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Agenda, decisions and minutes

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Contact: Liam Paul  01225718376, Email: liam.paul@wiltshire.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

11.

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 Trevor Carbin as Chairman for this meeting only.

 

Cllr Carbin in the Chair

12.

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 1 – 6 of the Agenda refers).

13.

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.

14.

Declarations of Interest

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

 

Minutes:

There were no interests declared.

15.

Licensing Application

To consider and determine an Application for a Variation of a Premises Licence by Greene King Retailing Limited in respect of Kings Arms and Chapter House, 9 – 13 St John Street, Salisbury

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Application for a Variation of a Premises Licence by Greene King Retailing Limited in respect of Kings Arms and Chapter House, 9 – 13 St John Street, 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 Nick Walton of solicitors Poppleston Allen on behalf of the Applicant, Greene King Retailing Limited were:

 

·               The premises are undergoing a £1million pound refurbishment, to form the second in a chain of New York Steakhouse themed restaurants, to be called the Lazy Cow.

·               The main focus of the offering was high-quality food, and a number (17) of themed hotel rooms in which guests could rent accommodation.

·               The premises would also host themed evenings; for example ‘Jazz’ or ‘Dixie’, with appropriate live (unamplified) music.

·               There would not be discotheques, nor similar events, as the music, whether background recorded music or live artists, would be aimed at providing atmosphere and entertainment for those eating and staying at the premises and would be complementary to these aims, not intrusive.

·               The existing Function Room would be retained and adapted to allow for corporate use; for conferences and meetings.

·               The application is to permit live music 6 days a week, in order to give the flexibility of use that would allow bands and artists to be booked at late notice, without temporary event notices (TENs) becoming necessary.

·               It is envisaged that live music would take place on average 2/3 times a week.

·               A full programme of staff training, due diligence and incident reporting is in place in existing premises and will also be used at the premises under consideration.

·               The proposals offered a dynamic, high reputation offering, which would benefit the area.

·               There were no concerns raised by the police, and the applicants were willing to include the condition suggested by the Environmental Health officer in any license.

·               The applicant reminded the hearing panel of the case of Daniel Thwaites plc v Wirral Borough Magistrates Court, and the need for real evidence to ground any assertions that the proposals would generate problems.

 

Key points raised by the Interested Parties (Mrs Samantha Mellow and Mr AJG Cochran, of Woolley+Wallis, on behalf of Mrs J Coates) were:

 

·               The house lived in by Mrs J Coates was connected structurally to the function room and bordered the proposed smoking area. On the ground level it was a bridal shop.

·               The kitchen and main bedroom of Mrs Coates directly overlooked the proposed smoking area, and there was concern that the smell of smoke would be present in these areas of her house, as well as affect the ability of the ground floor bridal shop to open its windows.

·               A main concern is the possibility of public nuisance and Mrs Mellow noted that the license is desired for Greene King  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15.