Agenda and minutes

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

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

Voting: Unanimous

To receive any apologies for absence from Members.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr A Keddie, as a reserve member for this Sub-Committee.

Councillors are requested to declare any interests on items included in this agenda. Please refer to the workflow on the preceding page for guidance.

Declarations received will be reported at the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest received on this occasion.

The protocol for public speaking at Licensing Sub Committee hearings is included with the agenda sheet for noting.

The Protocol for Public Speaking at Licensing Hearings was noted.

To consider an application by BCP Council Environmental Health for the review of the premises licence for the premises known as ‘The Governor’, 364 Lymington Road, Highcliffe, BH23 5EY.

This matter is brought before the Licensing Sub-Committee for consideration.

Present:

BCP Council:

Sarah Rogers – Principal Licensing Officer

Mike Forster – Legal Advisor to the Sub-Committee (Barrister from 12A College Place)

Louise Smith – 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 to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'A' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The Licensing Sub-Committee were asked to consider an application by BCP Council Environmental Health for the review of the premises licence as they could demonstrate that the premises were not upholding the prevention of public nuisance licensing objective.  The Sub-Committee were also asked to consider the additional information provided by the Environmental Health Officer which was published as a supplementary to the report and appendices.

Dorset Police and BCP Council Licensing Authority had made representations in support of the review in addition to 4 other persons.  A total of 8 representations had been received in support of the review.

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

Applicant:

Andrew Hill – Environmental Health Officer

Other Persons supporting review:

Ellie King – BCP Licensing Officer

Sgt Gosling – Dorset Police

Despite being invited, there was no representation from the premises.

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.

Decision:

RESOLVED that having considered the application to review the premises licence for the premises known as ‘The Governor, 364 Lymington Road, Highcliffe BH23 5EY, the Sub-Committee has decided that it is necessary to impose conditions on the premises licence on the grounds that the premises are not upholding the prevention of crime and disorder, public nuisance, and public safety licensing objectives, and the imposition of conditions will promote these objectives.

Voting – 2 For, 1 Against.

Reasons for decision:

The Sub-Committee gave detailed consideration to all of the information which had been submitted before the hearing and contained in the report for Agenda Item 5, in particular the written and oral evidence provided by Mr Andrew Hill BCP Environmental Health, Sergeant Gosling of Dorset Police, as well as the verbal submissions made at the hearing by Louise Busfield on behalf of Dorset Police Licensing, by Sarah Rogers who presented the report, and Ellie King a licensing officer who gave evidence in support of the review.  It has also given careful consideration to the written representations from local residents. The current Premises Licence holder Syeda Ruzina Khatun, did not attend the meeting and did not make any representations.

In determining the review, the Sub-Committee considered the options available as set out in the recommendations  ...  view the full minutes text for item 42.

To consider an application by Dorset Police for the review of the premises licence for the premises known as ‘The Bell’, 915 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH7 6AX.

This matter is brought before the Sub-Committee for consideration.

NOTE: In relation to this item of business, the Sub Committee may be asked to consider the following resolution depending on the course of discussions at the hearing and the content of any supplementary information submitted:

“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.”

Present:

BCP Council:

Tania Jardim – Licensing Officer

Mike Forster – Legal Advisor to the Sub Committee

Louise Smith – 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 to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'B' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The Licensing Sub-Committee were asked to consider an application by Dorset Police for the review of the premises licence as they no longer had confidence in the designated premises supervisor (DPS) to uphold the licensing objectives and the premises licence holder had not made any significant changes to the premises licence to ensure the licensing objectives were promoted.

The Sub Committee were also directed to consider the additional supplementary information provided by the Solicitor on behalf of the premises.

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

Applicant:

Sergeant Gareth Gosling – Dorset Police

For the premises:

Michelle Hazlewood - Solicitor

Steff Kent – Area Manager

Craig Deacon – Regional Manager

Adam Sealy – DPS

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.”

This item was restricted by virtue of paragraphs 1, 2 and 7 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Exempt information – Categories 1 (information relating to any individual), 2 (information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual) and 7 (information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (other than the authority)).

The Sub-Committee were shown a CCTV video provided by Dorset Police regarding the incident which occurred on 18 May 2024.

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.

Decision:

RESOLVED that having considered the application to review the premises licence for the premises known as ‘The Bell’, 915 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth BH7 6AX the Sub-Committee has decided that it is necessary to impose conditions on the premises licence on the grounds that the premises is not upholding the prevention of crime and disorder, the prevention of public nuisance, and public safety licensing objectives.

Reasons for decision:

The Sub-Committee gave detailed consideration to all of the information  ...  view the full minutes text for item 43.