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BCP Council has made an application for a new premises licence for part of Bournemouth’s seafront to include the sandy beach and shoreline.

The application was originally made for the provision of regulated entertainment and the sale of alcohol, both on and off the premises but following consultation with Dorset Police it was agreed to remove the provision of off sales from the application and on sales to be only sold with food.

The hours requested for all activities are between 10:00 and 22:00, mainly during the months of March – September, with the alcohol provision from April – September each year as part of a wider catering offer on the Seafront.

The application is brought before the Licensing Committee for determination.

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An application had been received for a new premises licence for Tofts Beach.

BCP Council has made an application for a new premises licence for part of Bournemouth’s seafront to include the sandy beach and shoreline.

The application was originally made for the provision of regulated entertainment and the sale of alcohol, both on and off the premises but following consultation with Dorset Police it was agreed to remove the provision of off sales from the application and on sales to be only sold with food.

The hours requested for all activities are between 10:00 and 22:00, mainly during the months of March – September, with the alcohol provision from April – September each year as part of a wider catering offer on the Seafront.  The application is to allow the following licensable activities to take place during the requested times:

Plays – 10:00 to 22:00

Films - 10:00 to 22:00

Live Music - 10:00 to 22:00

Recorded Music - 10:00 to 22:00

Performances of Dance -10:00 to 22:00

Activity like music/dance - 10:00 to 22:00

Sale of alcohol – 10.00 to 22.00 – for the specified area identified on the Plan.

Attendance:

Cllr J Butt – Chair of the Committee

Cllr J Bagwell – Vice-Chair of the Committee

Cllr D Brown

Cllr R Burton

Cllr N Decent

Cllr B Dion

Cllr B Dove

Cllr G Farquhar

Cllr T Johnson

Cllr D Kelsey

Cllr L Williams

Sarah Rogers, BCP Senior Licensing Officer

Nananka Randle, BCP Licensing Manager

Helen Wildman, BCP Council Events Manager

Jon Weaver – BCP Council Head of Resort Marketing & Events

Noel Oliver – BCP Council Seafront Contracts Manager

Sergeant Gareth Gosling - Dorset Police

Matthew Taylor – Senior Environment Health Officer

The Chair made introductions and explained the procedure for the hearing which was agreed by all parties.

The Senior Licensing Officer presented the report, a copy of which had been circulated to all parties and a copy of which appears as Appendix B to these minutes in the Minute Book.

The application prompted 26 representations from other persons under the prevention of crime and disorder, prevention of public nuisance, public safety and the protection of children from harm licensing objectives. A copy of the representations received were attached at Appendix 2 to the report.

Environmental Health agreed conditions with the applicant which will form part of the operating schedule should the application be granted. A copy of these conditions was attached at Appendix 3 to the report.

Initial concerns were raised by Dorset Police but, following mediation, it was agreed that the provision of off sales would be removed from the application and on sales would only take place with food. A number of conditions which will form part of the operating schedule should the application be granted, have been agreed with the applicant and were attached at Appendix 4 to the report.

The following persons attended the hearing and addressed the Sub Committee to expand on the points made in their written submissions:  ...  view the full minutes text for item 47