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Minutes:
The Committee received a Section 73
application to vary condition 5 of planning permission 19/0902/FUL (Change of
use from existing automobile repair shop (vacant unit) to a mixeduse Class B2
(microbrewery) and Class A4 (drinking establishment) and installation of cycle
storage facilities) to read: The Premises shall only be open to the public at
the following times: Tuesday-Friday 16:00hrs-23:00hrs; Saturday:
11:00hrs-23:00hrs.
The Committee received a representation in objection to the application
from a resident of Ainsworth Street:
i.
Drinkers
did not wish to remain indoors [within 23A Hooper Street]. This led to
anti-social behaviour which affected nearby residents.
ii.
Requested the hours of operation
be reduced and drinkers be required to remain indoors.
iii.
New
residents were moving into Hooper Street who may not be aware of these
proposals.
iv.
A poorly run pub would lower local
property prices.
Ms Temple (Applicant’s Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the
application.
Councillor Robertson (Ward Councillor) addressed the Committee about the
application:
i.
He was incorrectly referred to as “Councillor
Roberts” instead of “Councillor Robertson” in the Officer’s report.
ii.
Pubs created noise, but residents should expect
this when moving into new homes being built near the pub in Hooper Street.
iii.
The situation would be different if a [new] pub
opened when housing was already in place as per the Calvery Brewery.
iv.
Other pubs in the area that were linked with noise
and anti-social behaviour faced prosecution and their licence was at risk.
v.
Conditions were put on the 23A Hooper Street pub
application in 2019 to restrict noise by drinkers, and a noise management plan
put in place.
vi.
Lockdown
has affected pubs. Drinkers’ behaviour affected residents. The current
application should address these issues. If not, residents should report noise
and anti-social behaviour concerns to the City Council’s Environmental Health
Officers.
Councillor Porrer
proposed an amendment to the Officer’s recommendation to include measures to
control external area drinking and spillage of drinkers/patrons into the street.
This amendment was carried
unanimously.
The Committee:
Resolved (by 5
votes to 2) to grant
the Section 73 application in
accordance with the Officer recommendation, for the reasons set out in the
Officer’s report, and subject to the conditions recommended by the Officer
including the amendment to condition 2 concerning measures
to limit disturbance to residents through the control of external area
drinking, a managed exit out of hours and spillage of drinkers/patrons into the
street.
Delegated authority given to Officers to draft the conditions in
consultation with the Chair and Spokes.