Licensing (Activities) Sub-Committee – 22 November 2012

Chairman:  To be appointed
Venue:  Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe
Time:   10 am

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 the variation of a premises licence at Booze Bargain (Currently Boozemaster), 149-153 Frodingham Road, Scunthorpe

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

MINUTES

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

1055  CHAIRMAN – Resolved – That Councillor K Vickers be and he is hereby appointed chairman for the meeting.

Councillor Vickers thereupon took the chair.

1056  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.

1057  (27)  LICENSING ACT 2003 – APPLICATION FOR THE VARIATION OF A PREMISES LICENCE, BOOZE BARGAIN (CURRENTLY BOOZEMASTER), 149-153 FRODINGHAM ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, – The Director of Places submitted a report advising members of an application to vary a premises licence atBooze Bargain (currently Boozemaster), 149-153 Frodingham Road, Scunthorpe.

Details of the application were outlined in the report, together with the variation application form, existing premises licence, letters of objection from Humberside Police, Environmental Health (Commercial), Trading Standards, the Licensing Authority, the Primary Care Trust as well as objections from eight local residents.

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 reject the whole or part of the application

The sub-committee received a request from the applicant’s solicitor to adjourn the meeting to a future date, preferably in late January 2013, to enable further discussions to take place and to address the concerns identified by the objectors.  This request for an adjournment was supported by Humberside Police and the Licensing Authority.

Resolved unanimously – That the meeting be adjourned to a future date to be confirmed with all parties.