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Contact: Lisa Pullin, Tel 01225 713015 or email  committee@wiltshire.gov.uk 

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1.

Election of Chairman

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

Minutes:

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

 

Resolved:

 

To elect Councillor Allison Bucknell as Chairman for this meeting only.

2.

Apologies for Absence/Substitutions

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

Minutes:

Cllr Allison Bucknell was substituting for Cllr Peter Hutton.  There were no apologies.

3.

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 5 – 11 of the Agenda refers).

4.

Chairman's Announcements

The Chairman will make any relevant annoucements.

Minutes:

The Chairman made no announcements.

5.

Declarations of Interest

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

 

Minutes:

There were no interests declared.

6.

Licensing Application

To consider and determine an Application for a Premises Licence made by Bejar Hoshair Shwani in respect of Wicker Hill Food Stores, 1B Wicker Hill, Trowbridge, BA14 8JS.  The report of the Public Protection Officer – Licensing is attached.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Application by Bejar Hoshair Shwani for a Premises Licence in respect of Wicker Hill Food Stores, 1B Wicker Hill, Trowbridge

 

Licensing Officer’s Submission

 

The Sub Committee gave consideration to a report (circulated with the Agenda) for which determination was sought for an application for a Premises Licence, presented by Teresa Issacson (Public Protection Officer – Licensing).  One relevant representation had been received on behalf of Trowbridge Town Council.  The application was for the following licensable activity:

 

·       Sale by retail of alcohol (Off Sales only) from 00:00 – 23.59, Monday to Sunday at Wicker Hill Food Stores, 1B Wicker Hill, Trowbridge.

 

Mrs Issacson reported the following to the Sub Committee:

 

·       After the consultation period had ended the Applicant had offered directly to Trowbridge Town Council a reduction for the hours of the Sale of Alcohol from 24 hours to 06:00 to 02.30 Sunday to Saturday and the following additional conditions in an effort to mitigate their application:

 

a.      From 00.30 of every morning, all sales of alcohol will be conducted via a secured hatched window system.

b.      CCTV cameras shall be fixed and monitor the front and side of the premises 24 hours of each day.

c.      The Management will regularly monitor the frontage of the premise, check for any litter and clear on a regular basis within daytime trading hours.

d.      The Management will ensure that a refuse bin will be positioned outside the premises.

e.      The Management and staff will use their best endeavours to monitor the exterior of their premises using their CCTV system and report any concerns of people congregating or street drinkers in their Incident Log.

f.        The Management will display the Trowbridge Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) on the front of the premises and also near the point of sale inside the shop.

g.      The Management will ensure that all staff will be familiar with the contents of the PSPO using the written training guidance (see attached). This training guidance will also be displayed in a convenient area inside the premises where it can be easily read by all staff when on duty.

h.      Proxy signage will be prominently displayed at the areas of the display of alcohol, stating the maximum fine.

 

·       Following this offer, Trowbridge Town Council confirmed that they wished to continue with their representation in objection to the application.

 

The Chair confirmed that the Sub Committee had only received the details of the reduction of hours for the sale of alcohol from 24 hours to 06:00 to 02:30 Sunday to Saturday and the additional conditions offered directly to the Town Council prior to the hearing.  However, the Sub Committee agreed to accept this information as part of the submission to them.

 

It was noted by the Sub Committee that there were three options available to them:

 

i)           To grant the licence subject to such conditions as are consistent with those included in the operating schedule submitted with the application, modified to such extent as the Sub Committee considers appropriate for the promotion  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.