Agenda and minutes

To elect a Chairman of this meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee.

RESOLVED that Councillor Brown be elected Chairman of the Sub-Committee for the duration of the meeting.

Voting: Unanimous

To receive any apologies for absence from Members.

There were no apologies for absence.

Councillors are required to comply with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 regarding disclosable pecuniary interests. Declarations received will be reported at the meeting.

There were no declarations of any disclosable pecuniary interests or other interests made by members of the Sub-Committee.

To decide whether to grant a Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003.

Attendance:

Mr Frank Wenzel – Licensing Manager, Environmental Services

Mr Andy Scott – Legal Adviser, Law and Governance

Mr R Zammit – Applicant

Mr P Day – Solicitor, on behalf of the objectors Mr R Farndon and Miss L Jerram

Mr P Sanders – Objector

Members of the Public Present: 0

Members of the Press Present: 1

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

The Sub-Committee considered an application for a new premises licence for the premises known as ‘The Crazy Camel’, situated within the Parkstone Ward, as set out in report ‘4’.

The Licensing Manager summarised the details of the application, as set out in report ‘4’ and the Sub-Committee was informed that no letters of representation had been received from any responsible authority, however, during the consultation stage additional steps had been agreed with Dorset Police and Environmental Health, as set out in Appendix ‘C’.

Four letters of representation had been received from interested parties, which referred to the potential for noise, as set out in Appendix ‘D’.

The Clerk circulated copies of the Planning Licence for ‘The Crazy Camel’, which Mr Day, Solicitor, advised formed part of his client’s objection but had not been sent out with the Agenda pack. The Legal Adviser to the Sub-Committee stated that he was happy for this to be distributed.

Mr Day then received a copy of the Applicant’s summary points, which had been sent out on 10^th April 2019 but had not been received by Mr Day.

The Chairman asked Mr Zammit, the Applicant, to put forward his submissions:

Mr Zammit provided the Sub-Committee with an overview of himself and ‘The Crazy Camel’, advising that he had relevant experience in serving alcohol and operating a successful business as he had previously operated a similar restaurant chain over several sites in the South West of England.

Mr Zammit highlighted the following key points:

·        ‘The Crazy Camel’ would be a small British themed micro pub that focused on serving real ales straight from the cast/keg.

·        Drinks would be premium priced and high quality.

·        Ashley Cross was a business hub with a healthy mix of operators. Supportive planning policies were in place and the area was not over saturated.

·        ‘The Crazy Camel’ hoped to attract older cliental, mostly men and couples aged between 45 – 50.

Mr Zammit asked if he could submit a number of photographs as evidence to show how similar operators worked with outdoor seating and no door supervisors. The Legal Adviser stated that further evidence would need to be agreed by all parties, so Mr Zammit agreed to cover this area verbally.

Mr Zammit then raised the following points:

·        The objectors were aware of existing licensed premises in the area and were also aware of the planning policies which operated in Ashely Cross, which supported both residential and retail properties.

·        There were several other licenced premises in the area that served alcohol and food until the early hours  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.