Agenda, decisions and minutes

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

Resolved:

To elect Councillor Desna Allen as Chairman for this meeting only.

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 – 8 of the Agenda refers).

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

To consider and determine Police and Environmental Health Objection Notices received in respect of four Temporary Events Notices for WOMAD, Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire.

Consideration of Wiltshire Police and Public Protection Team Objection Notices in respect of four Temporary Events Notices (TENs) for WOMAD, Charlton Park, Charlton, Malmesbury, Wiltshire.

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

The Licensing Officer reported that since the service of the TENs an email had been received from Mr Christopher Smith on behalf of WOMAD agreeing to amend two of the TENs so that Regulated Entertainment at the Backstage Bar and the San Frans Disco bar had been reduced to end at 02:00 (instead of 04:00).  Wiltshire Police had requested that a number of conditions that were currently included within the Premises Licence be included on the TENs.  The Licensing Officer reported that WOMAD’s representative (who was not present at the hearing) had verbally agreed to these conditions being included within the TENs.

In accordance with the hearing procedure detailed in the agenda, the Public Protection Team representative and the Wiltshire Police representative were given the opportunity to address the Sub Committee.

Key points raised by Graham Steady, Public Protection Manager, Food and Environment (Wiltshire Council Public Protection Team) were:

·               The Public Protection Team were happy that the end time of the Regulated Entertainment for the Backstage Bar and the San Frans Disco Bar had been reduced back to 02:00; and

·               That although the Backstage Bar would now be starting a day earlier (Wednesday 24 July) if the noise condition from the existing Premises Licence was included this would alleviate any additional noise nuisance.

Key points raised by Jacqui Gallimore, representative for Wiltshire Police were:

·               If the TENs were to be allowed and the conditions they were requested were included, where would these be detailed?  They would require clarity for their enforcement purposes.

The Licensing Officer confirmed that the conditions would form part of the Decision Notice which would be attached to the TENs which would be countersigned by the Chairman of the Sub Committee.

The Sub Committee then retired to consider the application at 2.45pm with the Solicitor for Wiltshire Council and the Democratic Services officer.

The Hearing reconvened at 3.20pm.

The Sub Committee considered all of the submissions made to it and the written representations together with the Licensing Act 2003, Statutory Guidance and Regulations and the Licensing Policy of the Council

Resolved:

The Northern Area Licensing Sub Committee has considered the Objection Notices submitted by Wiltshire Police and Wiltshire Council’s Public Protection Team. 

The Sub Committee has decided not to issue Counter Notices in respect of any of the Temporary Events Notices and therefore to allow the four Temporary Events Notices as follows:

Core Crew Camping Bar             Sale of alcohol from 18:00 on Tuesday 23 July to 04:00 each day until Monday 29 July 2013.

                                                         Provision of late night refreshment from 23:00 to 04:00 each day until Monday 29 July 2013.

Backstage Bar                               All licensable activities from 12:00 on Wednesday 24 July to 04:00 on Monday 29 July 2013 with  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.