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Alan’s Café Ltd have made an application to vary the premises licence for Tony’s Café at 12 Westover Road, Bournemouth.

The current premises licence permits on sales of alcohol only, within the area defined by the approved plan. The applicant wishes to be able to permit the sale and consumption of alcohol at tables outside the premises.

The current permitted hours are :–

Late Night Refreshment: (Indoors)

Thursday to Saturday - 23:00 to 00:00

Supply of Alcohol:

Sunday to Wednesday - 08:00 to 22:30, Thursday to Saturday - 08:00 to 23:30

This matter is brought to the Licensing Sub Committee for determination, having been adjourned on 16 September 2025 to allow the applicant time to put measures in place to satisfy the Police. Supplementary information from the Police has since been submitted and is included at Appendix 4a of the report.

Present:

From BCP Council:

Sarah Rogers – Principal Licensing Officer

Johanne McNamara – Legal Advisor to the Sub-Committee

Jill Holyoake – Clerk to the Sub-Committee

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

The Principal 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 for a full variation of the premises licence for the premises known as Tony’s Café, 12 Westover Road, Bournemouth BH1 2BY, to permit the sale and consumption of alcohol at tables outside the premises. In response to the application a representation had been received from Dorset Police on the grounds that to grant the application would undermine all four licensing objectives. The Sub Committee was advised that Environmental Health had agreed a number of conditions with the applicant to uphold the prevention of public nuisance licensing objective, as detailed in the report. Following agenda publication the applicant’s representative had submitted supplementary information in the form of a new food and drinks menu for the premises, a copy of which had been circulated and appears as Appendix B to these minutes.

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

• James Andrews, applicant’s representative
• Sergeant Gareth Gosling and Vanessa Rosales, Dorset Police

The Sub Committee asked various questions of all parties present and were 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.

*Procedural note: The meeting commenced at the scheduled time of 10.00am, however the Sub Committee adjourned until 10.15am to enable the applicant’s representative fifteen minutes grace to attend. The Sub Committee agreed to proceed with the hearing at 10.15am in the absence of the applicant’s representative. The applicant’s representative subsequently arrived as Dorset Police were introducing their representation and with the agreement of all parties, the applicant’s representative was permitted to present their application.

RESOLVED that the application to vary the premises licence for the premises known as Tony’s Café, 12 Westover Road, Bournemouth BH1 2BY, to permit the sale and consumption of alcohol at tables outside the premises, be GRANTED.

Reasons for Decision:

The Sub-Committee carefully considered all the information submitted prior to the hearing, contained in the report for Agenda Item 5, including the applicant’s application to vary the premises licence, the written representation and supplementary information provided by Dorset Police and the supplementary information provided on behalf of the applicant after agenda publication. The Sub-Committee also considered the verbal submissions and responses to questions given at the hearing by: Sarah Rogers (Principal Licensing Officer), James Andrews (representing the applicant) and Sergeant Gareth Gosling and Vanessa Rosales (Dorset Police).

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Alan’s Café Ltd have made an application to vary the premises licence for Tony’s Café at 12 Westover Road, Bournemouth.

The current premises licence permits on sales of alcohol only, within the area defined by the approved plan. The applicant wishes to be able to permit the sale and consumption of alcohol at tables outside the premises.

The current permitted hours are :–

Late Night Refreshment: (Indoors)

Thursday to Saturday - 23:00 to 00:00

Supply of Alcohol:

Sunday to Wednesday - 08:00 to 22:30, Thursday to Saturday - 08:00 to 23:30

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

The Chair explained that the applicant had requested adjourn this hearing to allow them time to put measures in place to satisfy the police.  It was proposed to adjourn until the Licensing Sub Committee on 30 October 2025.

RESOLVED that the hearing for the application for a variation of a premises licence for Tony’s Café, 12 Westover Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2BY be adjourned until the Licensing Sub Committee on 30 October 2025.