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Ella Arya Limited have made an application for a premises licence at 214-216 Old Christchurch Road.

The application is to permit the supply of alcohol (off sales only) from 00:00 to 23:59 every day of the week.

The licensing authority has received one representation from Dorset Police.

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

Present:

From BCP Council:

Tania Jardim – 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 Licensing Officer presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated and a copy of which appears as Appendix C to these minutes in the Minute Book.

The Sub Committee was asked to consider an application for a new premises licence for the premises known as Bournemouth Bargains, 214 – 216 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1PE to permit the supply of alcohol (off sales only) from 00:00 to 23:59 every day of the week (subsequently amended to be from 07:00 to 03:00 every day of the week). In response to the application a representation had been received from Dorset Police on the grounds that to grant the application would undermine the prevention of crime and disorder and public safety licensing objectives. The Sub Committee was advised that although Trading Standards had not made an objection, they have suggested an extra condition relating to NPOANS (No Proof of Age No Sale) training be added to the premises licence should it be granted.

Following agenda publication, supplementary information had been submitted on behalf of the applicant, a copy of which had been circulated and which appears as Appendix D to these minutes. As part of this submission, the applicant had confirmed there was no objection should the Sub Committee be minded to impose the suggested NPOANS condition. Supplementary information had also been submitted by Dorset Police to support their representation and provide an update on an ongoing investigation, a copy of which had been circulated and which appears as exempt Appendix E to these minutes. In response to this the applicant’s representative had submitted further information, a copy of which had been circulated and which appears as Appendix F to these minutes

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

• Philip Day, applicant’s representative
• Sergeant Gareth Gosling and Vanessa Rosales, Dorset Police

The applicant, Veli Bulbul, was in attendance but did not make any verbal submission.

Due to the content of the Police’s supplementary submission document, the Sub Committee passed the following resolution to exclude the press and public from the hearing from the point of the Police making their representation onwards:

RESOLVED that under Section 14 (2) of the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005, and with regard to Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that the public interest in withholding the information outweighs such interest in disclosing the information and that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 7 in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act.

The Sub Committee asked various questions of all parties  ...  view the full minutes text for item 103