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An application has been received for a variation of the premises licence for the premise known as ‘Urban Reef’, Undercliffe Drive, Bournemouth.

This matter is brought before the Sub-Committee for determination.

Attendance:

From BCP Council:

Sarah Rogers, Senior Licensing Officer

Tanya Coulter Legal Advisor to the Sub Committee

Michelle Cutler, Clerk to the Sub Committee

The Chairman made introductions and explained the procedure for the Hearing, which was agreed by all parties.

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

The Sub Committee was asked to consider an application made by Licensing Lawyers, on behalf of the licence holders Urban Reef Restaurant Limited, for their restaurant to include the beach deck area.  An Application was made for regulated entertainment, late night refreshment and the supply of alcohol, both on and off the premises, 24 hours a day each day of the week, with the following exceptions:- No sale of alcohol for consumption in the external areas of the premises would take place between the hours of 23:00 and 08:00 the following day. Regulated entertainment would not take place between the hours of 22:00 and 08:00 the following day. Late night refreshment, after 23:00, would not apply to the beach deck area.

The following persons attended the Hearing and addressed the Sub Committee to expand on the points made in their written submissions:

Jon Payne, Licensing Lawyers - Solicitor for Applicant

Mark Cribb, Applicant

Sergeant Gareth Gosling, Dorset Police – Responsible Authority, objecting

The Chairman sought clarification of the Application and the Applicant confirmed that it was new application to cover the existing licence and outside decking area between 20:00hrs and 23:00hrs.

The Sub Committee asked various questions of all parties present and were grateful for the responses received.

All parties were invited to sum up before the Sub Committee retired to make its decision. Before concluding the Hearing, the Legal Advisor advised all parties of the right of appeal.

It was RESOLVED that the application for a new premises licence of the premises known as ‘Urban Reef’, Undercliff Drive, BH5 1BN, dated 11 March 2021, to include the external beach decked area with a connecting area for transit be GRANTED, subject to the inclusion of the conditions proposed by Dorset Police and Environmental Health and agreed with the Applicant, as set out in the papers published with the Sub-Committee Report along with other conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule within the application and additional conditions further to discussion at the Hearing, to enable:

• the performance of plays, both indoors and outdoors, daily, between 08:00hrs and 22:00hrs
• live and recorded music, both indoors and outdoors, daily, between 08:00hrs and 22:00hrs
• the exhibition of films, both indoors and outdoors, daily
• live music both indoors and outdoors, daily, between 08:00hrs and 22:00hrs
• the performance of dance both indoors and outdoors, daily, between 08:00hrs and 22:00hrs

The terms and conditions of the current licence are replicated, with the exception of the beached decked area, where the following additional conditions shall apply. In addition, Late Night Refreshment shall not apply to the beach  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14