Agenda and minutes

            The minutes of the meeting held on 18^th November 2013 were taken as read and signed as a correct record.

            The Committee met to consider an application which had been made under section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 for a premises licence in relation to the above premises.

The hearing was held in accordance with the Licensing Act 2003 and the Licensing Act (Hearings) Regulations 2005.

            Following an introduction by the Chairman the Council’s legal representative outlined the procedures to be followed and summarised the points which were relevant to the hearing. Specifically:-

·         The application was for a Premises Licence for an indefinite period for the Creamfields events commencing with the August Bank Holiday of 2014.Previous licences had been for fixed periods of 1 or 3 years.

·         Details of the application were set out in the agenda. Since the agenda was prepared negotiations had continued between the applicant and other parties resulting in agreed conditions with Cheshire Police and with Halton Borough Council Environmental Protection jointly with Warrington Borough Council. These had been circulated to members.

·         The agenda set out which licensable activities have been applied for, together with the hours and days during which those activities would take place. However, the agreed conditions had reduced the hours being applied for.

·         The question of where activities were to take place within the Premises had also been the subject of clarification since the agenda was prepared. The area which was the subject of the application is shown edged in red on the application plan (plan 1). A second plan (plan 2) had been provided to show an enlargement of the central area of the site.

·         Most activities were requested to take place within the areas described as the Event Arena Fields. Other activities were requested to take place in areas described as the Campsite Areas. The Campsite Areas were to be restricted to Late Night Refreshment and (subject to agreement with Cheshire Police and the Safety Advisory Group) the supply of alcohol.

·         The applicant and Cheshire Police confirmed that a modification of an agreed condition (Condition 3 third bullet point) had been the subject of further discussion and had been agreed as modified to read:  “The arena areas shall cease to be open to the public by 24.00hrs and may be re-opened to the public from 10.00hrs on Saturdays.”

·         The agreed conditions accepted that the precise locations of the Campsite Areas could be altered within the Premises.

·         Immediately prior to the hearing the applicant discussed with representatives of Cheshire Police and Halton Borough Council Environmental Protection the question of the identification of the areas described as the Event Arena Fields. The parties agreed to clarify the agreed conditions by treating the location of the Event Arena Fields in a way analogous to the Campsite Areas. It was therefore agreed that the location of the Event Arena Fields could be altered within the Premises subject to agreement and to an appropriately drafted condition.

·         A summary of the impact of the agreed conditions on the hours of operation is attached as Appendix 1.

            Representations had been made by the following responsible authorities:  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.