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 Allison Bucknell as Chairman for this meeting only.

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

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

To consider and determine an Application for a Premises Licence by Keystone Managements Ltd in respect of an event in Queen Elizabeth Gardens, Mill Road, Salisbury.

Licensing Officer’s Submission

The Sub Committee gave consideration to a report (circulated with the Agenda) in which determination was sought for an application for a new premises licence, presented by Katherine Edge (Public Protection Officer – Licensing) for which one relevant representation had been received.  The application was for the following licensable activities:

Provision of regulated entertainment:

·       Live music Outdoors - 11:00hrs – 22:00hrs Saturday

·       Recorded music - 11:00hrs – 22:00hrs Saturday

Sale by retail of alcohol:

·       On Sales – 11:00hrs – 22:00hrs Saturday

It was noted by the Sub Committee that there were four 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 of the licensing objectives, together with any mandatory conditions required by the Licensing Act.

ii) To exclude from the scope of the application any licensable activity.

iii) To refuse to specify a person as the designated premises supervisor.

iv) To reject the application.

It was confirmed by the Public Protection Officer that the event was for a single day and if it had been an event for fewer than 500 people, it could be covered by a Temporary Event Notice (TEN).

No representations from the relevant authorities were received.

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

On behalf of the Applicant

·       Mr N Muirhead - Applicant

Relevant Representations

·       Mr G Denvir a local resident in objection to the application

The Chair advised that as well as the report, the written representations had been read and considered by the members of the Sub Committee in advance of the meeting. The Chair invited the Applicant to introduce their application.

Applicant’s submission

The Applicant Mr Muirhead spoke in support of the application, highlighting the following points:

·       Attendance – current ticket sales were at 830 and would be capped at 850 to allow for volunteers and security staff etc and to ensure the total in attendance did not exceed 900.

·       Only one representation had been received.

·       Applicant had worked closely with the Responsible Authorities to ensure a Noise Management Plan was agreed.

·       Robust and comprehensive measures to minimise disruption to local residents had been set out.

·       Noise from the stage will be capped at 65 decibels so would not to be unreasonable for residents nearby. For a festival this noise level was considered to be  quiet.

·       The Applicant had employed a Noise Consultant to take readings  during the event and deal with any complaints and take appropriate steps 9for example adjust the sound) and would have the ability to respond at any time during the event, should concern be raised via phone. A member of staff could be on site within 15 minutes to take noise measurements.

·       The stage had been repositioned so that speakers were now facing away from local residents.

·       The Applicant was happy to adjust the application to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.