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Agenda, decisions and minutes

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Contact: Lisa Pullin, tel 01225 713015 or email  lisa.pullin@wiltshire.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

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 Cllr Desna Allen as Chairman for this meeting only.

2.

Apologies for Absence/Substitutions

To receive any apologies and to note any substitutions.

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

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”

4.

Chairman's Announcements

The Chairman will give details of the exits to be used in the event of an emergency.

Minutes:

The Chairman gave details of the exits to be used in the event of an emergency.

5.

Declarations of Interest

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

 

Minutes:

Cllr Desna Allen declared that she was Leader of Chippenham Town Council and, although that Council had considered the application, she had not attended the relevant town council meeting.

6.

Licensing Application

To consider and determine an application for a variation of a Premises Licence in respect of Morrisons, West Cepen Way, Chippenham, SN14 6UZ, made by WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC.  The report of the Public Protection Officer (Licensing) is attached.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Application by Morrisons for a variation of a Premises Licence at West Cepen Way, Chippenham, SN14 6UZ.

 

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 those who had made a Relevant Representation were given the opportunity to address the Sub Committee.

 

Key points raised by Ms Clare Johnson of Messrs Gosschalks, Solicitors, on behalf of the Applicant were:

 

·               An application was being made on behalf of Morrisons for a variation of the Premises Licence by an increase of one hour’s trading from 23:00 – 00:00 (midnight), Mondays to Sundays.

 

·                500 branches of the store throughout the country were trading from 6:30am through to midnight, many in densely populated areas, without being subject to review.

 

·                Staff employed by Morrisons received intensive training in dealing with under age customers and proxy sales and an independent company was employed to carry out spot checks throughout the country together with the use of CCTV equipment.

 

·                The Morrisons store at West Cepen Way, Chippenham had not been subjected to any problems and no representations had been received from the Police or the Environmental Health Officer. 

 

·                There had been no representations regarding public safety or harm to children.    

 

Key points raised by the Responsible Authority were:  None

 

Key points raised by those who made a Relevant Representation were:

 

·               Cllr Nina Phillips, Wiltshire Councillor for Cepen Park North & Redlands Division expressed concern that the many children living in the Cepen North area of Chippenham would be disturbed on school days by noise. She also thought that the noise generated by cars would cause a nuisance and that anti social behaviour was quite likely.  She considered that more LCD lighting in the bin area and crevices should be required as a condition.

 

·                Cllr Mary Pile, Chippenham Town Councillor for Cepen Park North & Redlands Ward submitted in writing similar representations to those presented by Cllr Nina Phillips.

 

·                Mr Malcolm Toogood, a local resident, did not consider that there was a need for an extension to the existing licence as the area was quiet and there was no demand for an extension. He suggested that Morrisons were only seeking an extension in order to “create a precedent for their planning application for extended delivery hours into unsocial times of the night”.  

 

The parties were given the opportunity to ask questions of the Applicant, Responsible Authority, those who made a Relevant Representation and Wiltshire Council Officers.  A debate ensued in which the Sub-Committee discussed points raised by those who made representations.  The Sub-Committee considered that there was no firm evidence submitted to substantiate the points raised.  There was no evidence of disturbance in the area and no representations had been made to the Police. 

 

The Sub-Committee members sought clarification on some points and the Chairman explained that the question of delivery hours could not be taken into  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.