Agreed that Councillor Gordon is appointed Chair and Councillor John Smith is appointed Vice-Chair for this meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

There were no items of Chair’s Urgent Business.

The Director for Place will submit a report on the variation of a premises licence.

The Committee having –

(i)            heard from the parties present;

(ii)          considered the report from the Director of Place

(iii)         considered the written representations from interested parties;

(iv)         heard from the applicant’s legal representative that:

·         the applicant asks to reduce the number of door supervisors required Monday to Thursday from 4am during the midweek period if there are less than 45 customers on the premises;

·         details were provided of the number of patrons on the premises at various times of the day between July and November 2012;

·         it may be possible to manage the smokers in the outside area and this would be a proportionate response;

·         there had been an application for a new DPS which is being processed;

·         the occupancy figure of 45 was calculated by looking at the suggested ratio of 2 door supervisors to 100 patrons in the Council’s Licensing Policy;

(v)           heard from the premise licence holder that:

·         she would ensure matters are conducted as they should be and said her partner, the proposed DPS would work with her to ensure there are SIA registered door staff as required;

(vi)         heard from the proposed designated premises supervisor that:

·         midweek the premise is a lot quieter, consisting mainly of workers coming in around 3am to 4am;

·         during the week they have no more than 15 people;

·         he is doing relevant courses and is training for SIA registration so he would be available as a second door supervisor if required;

·         if a second door supervisor is required he can phone someone or when he is qualified he would be able to be the second supervisor;

·         their opening times are from 10pm to 8.30am during the week and 10pm to 9am at the weekend;

(vii)        heard from the legal representative for Devon & Cornwall Police that:

·         Devon & Cornwall Police applied for a review of the Clipper Inn’s premise licence in April 2010 and again in April 2012.  Both applications were based on the licensing objective for the prevention of crime and disorder;

·         The grounds for these appeals were poor management of the premises, drunkenness, breaches of the premise licence conditions, increase in crime and incidents tied and linked to the premise, the lack of supervision and control of the outside smoking area, inability to contact the DPS and problems encountered in obtaining CCTV footage;

·         At the Licensing Sub Committee in April 2012 it was decided that in order to promote the licensing objective of the prevention of crime and disorder, additional door supervisors at relevant times and in principal positions was required to reduce the crime and disorder occurring;

·         The Police referred to the statistical evidence upon which the Licensing Sub Committee relied and the decision of that committee;

·         The early indication is that crime and disorder, tied and linked to the premises is currently moving in the right direction and the conditions imposed are having a positive effect;

·         It is the review of the constabulary that it would be a retrograde step should the application to vary be granted;  ...  view the full minutes text for item 71.

There were no items of exempt business.