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Dolce Vita Poole Ltd has made an application to vary the premises licence at Dolce Vita, 147 – 149 Commercial Road, Poole to: -

• Increase the terminal hour by an additional 50 minutes until 02:50 on Fridays, Saturdays and Bank and Public Holidays for late night refreshment and the supply of alcohol.
• Increase the terminal hour by an additional 30 minutes to 02:30 on Fridays, Saturdays, Banks and Public Holidays for recorded music.
• Increase opening hours by an additional 30 minutes until 02:30 on Fridays, Saturdays, Banks and Public Holidays.
• Amend condition 2.2 – “On Fridays and Saturdays (and other days when the premises licence permits licensable activity until 02:00 hours the following day) 1 SIA from 22:00 hours; 2 SIA from 23:30 hours until close and last customer has been dispersed. At all other times the Premises Licence Holder or DPS shall be responsible for risk assessing whether SIA Door Supervisors shall be deployed at the premises.” to read “On Fridays and Saturdays (and other days when the premises licence permits licensable activity until 02:00 hours the following day) 1 SIA from 22:00 hours; 3 SIA from 23:30 hours until 03:30 or until the last customer has left the area. At all other times the Premises Licence Holder or DPS shall be responsible for risk assessing whether SIA Door Supervisors shall be deployed at the premises.

Staff and Security shall use radios to communicate internally with each other at all times.

Security shall be in contact with Pubwatch in the area and receive updates.”

• Remove condition 2.5 – “There shall be no customer admittance or re-admittance to the premises after 01:30 hours”.
• Update the approved plan to include 147 and 149 Commercial Road as the licensed area.

The licensing authority has received a representation from Dorset Police.

On 11 August 2025, the Sub Committee adjourned the hearing until 27 August 2025 to enable all parties to be represented at the hearing, in accordance with Regulation 12 of the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005 and with the agreement of all parties.

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

BCP Council:

Sarah Rogers – Senior Licensing Officer

Ellie King – Licensing officer observing

Linda Cole – Legal Advisor to the Sub-Committee

Sinead O’Callaghan – Clerk to the Sub-Committee

Cllr Patrick Canavan – Observing

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

The Licensing Officer presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated and a copy of which appears as Appendix ‘B’ to these minutes in the Minute Book. The Licensing Sub-Committee was asked to consider an application made by Dolce Vita to vary the premises licence.

The application received a representation from Dorset Police 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.

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

For the Applicant:

Mr Domenico De Paola – applicant

Mr Jon Wallsgrove, John Gaunt & Partners – Solicitor representing the premises

Objectors:

Sergeant Gareth Gosling – Dorset Police

Ms Louise Busfield - Dorset Police

The Sub-Committee asked various questions of all parties present and was grateful for the responses received. All parties had the opportunity to ask questions.

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 that the application to vary the Premises Licence at Dolce Vita, 147–149 Commercial Road, Poole, be GRANTED subject to the following amendments either offered by the applicant at the hearing on 27 August 2025 or imposed by the sub-committee on determination of the application.

·       Increase the terminal hour by an extra 40 minutes until 02:40 on Fridays, Saturdays and Bank and Public Holidays for late night refreshment and the supply of alcohol.

·       Increase opening hours by an additional 30 minutes until 03:00 on Fridays, Saturdays, Banks and Public Holidays, when all customers must have left the premises.

·       Condition 2.2 to be amended - On Fridays and Saturdays (and other days when the premises licence permits licensable activity until 02:40 hours the following day) 1 SIA from 22:00 hours; 3 SIA from 23:00 hours until 3.30 hours or until the last customer has left the area. At all other times the Premises Licence Holder or DPS shall be responsible for risk assessing whether SIA Door Supervisors shall be deployed at the premises.

·       Whenever SIA door supervisors are deployed they will wear a body worn video camera from 22:00 hours until the premises close and the last customer has left the area.  The camera will be activated when an incident occurs and will record the incident until it has concluded.  All recorded footage will be kept for a minimum of 31 days.  A copy of the footage must be provided to the police upon request when investigating a crime with the minimum of delay.

·       No off-sales of alcohol shall take place after  ...  view the full minutes text for item 68

Dolce Vita Poole Ltd has made an application to vary the premises licence at Dolce Vita, 147 – 149 Commercial Road, Poole to: -

• Increase the terminal hour by an additional 50 minutes until 02:50 on Fridays, Saturdays and Bank and Public Holidays for late night refreshment and the supply of alcohol.
• Increase the terminal hour by an additional 30 minutes to 02:30 on Fridays, Saturdays, Banks and Public Holidays for recorded music.
• Increase opening hours by an additional 30 minutes until 02:30 on Fridays, Saturdays, Banks and Public Holidays.
• Amend condition 2.2 – “On Fridays and Saturdays (and other days when the premises licence permits licensable activity until 02:00 hours the following day) 1 SIA from 22:00 hours; 2 SIA from 23:30 hours until close and last customer has been dispersed. At all other times the Premises Licence Holder or DPS shall be responsible for risk assessing whether SIA Door Supervisors shall be deployed at the premises.” to read “On Fridays and Saturdays (and other days when the premises licence permits licensable activity until 02:00 hours the following day) 1 SIA from 22:00 hours; 3 SIA from 23:30 hours until 03:30 or until the last customer has left the area. At all other times the Premises Licence Holder or DPS shall be responsible for risk assessing whether SIA Door Supervisors shall be deployed at the premises.

Staff and Security shall use radios to communicate internally with each other at all times.

Security shall be in contact with Pubwatch in the area and receive updates.”

• Remove condition 2.5 – “There shall be no customer admittance or re-admittance to the premises after 01:30 hours”.
• Update the approved plan to include 147 and 149 Commercial Road as the licensed area.

The licensing authority has received a representation from Dorset Police.

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

The Licensing Authority had received an application for a new premises licence for the premises known as Dolce Vita, 147 – 149 Commercial Road, Poole

The Sub Committee agreed to adjourn the hearing until 27 August 2025 to enable all parties to be represented at the hearing. This was in accordance with Regulation 12 of the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005 and was with the agreement of all parties.