Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Monkton Park, Chippenham SN15 1ER
Contact: Anna Thurman 01225 718379 Email: anna.thurman@wiltshire.gov.uk
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Election of Chairman To elect a Chairman for one meeting only.
Minutes: Nominations for a Chairman for the Licensing Sub Committee were sought and it was
Resolved:
To elect Councillor Desna Allen as Chairman for this meeting only.
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Procedure for the Meeting The Chairman will explain the attached procedure for the members of the public present. Supporting documents: Minutes: 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 1-7 of the agenda refer). All those present at the meeting introduced themselves.
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Members' Interests To receive any declarations of personal or prejudicial interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.
Minutes: Councillor Caswill, Member for Chippenham, Monkton, declared a personal interest as a family member occasionally works as a Doorman at another Chippenham establishment. |
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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. Supporting documents:
Minutes: 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. |