(a)

considered the report from the Director for Place;

(b)

heard from the applicant and his legal representative that –

·         the premises had been open for 50 years;

·         the application was completely separate from the gym which leased part of the premises from the deaf association;

·         they had made the application with a view to returning the premises to how it was run with a club registration certificate between 1985 and 2005 and there had been no problems during that time;

·         they were not intending to increase the number of people who visited the premises but to serve alcohol to existing members who were on the premises. It was therefore not intended to target the mass market;

·         it was intended to be a social place for people who were deaf and hard of hearing to meet in a social situation where they feel comfortable;

·         associate members were usually people who had an interest in deaf and hard of hearing issues and who were learning to sign;

·         the application was amended so that they were no longer seeking the sale of alcohol off the premises and also there was no longer an application for regulated entertainment due to the concerns raised by the public. They also agreed to amend their opening hours to the public to 8am to 11.30pm;

·         as there was to be no food or off sales there would be no increase in litter in the area.

·         agreement had been reached with Child Protection with regard to conditions to protect against under age sales;

·         Mr Valentine would undertake the personal licence holder training to ensure he was fully aware of all current issues relevant to the trade. He was also himself resident on the site;

·         agreement had been reached with some residents for conditions to address their concerns as follows-

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the maximum number of persons including staff at any one time throughout the premises shall not exceed 100;

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the maximum associate members shall not exceed 50;

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no more than 2 guests may be signed in by any one member at any one time;

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a dedicated smoking area shall be provided at the rear of the premises and monitored by staff or a committee member and covered by CCTV;

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no drink or refreshment shall be consumed outside the building except in the smoking area up to 9 pm;

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CCTV to comply with the UK Police requirements for digital CCTV systems is to be installed so as to cover the entrance and exits to the premises and the smoking area and is -

§  to be maintained at all times;

§  images will be retained for a minimum of 28 days;

§  the system will have the capability of downloading to a required format;

§  a member of the club will be responsible for viewing and downloading images from the CCTV at the request of any of the responsible authorities;

§  an incident log will be maintained;

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a dedicated taxi service  ...  view the full minutes text for item 21.