Licensing (Activities) Sub-Committee – 24 September 2013

Chairman:  To be appointed

Venue:  Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe
Time:  1.30 pm

AGENDA

1.  Appointment of Chairman.

2.  Declarations of personal or personal and prejudicial interests, and significant contact with applicants, objectors or third parties (lobbying), if any.

3.  Licensing Act 2003 – Notice of Hearing

(i)  Application for review of a premises licence, Priory News, 72a Priory Lane, Scunthorpe

4.  Any other items which the chairman decides are urgent by reason of special circumstances which must be specified.

Minutes

PRESENT:   Councillors K Vickers and Wardle.
The sub-committee met at the Civic Centre, Scunthorpe.

1127  CHAIRMAN – Resolved – That Councillor K Vickers be and he is hereby appointed chairman for the meeting.

Councillor K Vickers thereupon took the chair.

1128  DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS, PERSONAL OR PERSONAL AND PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS AND SIGNIFICANT CONTACT WITH APPLICANTS, OBJECTORS OR THIRD PARTIES (LOBBYING) – There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests and personal or personal and prejudicial interests.

1129  (13)  LICENSING ACT 2003 – APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF A PREMISES LICENCE, PRIORY NEWS, 72A PRIORY LANE, SCUNTHORPE, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE – The Director of Places submitted a report advising members of an application for review of a premises licence for Priory News, 72a Priory Lane, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire.

Details of the application were outlined in the report.

The Director in his report reminded the sub-committee that the options available to it under the Licensing Act 2003 when considering such applications were:

  • To modify the conditions of the licence;
  • To exclude a licensable activity from the scope of the licence;
  • To remove the designated premises supervisor;
  • To suspend the licence for a period not exceeding three months;
  • To revoke the licence.

A request to vary the procedure for the hearing had been received from the licence-holder’s legal representative, requesting an adjournment to a future date.  Following a discussion by the members the decision of the sub-committee was stated as follows:

Resolved – That the meeting be adjourned to a future date.