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Appointment of a Chair Minutes: Councillor Bennett was appointed as Chair for the meeting. |
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Six Six Bar Hearing Report PDF 554 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The Licensing Enforcement Officer presented the report and outlined
the application. They confirmed that the Police had agreed conditions with the
Applicant and no representations had been made by the Environmental Health
Department. Applicant The Applicant made the following points: i.
They were not from Cambridge. ii.
Worked with the LGBTQ society and
wanted the Six Six bar to be a safe space. iii.
The project had supported other
local businesses. iv.
As an independent business wanted
to work with the community, Police and residents. The Applicant’s supporter made the following comments: i.
The city was becoming a music waste land. ii.
Volunteers had come together to refurbish the
venue. iii.
A petition had been launched to support this
application which was supported by city residents. Member Questions The applicant made the following statements in response to Members’ questions: i.
Was not aware of acoustic fences
which could be used to reduce noise from outside the premises. ii.
They were working on the basis of
a premises capacity of approximately 180 people but were still waiting to hear
back from the Fire Authority to confirm numbers. iii.
There would be 2 door supervisors
at the weekends, there was only 1 door supervisor working otherwise. The door
supervisors would supervise the smoking area. The front door to the premises
would be closed for noise prevention.
There would be a team briefing for employees at the beginning of each
day. The Licensing Enforcement Officer: i.
Confirmed that a condition of the premises licence required
doors to be closed except for entry and egress to the property, this was for
the purpose of preventing noise nuisance.
ii.
Requested that a copy of the Noise Management Plan
was sent to the Local Authority. The Applicant
advised: i.
That the refurbishment of the premises was mainly
aesthetic and that the position of the bar remained the same. ii.
In response to questions about how complaints would
be dealt with the Applicant advised that the whole business had been built
around ensuring a safe space. Complaints would always be logged. One customer
had been asked to leave the premises recently. They were an approachable person
and was happy to meet anyone who had a complaint to try and reach a solution. iii.
The windows were brand new, and purpose built, and
the cladding was a higher specification. iv.
There were no speakers in the garden. v.
The lighting had been put on a timer as thought
this was better in the current energy crisis but could look at this to stop the
lights flashing on and off and causing problems for neighbours. Interested Party/
‘Other Person’ Mr Weerts made the
following comments:
i.
Had concerns about the premises licence
being granted permission into the early hours of the morning. Welcomed the
regeneration of the area.
ii.
Expressed concerns about noise,
anti-social behaviour and public nuisance.
iii.
Was happy that security officers
would be present at the premises and hoped they would be visible. iv. Expressed ... view the full minutes text for item 22/13/Lic |