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White Tiger Europe Limited have applied for the renewal of the Sex Establishment Licence to permit the premises to trade as a sex shop for a further twelve-month period.

The applicant also requests replacement of the shop sign.

The Licensing Authority has received one objection.

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

Present:

BCP Council:

Nananka Randle – Licensing and Trading Standards Manager

Linda Cole – Legal Advisor to the Sub-Committee

Michelle Cutler – Clerk to the Sub-Committee

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

The Licensing and Trading Standards Manager 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 the renewal of the Sex Establishment Licence for the premises known as ‘Easy Tiger’, 27 The Triangle, Bournemouth, BH2 5SE, to permit the premises to trade as a sex shop for a further twelve-month period. The applicant also sought permission to replace the outside shop sign for a black version.

As a result of the consultation 1 objection was received against the renewal of the licence.

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

Mr Jonathan Spencer – licence holder and proprietor

Mrs Susan Stockwell – Objector

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.

RESOLVED that the application to renew the Sex Establishment Licence for the premises known as ‘Easy Tiger’, 27 The Triangle, Bournemouth, BH2 5SE, to permit the premises to trade as a sex shop for a further twelve-month period, be GRANTED and that the applicant’s request to replace the outside shop sign for a black version also be GRANTED. 

Reason for Decision:  

The Sub-Committee considered in detail all the information which had been submitted before the hearing, including the report of Sarah Rogers, Principal Licensing Officer, which was presented by Nananka Randle, Licensing and Trading Standards Manager, the written submissions of the objector, Susan Stockwell, and the written submissions of the applicant, Jonathan Spencer. The Sub-Committee also considered the verbal submissions made by all parties at the hearing and was grateful to all parties for their responses to questions.  

In making its decision the Sub-Committee had regard to the provisions of Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 and the available grounds for refusing the application contained within paragraph 12 of that schedule. The Sub-Committee did not consider there was sufficient evidence in the objector’s submission to support a refusal on any of the available grounds.  

The Sub-Committee noted that the business has traded as a sex shop at its current location for 16 years under the current ownership and a further 9 years before that at another location in the Triangle.  

The Sub-Committee was informed that one objection had been received against the renewal of the licence from Mrs Susan Stockwell citing objection to the renewal on the basis that the shop was too near the library, which had a children's section; that the operator had on numerous occasions left  ...  view the full minutes text for item 78