Agenda, decisions and minutes

Application by Mr Hasan Tarkan Kisioglu for a Premises Licence at Canal Trust Café, 15 Frome Road, Bradford on Avon BA15 1LE.

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, the Responsible Authorities and the Interested Parties were given the opportunity to address the Sub-Committee.

Key points raised by Mrs Kisioglu on behalf of the Applicant included that:

·               The premises were a very small seasonal Café;

·               The applicant had not realised that some of the activities were non-licensable (for example Morris or folk dancing) and had applied for more on the Licence than they would require as applying for Premises Licence is a costly process and would be happy to negotiate;

·               The activities applied for, including music, were not the applicant’s main priority which was to be able to serve a limited selection of alcoholic beverages to customers;

·               The applicant had no intention to turn the premises into a public house, the alcohol would mostly be provided as an accompaniment to the food, the bulk of the trade would remain with soft drinks such as tea, coffee, etc served with home baked food;

·               The applicant was aware of the beauty of the site and did not wish to have any negative effects on the surroundings;

·               There would be a limited choice of alcoholic beverage on offer as there were no storage facilities, such as a cellar, on the premises

The applicant offered to withdraw the provision of recorded music from their application

Key points raised by the Interested Parties (Mr J. Pearson, Mrs B. Tees, Mr B. Wilson, Mr M Wooldridge, Mr D. Williams, Mrs G. Williams and Mr A. Cook) included that:

·               Public nuisance would be exacerbated by the extended opening hours and the sale of alcohol;

·               Extended opening hours would lead to the garden furniture being stored away in the evening after 2300, which was in itself a noisy activity, as well as customers leaving the premises;

·               The sale of alcohol would lead to customers being noisier when leaving the premises as well as the possibility of anti social behaviour taking place;

·               The off-site sale of alcohol would also lead to noise and disturbances for local residents;

·               The nature of the surrounding grounds caused noise problem;

·               The lack of toilet facilities and the inadequacy of the litter bins would aggravate the existing issue due to the area being on the “drunken route home” from Bradford on Avon;

·               Neighbouring outlets were already meeting the demand for alcohol within the area.

The parties were given the opportunity to ask questions of the Applicant, Responsible Authority, Interested Parties and Wiltshire Council Officers.  A debate ensued during which the Sub Committee discussed points including the following:

·               The hours during which the public toilets were available;

·               Reassurance to all interested parties that conditions could be imposed and that a Licence could be reviewed;

·               Clarification of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.