Agenda and minutes

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

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

Voting: Unanimous

To receive any apologies for absence from Members.

No apologies for absence were received.

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.

No declarations of interest were received.

An application has been received for a New Premises Licence for the premises known as ‘137 Redhill Drive, Bournemouth’.

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

Attendance:

From BCP Council:

Linda Cole, Legal Advisor to the Sub-Committee

Sarah Rogers, Senior Licensing Officer

Michelle Cutler, Clerk to the Sub-Committee

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

The Senior Licensing Officer presented the report at Agenda Item 5, a copy of which had been circulated to all parties prior to the meeting 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 premises licence to facilitate a cocktail delivery service at the premises known as ‘137 Redhill Drive’, Bournemouth. The provision of off sales of alcohol only was requested from 11:00 hours to 23:00 hours each day of the week.

The Sub-Committee was advised that a representation had been received from Councillor Jackie Edwards on the grounds that to grant the application  would undermine the prevention of public nuisance and the protection of children from harm. Councillor Jackie Edwards was unable to attend the Hearing and asked that her written representation be considered by the Sub-Committee.

The Applicant, Ms Hannah Skelsey, attended the Hearing and addressed the Sub-Committee to expand on the points made in her application. Ms Skelsey explained how she proposed to operate her business and the Sub-Committee asked various questions of her before being given the opportunity 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 for a new premises licence dated 28 May 2021, for the premises known as ‘137 Redhill Drive, Bournemouth, BH10 6AH’ be GRANTED for the provision of off sales of alcohol between 11:00hrs and 23:00hrs seven days a week.

This premises licence is granted subject to all of the conditions offered in the operating schedule in part M of the application and the conditions listed below, which have been agreed by Dorset Police and incorporate the conditions which are recommended by Public Health and Trading Standards as well as those imposed by the Licensing Sub-Committee:-

1. No customers shall be permitted on the premises. The premises shall only be used for the making and collection of cocktails for delivery. Customers shall not be permitted to collect from the premises.
2. Deliveries shall only be allowed to business and residential addresses.
3. Challenge 25 shall be operated by the premises where the only acceptable forms of identification are recognised photographic identification cards, such as a driving licence or passport I holographically marked PASS scheme identification cards.
4. All staff working at the premises concerned with the sale of alcohol, including delivery drivers, shall be trained with regard to the law on restricted sales (to persons under the age of 18 and/or who are intoxicated) and with regard to the terms and conditions of the premises licence. A written record of all staff training shall be maintained and kept on the premises and made available on request to an  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.

An application has been received to vary the Premises Licence for the premises known as ‘The Boathouse, 9 Quay Road, Christchurch’.

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

Attendance:

From BCP Council:

Linda Cole, Legal Advisor to the Sub-Committee

Sarah Rogers, Senior Licensing Officer

Michelle Cutler, Clerk to the Sub-Committee

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

The Senior Licensing Officer presented the report at Agenda Item 6, a copy of which had been circulated to all parties prior to the meeting 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 to vary the Premises Licence for ‘The Boathouse’, 9 Quay Road, Christchurch BH23 1BU to remove condition 2.10 imposed on the licence which stated:- “This variation will only have effect during the imposition of restrictions under the Coronavirus Act 2020 prohibiting or rendering unviable the normal use of the premises under the Premises Licence.”

The Licensing Sub-Committee was advised that representations had been received from 20 other persons, which included a representations from Councillor Coulton of Christchurch Town Council and one from Christchurch Town Council as a whole, to the removal of this condition on the grounds that to grant the application would undermine all four licensing objectives.

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

Sandra Graham, Solicitor - Trethowans LLP representing Macemade Ltd

Mr Richard Slater – Manager of The Boathouse

Mr Kim Slater – Director of Macemade Ltd

Mrs Sarah King – ‘Other Person’

Mr Adrian and Mrs Ruth Dwyer – ‘Other Person’

Councillor Avril Coulton - Christchurch Town Council – ‘Other Person’

Mr Daniel Lucas - Town Clerk, Christchurch Town Council – ‘Other Person’

Mrs Graham addressed the Sub-Committee on behalf of the applicant and explained how the business had developed at the Boathouse since the premises was purchased in 1998 and the changes that were required to trade through the pandemic. She advised that customers who had enjoyed these changes wished to continue to eat outside and enjoy the limited and less expensive offering from the airbus, which made it cheaper for families. Mrs Graham advised that her clients were a high-end responsible operator, that they liked to create a family environment and were constantly improving and investing in the premises to attract the right cliental. She produced some photographs of the outdoor area where the takeaway function was operated from.

Mrs Graham reminded the Sub-Committee that the ‘Quomps’ was a large public open space, which was intended to be used by local residents and visitors. She acknowledged some of the complaints that local residents had raised in their representations, such as dumped litter, glass and about groups of youths who congregated in the ‘Quomps’ but stated that all of those issues could not be attributed to the Boathouse. The Boathouse funded litter pickers to pick up all of the litter in the area and it was clear from the packaging of what was picked, it had not emanated from the Boathouse but other takeaways  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.