived intrusion on his living standards which he would wish to maintain;

·               That the shared window with 28a St John’s Street is in his dining room and at the time when 28b was an Antiques Shop this was just a single glazed window which had a customer approximately every half an hour which did not create an unacceptable disturbance;

·               He was pleased that the proposed opening hours had been reduced and the Applicant had installed soundproofing on the shared window and now the sound of people talking was not too audible;

·               He would like for there to be a condition that there is no live or recorded music at the premises; and

·               He would wish to continue to work with the Applicant to put further soundproofing in place as although the sound testing had been carried out that does not replicate the sound made by a large number of people  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.