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 Peter Hutton as Chairman for this meeting only.

To receive any apologies for absence and to note any substitutions.

There were no apologies or substitutions.

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”.

The Chairman advised that this was the first Western Area Licensing Sub Committee online hearing.

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 The White Hart, Lane End, Corsley made by Adelle Gill.  The report of the Public Protection Officer – Licensing is attached.

To consider and determine an Application for a Variation of a Premises Licence in respect of The White Hart, Lane End, Corsley made by Adelle Gill. 

Licensing Officer’s Submission

1.    Carla Adkins - Public Protection Officer - Licensing, Wiltshire Council introduced the purpose and scope of the application, the premises to which it related and the key issues for consideration.

Points made included:

2.    That an application for a variation of a Premises Licence in respect of The White Hart, Corsley had been made by Adelle Gill for which nine relevant representations had been received.  The application for a variation to the premises licence was received and accepted as a valid application on 11 June 2020.

3.    That copies of the application form, plan and current premises licence were contained in the agenda pack.

4.    Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a Licensing Officer was unable to carry out a site visit and check the blue notice and as such on the 18 June 2020, the applicant was contacted and asked to provide an email with a photograph of the blue notice in-situ which was promptly provided.  The Licensing Officer was unable to see the date on the blue notice and contacted the applicant on 21 June 2020. The applicant gave assurances that the date 11.06.20 was handwritten in biro on the blue notice, however it was faint from the outside of the premises and the Licensing Officer requested that the date be written in bold so it could be clearly seen. The request was complied with and a photograph of the amended blue notice in situ was emailed to the Licensing Officer on 21 June 2020.

5.    That a notice was not published in a locally circulating publication within 10 days of submitting the application which resulted in the consultation period being extended to 14 July 2020.

6.    That there were nine valid representations against the application. The Licensing Authority also received ten emails of support for the application, however these were not included in the report as they do not relate to the licensing objectives.

7.    During the consultation period Wiltshire Council’s Environmental Health Officer requested a noise management plan from the applicant. This was provided by the applicantand accepted by the Environmental Health Officer.

8.    It was then noted by the Sub Committee that there were three options available to them;

          i)To grant the licence as applied for.

ii) To modify the conditions of the licence.

iii) To reject the whole or part of the application.

9.    The following parties attended the hearing and took part in it:

On behalf of the Applicant

• Adele Gill – The Licence Holder

Relevant Representations

• Mr Paul Evans who made representations on behalf of himself, the Chudleys and the Pugsleys 
• Cllr Neil Britton for the Parish Council
• Simon Jasper – observer for the Parish Council
• Mr Hanney - local resident

• Mr Parkinson – local resident

Applicants Submission;

10.Adelle Gill – Licensee of The White Hart, Lane End, Corsley outlined why  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.