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Charlies Coffee Hearing PDF 228 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The Senior Technical Officer presented the report and outlined the
application. In response to Member’s questions the Senior Technical Officer confirmed
that 5 complaints had been received regarding a fire / intruder alarm and 1
complaint had been received regarding building works. Applicant Mr Cullaro made the following points: i.
The business had been up and
running since 2014, since that time the local area had changed and had become a
family friendly street. ii.
The restaurant had been improved,
children enjoyed the restaurant and families liked to sit outside the
restaurant. iii.
The business had had no issues
with misbehaving customers. iv.
All staff received training and
would challenge anyone buying alcoholic drinks if they did not look 21 years of
age. If individuals did not have ID to
prove their age then they would not be sold alcohol. v.
Under the current licensing
conditions, customers were only able to buy and drink alcohol inside the
restaurant. vi.
The complaints regarding the fire
alarms related to the language school which was above the restaurant and had
nothing to do with the restaurant. vii.
The complaint regarding building
works again related to a party taking place upstairs. The restaurant had some furniture
which was not suitable for health and safety standards therefore works were
undertaken to rectify this during these works music came from upstairs. viii.
Other restaurants in the vicinity had
permission to sell alcohol outside their premises. ix.
The restaurant did not sell
alcohol on draught everything was from a bottle. x.
The person who had raised a
complaint about the application was a persistent complainer. xi.
The restaurant worked with the
Police and gave them full access whenever there were any issues on Burleigh Street. xii.
The restaurant had also worked
with the Environmental Health Team. xiii.
They would not sell alcohol to
individuals who were inebriated and staff had undertaken training regarding the
sale of alcohol. xiv.
The restaurant was a family
business and had done everything that it was required to do, to be able to sell
alcohol to customers in the outside seating area. Member Questions In response to Members’ questions the Senior
Technical Officer confirmed:
i.
Although the licensed premises had specific
licensing hours, the restaurant did not have to open for all the hours that the
licence permitted. Applicant In response to Member’s questions Mr Cullaro
made the following points: i.
There was an area of land outside the restaurant
which belonged to Charlie’s Coffee Company and not the City Council. Tables and
chairs in this area did not impact on pedestrian, bicycle or wheelchair
accessibility. ii.
Currently in the outside seating area there was one
chair and one mini table. Ashtrays were provided so that customers could smoke
and have somewhere to dispose of their cigarettes. Staff had to check and clean
this area hourly. iii. There were no plans for the restaurant to be open beyond 11pm; he was conscious that he did not want his staff to be ... view the full minutes text for item 18/61/Lic |