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Minutes: The Senior Technical
Officer
presented the report and outlined the application to consider a
variation of the premises licence to supply alcohol on the premises from 11:00
to 22:00 on Monday – Thursday, from 11:00 – 23:00 on Friday and Saturday and 12:00
– 22:00 on Sunday. The premises currently had a licence that permits the supply
of alcohol from 17:00 to 22:00 on Monday – Thursday, from 11:00-23:00 on Friday
and Saturday and from 11:00 – 22:00 on Sunday which was granted in 2017. Member Questions The Senior Technical
Officer
made the following statements in response to Members’ questions: i.
There had been no noise complaints
from previous events so officers assumed residents had no concerns. ii.
Licensed premises were routinely
inspected to ensure they complied with conditions. iii.
The Museum of Technology had not yet
been inspected, so Officers would check licence conditions had been met when
they visited. Officers would assume conditions were complied with (before
inspection) unless they received evidence to the contrary. iv.
Premises were inspected based on a
program of risk. The Museum of Technology was seen as low risk. v.
Noted Member’s reference to noise
issues in Appendix C of the Officer’s report, but re-iterated there had been no
noise complaints for previous events. Retrospective complaints had been
received in response to the current application. Other Persons The Committee received a representation in objection to the application
from a local resident. The representation covered the following issues: i.
Noise concerns. a.
The museum was unique as it had a
licence for amplified music although located next to a residential street.
Expressed concern that extending the licence would extend amplified sound
usage. b.
The current licence holder was
more considerate than the previous one so events were less intrusive. c.
Expressed concern there appeared
to be no limit on the amount of noise that could be produced on site. ii.
Communication with the Museum. a.
There was no number to call in
case of problems with museum events. b.
People had difficulty contacting
the local authority, so may have been deterred from logging noise concern calls
with the council. c.
Expressed concern that Temporary
Event Notices (TENs) may allow third parties to have their own events that
would not affect the museum (as the main licence holder) if there were any
repercussions. IE the museum would not be penalised. Member Questions In response to Members’ questions the member of the public was unable to
confirm how many neighbours had contacted environmental health services about
museum noise issues. The Chair asked the resident to ask neighbours to register any noise
concerns with environmental health services or their ward councillors so they
could be logged. The Chair said the application today was to consider the
museum licence extension. General issues should be logged with environmental
health services. Environmental Health & Licensing Support Officer The Environmental Health
& Licensing Support Officer made the following points: i.
No complaints had been received to
date. ii. Issues in ... view the full minutes text for item 19/4/Lic |