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Agenda, decisions and draft minutes
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Items No. Item Appointment of Chair for this Meeting
Minutes:
In accordance with the terms of reference of the Licensing Committee, Councillors were invited to nominate a Chair for the duration of the meeting.
Councillor O’Callaghan proposed that Councillor Patmore take the Chair, seconded by Councillor Jobson.
RESOLVED (unanimously): that Councillor Patmore be appointed as Chair for the duration of the meeting.
Apologies for absence
Minutes:
None received.
Minutes of previous meeting PDF 234 KB
Minutes:
RESOLVED – (Unanimously) that the minutes of the meeting held on 15th June 2022 be approved as a true record.
Declarations of Interest
Minutes:
None received.
Additional documents:
- Appendix A Application_to_vary_a_premises_licence_ (redacted) , item 28. PDF 474 KB
- APPENDIX B Map , item 28. PDF 111 KB
- APPENDIX C premises licence amended plan 06042022 , item 28. PDF 560 KB
- Appendix D Police Major Variation Objection letter , item 28. PDF 204 KB
- Appendix E Licensing Memo CW , item 28. PDF 171 KB
- There are a further 2 documents.View the full list of documents for item 28.
Decision:
We have listened carefully to all the submissions and we are bound to be directed by the promotion of the Licensing Objectives and Material Consideration of:
- Prevention of Crime and Disorder
- Public Safety
- Prevention of Public Nuisance
- Protection of
Children from Harm
On balance, the Sub-Committee DOES NOT ACCEPT the evidence provided in support of the application and therefore the application fails to satisfy the principal material considerations.
Minutes:
WThe Licensing Lead Officer, Mr Bryant, introduced his report. Hastings Borough Council received an application to vary the premises licence of Flames Grill, Havelock Road, Hastings on 17th May 2022. Flames Grill is located within Area 1A (Hastings Town Centre) of the Council Special Saturation Policy (Cumulative Impact).
The full variation application requests an extension to late night refreshment and opening times, as set out in the report.
The Council’s Licensing Policy matrix shows that an application for a ‘Late night takeaway’ premises within a Saturation Area would not be acceptable and the applicant would need to demonstrate that the issue of such a licence would not cause problems to the area or add to any existing identified problems.
Mr Bryant said the applicant made no mention of the Cumulative Impact Zone in their application, or the issues raised by the matrix. However, a few days before the Sub-Committee hearing a Cumulative Impact Zone statement and draft Dispersal Policy were submitted by the applicant via their agent.
The application is required to be advertised by approved notice and shared with responsible authorities. Following this process two representations were received, from Sussex Police and the Hastings Borough Council licensing team.
Mr Bryant noted that in February 2020 a Licensing Sub-Committee hearing was held to review the premises licence for Flames Grill following a request from Sussex Police under the licensing objectives “the Prevention of Crime and Disorder” and “Public Safety”. The review referred to eleven separate incidents.
At that time the Licensing Sub-Committee applied conditions to the licence. This decision was appealed and subsequently a consent order was granted by the court and is included within the premises licence.
PC Spalding, Licensing Officer for Sussex Police, made a submission.
A formal objection to the application for a major variation was submitted on 24th May 2022. The objection states that the application does not address the fact that the premises falls within the Cumulative Impact Zone or how increasing operating hours will not have a negative impact on the licensing objectives. The late submission of the Cumulative Impact Zone statement does not address these issues and increasing the operating hours would only take the premises further away from the approach set out in the Council’s Licensing Policy matrix.
PC Spalding said that there is already a high demand on Sussex Police and other emergency services within the vicinity of the premises at 3am. An increase in the operating hours is likely to increase this demand.
The latest crime statistics show that Havelock Road has the second highest level of public place violent crime in Hastings and in the last three years there have been twenty violent crimes reported at or directly outside the premises.
PC Spalding referred to the draft Dispersal Policy submitted by the applicant and said such procedures should already be in operation, considering the previous review of the premises licence.
In conclusion Sussex Police believe that granting the application would result in an increase in public place ... view the full minutes text for item 28.
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