(a)

considered the report from the Director of Public health;

(b)

heard from the applicant as follows:

·         These premises are situated next door to the Caffeine Club and will allow for any overspill from that premises to be catered for.  They had not applied for an extension for Sunday to Wednesday as there was no demand on those days.  The applicant also stated that he did not intend to use the extended opening hours during the university holidays when there were fewer students in Plymouth;

·         The premises are to be eco-friendly, supplying organic foods and drinks. It will be seated patrons only although patrons will be allowed to take away any unfinished drinks and food.  There will be no alcohol sales after 2 am.  The premises will be a wind down place and the atmosphere will be relaxed.  WiFi will be available as this is what the patrons will want;

·         The new application will actually reduce the capacity of the premises; This is because at present it is a vertical drinking establishment and so can cater for more than the 100 the new licence will be limited to;

·         There will be CCTV in place;

·         Whilst patrons can take away unfinished food and drinks, they will not be a take-away premises.  Any drinks will be in branded eco-friendly cups.  There are other take-away premises in the area and the applicant believed that these premises contributed to litter problems in the area;

·         The smoking area was contained with the boundary of the premises;

·         The applicant confirmed that he considered it was reasonable that door supervisors were present from midnight to 5 am and that cleaning take place after the close of business;

(c)

considered written and verbal representations received from other parties under the licensing objectives listed below:

Prevention of Public Nuisance:

·         That residents in the area already suffer with noise disturbance almost every night from drunk young people and students, especially on a Friday and Saturday night and stated that it would be good to have a peaceful night once in a while.  In addition fast food wrappers are dropped every day.

            This was considered to be relevant under this licensing objective however the committee did not consider that granting the licence would add problems in the area due to the nature of the venue in that its focus was away from an alcohol driven environment.  Additionally in relation to problems with litter the applicant had confirmed that cleaning would take place after the close of business.

·         There are significant issues and ongoing problems of rubbish in the area. With the number of theme nights in the area and increased number of people who will come into the area this will be a real issue.  An increase in litter and rubbish in the Cumulative Impact Policy (CIP) area will mean residents who use mobility scooters and walking aids will have to avoid and dodge the bins, vomit, broken glass, discarded rubbish, fast food litter.  Information accompanied a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.