Agenda and minutes

          The minutes of the meeting held on 18 August 2015 were taken as read and signed as a correct record.

The Chairman introduced the Members of the Committee and the Council’s officers who were present.

The Council’s legal adviser, John Tully, summarised the procedure to be followed outlined the content of the bundle of documents and the nature of the application.

At the hearing, the Committee was addressed by the applicant’s Licensing Representative, Gill Sherratt of Licensing Matters who was accompanied by the applicant, Doug McQueen (Clamco Limited) and Mary Horay, proposed Manageress of the premises.  During her representations Mrs Sherratt advised the Committee that the applicant had voluntarily agreed to reduce the hours for the sale of alcohol and the hours the premises were open to the public from 08.00 to 23.00 hours each day to 08.00 to 22.30 hours each day.

Mr S Price submitted representations and addressed the Members as “other persons”. In addition Councillor S Baker attended the hearing but did not address the Committee.

The Members also took into consideration the relevant representations submitted by other persons who did not attend the hearing but who had submitted relevant representations. 

The Committee asked a number of questions of the parties and retired to consider the matter.

Findings

1.     A number of representations submitted to the licensing authority did not constitute relevant representations. These were not taken into consideration.

2.     None of the representations which were capable of being relevant representations were supported by evidence which the Committee could consider.

3.     The application was consistent with the Licensing Objectives.

RESOLVED: That, having considered the application in accordance with Section 4 of the Licensing Act 2003 and all other relevant considerations, it was decided that the application be granted subject to the following:

1. The voluntary agreement to reduce the hours for the sale of alcohol and the hours the premises are open to the public from 08.00 to 23.00 hours each day to 08.00 to 22.30 hours each day;
2. The conditions volunteered as part of the operating schedule;

3.     The conditions agreed with Cheshire Police and Trading Standards; and

4.     The relevant mandatory conditions.

Time that the application shall take effect

Forthwith.