Agenda, decisions and minutes

To elect a Chairman for the meeting of the Sub Committee.

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

Resolved:

To elect Councillor Trevor Carbin as Chairman for this meeting only.

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

To consider and determine an application for a variation of a Premises Licence in respect of Favourite Chicken & Ribs, 3 Market Street, Trowbridge, BA14 8EY made by Mr K Olmez.

Application for a Variation of a Premises Licence in respect of Favourite Chicken & Ribs, 3 Market Street, Trowbridge made by Mr K Olmez

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

Clarification of the days on which an extension to the provision of late night refreshment was sought and it was confirmed that the Applicant wished to extend hours on a Friday and Saturday night to 05.00 hours (Saturday and Sunday mornings).

In accordance with the procedure detailed in the agenda, the Applicant and the Responsible Authority who had made a representation (Wiltshire Police) were given the opportunity to address the Sub Committee.

Mr A Erdozain was present to represent Mr Olmez, the Applicant and with the consent on the Sub Committee and the Responsible Authority he circulated copies of the submission he would be making at the hearing. 

Key points raised by Mr Erdozain were:

·               That the incidents referred to in Agenda Supplement 1 (log summary pages 6 to 18 and down to item 24 on page 19) relate to the period before the appeal hearing at Chippenham Magistrates Court on 6 December 2011 and that he felt that there were not relevant to the current application;

·               That the remaining incidents in the storm log from item 25 on page 19 to item 50 on page 22 were all dealt with calmly and handled by Mr Olmez’s qualified door security staff and Police where relevant;

·               Two other items in the log referred to instances when Mr Olmez thought he was allowed “eating up time” and allowed to serve customers up until closing time.  Mr Olmez is now aware that this is not the case;

·               That at the Court appeal hearing on 6 December 2011 the Court were advised of the competitors’ licensing times for late night refreshment and they made their decision for the closing times for Favourite Chicken & Ribs to coincide with that of the competitor’s licences;

·               However since that time it has come to light that the actual licence times for late night refreshment for Flames and Charcoal Grill for Friday and Saturday nights are 04:00 and 04:30 respectively;

·               That the Applicant would offer to increase the number of trained SIA door staff to 3 during the extended opening hours if granted from the current 2.

The following questions were asked of the Applicant:

Would you be prepared to agree that the door staff remain for a period after 05:00 to help disperse any patrons?

Yes – we could establish a time that they could remain on duty to.

Jacqui Gallimore (Licensing Officer, Wiltshire Police) was present to represent the Responsible Authority and with the consent on the Sub Committee and the Applicant she circulated copies of a summary of incidents relating to Favourite Chicken & Ribs from 1 January 2010 to 21 December 2013. 

Key points raised by Jacqui Gallimore were:

·         That on page 27 of the Agenda Supplement 1 which is  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.