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The Licensing Authority has received an application for a new premises licence at Bournemouth Bake House, 3 – 5 Fir Vale Road, Bournemouth, to permit late night refreshment between the hours of 23:00 and 05:00, each day of the week.

The Licensing Authority has received 3 representations from other persons on the grounds that to grant the application would undermine the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety and the prevention of public nuisance licensing objectives.

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

Attendance:

BCP Council:

Sarah Rogers – Licensing Officer

Mary Almeida - Legal Advisor to the Sub-Committee

Claire Johnston - Clerk to the Sub-Committee

Rebekah Rhodes – Clerk to the Sub-Committee (observing)

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

The Licensing Officer presented the 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 for a new premises licence at Bournemouth Bake House, 3 – 5 Fir Vale Road, Bournemouth, to permit late night refreshment between the hours of 23:00 and 05:00, each day of the week.

The Licensing Authority received 3 representations from other persons on the grounds that to grant the application would undermine the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety and the prevention of public nuisance licensing objectives. It was clarified that 2 of the representations which were identical in content were received by the same person and therefore there were only 2 separate representations.

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

Mr Mark Cater – Applicant

Mr Ismail Ecker – Objector

Mr Ecker also brought the following witnesses who addressed the Sub-Committee:

Ms Merve Eker

Ms Berfin Eker

Mr Jesus Giordano

The Sub-Committee asked various questions of the parties present and was 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.

RESOLVED: RESOLVED that the application for a new premises licence at Bournemouth Bake House, to permit late night refreshment between the hours of 23:00 and 05:00, each day of the week, be GRANTED.

The Application is granted with the conditions offered in the applicants’ operating schedule, the condition suggested by Dorset Police as outlined in the report and the following additional conditions offered by the applicant during the hearing:

Conditions put forward by the applicant at the hearing:

Reasons for Decision:

The Sub-Committee gave detailed consideration to all of the information which had been submitted before the hearing and contained in the report for Agenda Item 5.

The Sub-Committee also considered additional information submitted by the applicant on 12^th  June prior to the hearing and the verbal submissions made at the hearing by Mr Mark Cater, the applicant, Mr Ismail Eker, who had submitted a representation and two witnesses.

The Sub-Committee did not feel that  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10