Agenda and draft minutes

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

RESOLVED that Councillor D Flagg 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 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.

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

The protocol for public speaking was noted.

Savers Health and Beauty Limited have made an application for a premises licence at 41 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth.

The application is to permit the supply of alcohol (off sales only) from 07:00 to 20:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 to 17:00 on Sundays.

Present: 

From BCP Council: 

Tania Jardim – Licensing Officer 

Linda Cole – Legal Advisor to the Sub-Committee 

Christiane Tan– 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 A to these minutes in the Minute Book.  

The Sub-Committee was asked to consider an application for alcohol premise licence for the premises known as 41 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1DS, to permit the supply of alcohol (off sales only) from 07:00 to 20:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 to 17:00 on Sundays. In response to the application representation(s) had been received from a Bournemouth Town Councillor on the grounds of the prevention of crime and disorder, prevention of public nuisance and public safety licensing objectives.  

Publication of the Officer’s report, as well as the supplementary pack that includes correspondence between the applicant’s Licensing Advisor and the Town Councillor, can be found as Appendix ‘A’ to these minutes in the Minute Book. 

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

Mike Morgan – Regional Manager for application

Elizabeth Mooney – Area Manager for application

Councillor Michael Labidi – Bournemouth Town Council, objector 

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. 

RESOLVED that the application made by Savers Health and Beauty Ltd for a Premises Licence at Savers, 41 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1DS for the supply of alcohol (off sales only) from 07:00 to 20:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 to 17:00 on Sundays be GRANTED, subject to the mandatory conditions prescribed by the Licensing Act 2003, the conditions consistent with the operating schedule set out at Section 18 of the application, and the following additional condition volunteered by the Applicant:

No high-strength spirit products over 20% AVB shall be sold from the premises.

(Note: the offered condition was amended for clarity post hearing with agreement of the applicant).

Reasons for Decision:

The Sub-Committee gave detailed consideration to all the written and oral evidence before it, including the report for Agenda Item 5, the supplementary information subsequently received and published, the submissions made at the hearing by Mike Morgan, Regional Manager, and Elizabeth Mooney, Area Manager on behalf of the Applicant, and by Councillor Michael Labidi on behalf of Bournemouth Town Council who made a representation objecting to the application.

The Applicant explained that Savers has sold alcohol from its stores since 2012 and currently holds premises licences at approximately 320 stores across the UK. The Sub-Committee noted the Applicant's evidence that the business is not a specialist alcohol retailer, that alcohol  ...  view the full minutes text for item 42.