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Appointment of a Chair Minutes: Councillor Rosenstiel was appointed as Chair for the meeting. |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes:
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Meeting Procedure Minutes: All parties noted the procedure. |
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Additional documents:
Minutes: The Assistant Licensing Officer presented the report and outlined the
application. Applicant’s
Agent Mr Aylot made the
following points on behalf of the applicant: (i)
The toilets
referred to in condition 1 were for staff, not members of the public. Details
were not clear on the plan, but a door prevented public access. (ii)
The Applicants
were new to the trade; the shop had been running for seven months without
encountering problems. Issues raised in the representations referred to
anti-social behaviour (ASB) and street drinking. Conditions proposed in the
application to mitigate any concerns would be more strenuous than for
neighbouring premises. (iii)
A condition
for the application would prohibit high strength alcohol. The Applicant would
be happy to accept 5.7% for beer, lager and cider. (iv)
Reference was
made to licence conditions for 96 Mill Road. The Applicant would accept a
similar condition not to sell high strength alcohol of over 5.7% to discourage
street drinkers (who prefer cheap high strength alcohol). It was suggested that
street drinkers might leave the area if they could not access cheap high
strength alcohol. (v)
The
application set a benchmark for licensing conditions to hold other Mill Road
premises against. This was done as a response to the ‘Grandfather Rights’ to
address ASB concerns. (vi)
The proposed
conditions may encourage other premises to adopt good practices through a
voluntary code/variance of conditions to address any perceived issues in Mill
Road. (vii)
Licensing
guidance policies 239 and 240 state that individuals are responsible for their
own actions when they leave a licensed premises. (viii)
The Applicant
has a Turkish language training manual to ensure that staff whose first
language is not English would understand their responsibilities. (ix)
There are thirteen
outlets selling alcohol in Mill Road, so this application should not impact on
the cumulative impact zone by attracting additional street drinkers. It was
anticipated that licensing conditions would assist the Applicant to deter
street drinking. (x)
The Applicant
operated a convenience store, and wished to add alcohol to the services
offered. (xi)
Referred to
residents’ representations, which all had the same text. It was suggested these
were a petition in effect and raised the question who had started the ‘petition’.
It was suggested an existing trader had done so to prevent competition. (xii)
Responded to
Police Constables Sinclair and Thomas’ statements setting out police
objections: · The sale of cheap strong alcohol drew street
drinkers to the area, as referred to in Sergeant Norden’s witness statement.
The Applicant would discourage street drinkers through disinterest, as the
premises would not sell high strength alcohol. · The application would not add to crime
levels as these were dropping in the area. · Conditions should address Police concerns. (xiii)
Conditions
that could be added to the application to assist the Police: · Marking alcohol bottles with an ultra violet
pen to show where it was sold. · Selling beer, lager and cider in packs of two or more (street drinkers prefer to purchase single cans to minimise the amount of ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |