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 Pip Ridout as Chairman for this meeting only.

The Chairman will explain the attached procedure for the members of the public present.

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 – 6 of the Agenda refers).

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

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

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

There were no interests declared.

To consider and determine an Application for a Premises Licence by Salisbury City Council, in respect of Queen Elizabeth Gardens, Salisbury.

Application by Salisbury City Council for a Premises Licence Queen Elizabeth Gardens, Mill Road, Salisbury

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 the Interested Parties were given the opportunity to address the Sub-Committee.

Key points raised by Mr Chris Stringer on behalf of the Applicant were:

·               Reason for the application is to ensure that events are properly licensed.

·               This process saves the City Council money and time

Key points raised by the Interested Parties, Mr W Sanders and Mr M and Mrs M Watts were:

·               There were issues regarding parking by people attending events.

·               There were issues regarding litter left in the surrounding streets after events have been held.

·               Concerns with noise from evening events.

·               Concerns that people will bring alcohol to late evening events and remain in the park after the events have ended.

The parties were given the opportunity to ask questions of the Applicant, Responsible Authority, Interested Parties and Wiltshire Council Officers. 

The Sub-Committee members sought clarification on some points before retiring at 10.55am to consider the application and were accompanied by the Solicitor for Wiltshire Council and the Democratic Services Officer.

The Hearing reconvened at 11.15am

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 and

Resolved:

To grant the application with operating hours and conditions as applied for.

Evidence:

The Sub-Committee considered the written evidence attached to the agenda. In addition the Committee heard all the evidence from Mr Chris Stringer on behalf of the applicant, and also from the following individuals who had made written submissions objecting to the application:

Mr W A Sanders

Mr M and Mrs M Watts

Reasons

The sub-committee was satisfied that the conditions set out in the operating schedule, together with the additional agreed condition limiting the number of events to eight in any twelve month period, would meet licensing objectives.