Agenda and minutes

Licensing Sub Committee - Tuesday 19 May 2015 10.00 am

Venue: Council House (Next to the Civic Centre), Plymouth

Contact: Helen Rickman/Lynn Young Email: helen.rickman@plymouth.gov.uk/lynn.young@plymouth.gov.uk

Items

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Item

39.

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR

The Committee will appoint a Chair and Vice-Chair for this particular meeting.

Minutes:

Agreed that Councillor Rennie is appointed as Chair and Councillor Mrs Nicholson is appointed as Vice Chair for this meeting.

40.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest in accordance with the code of conduct.

41.

CHAIR'S URGENT BUSINESS

To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

Minutes:

There were no items of Chair’s Urgent Business.

42.

COMMERCIAL SERVICE STATION, 9 CHAPEL STREET, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4DP PDF 3 MB

The Director of Public Health will submit a report regarding a variation of premises licence for the Commercial Service Station, 9 Chapel Street, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4DP.

Additional documents:

Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 42./2 is restricted
Restricted enclosure 5 View the reasons why document 42./3 is restricted
Restricted enclosure 6 View the reasons why document 42./4 is restricted
Restricted enclosure 7 View the reasons why document 42./5 is restricted

Minutes:

The Committee having:

(1)	heard from the applicant that:
	·	it seeks to vary the hours when the licensable activities for the retail sale of alcohol off the premises may take place Monday to Sunday from 8am to 12 midnight each day to 24 hours per day;
	·	it was proposed that the existing conditions on the premises licence are to remain unchanged in August 2014, following discussions with the police they had withdrawn their application for a 24 hour off sales alcohol licence and sought an extension until midnight which was agreed. This was during the consultation period for the application for the Designated Public Places Order (DPPO)which has now been granted
	·	they have checked with the store and understand there have been no complaints with the later sale of alcohol from this premises. The store manager has indicated that there have been no known problems with street drinkers or the homeless. They have spoken to the Spar shop that operated opposite the hostel. The Spar shop knows who the residents are for the most part and do not serve them and the issue is managed well.
	·	the police have no reported incidents of alcohol related crime linked to the premises
	·	they have excellent operating conditions already established as they are the same that were put forward to support their earlier application for a 24 hour off sales alcohol licence that was before the Committee in August 2014
	·	they have considered the data supplied by the police as part of their objections. The data covers a large area and not just the immediate area and deals with historic issues pre the granting of the DPPO.
	·	if you examine the data they had calculated that the number of reported night time crime incidents related to alcohol were at an average of 2 per month in 2013, 5 in 2014 and 2.5 in the first 4 months of 2015. These reflect the store managers experience that it is very quiet at night. This is not to belittle the issues that have arisen during the daytime that have led to the granting of the DPPO.
	·	alcohol sales in the evening are fairly quiet. Between 10pm and midnight on Monday to Thursday their sales of alcohol are in the region of £20 and on Friday to Saturday night £100-150.
	·	it appears the DPPO has been successful. Rontec supports the DPPO and its aims wholeheartedly and appreciates the concerns of the councillors and those who worked hard for the DPPO. However they believe it highly unlikely that they will impact on the area’s problems. Their experience of other establishments with 24 hour licenses has shown there is a fear of problems arising that do not then materialise.
	·	they understand the concern that if their application were to be granted it would set a precedent and lead to other applications. However, the Spar shop has a licence until 10pm but has not been prompted to seek an extension since their licence until midnight was granted last August. ... view the full minutes text for item 42.

43.

EXEMPT BUSINESS

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Minutes:

There were no items of exempt business.