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considered the report from the Director of Public Health;

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heard representations from the Police as follows -

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Mr Kelland had been the licence holder and Designated Premises Supervisor at the premises since May 2013;

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the premises fell within one of the five cumulative impact areas of the City; there were 10 licensed premises including the Dog and Duck on Mutley Plain and a mixture of residential and commercial businesses; Mutley Plain was a main artery leading to the north and City Centre with heavy traffic using the dual carriageway, situated near the premises was a Sainsbury Local which had a busy customer base;

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over the last six months incidents of anti-social behaviour, drunkenness and violent crime had occurred both within the premises and also associated with the premises; a time line of incidents was provided covering a period between 1 December 2016 to 20 August 2017; each incident was not presented in detail to the Committee, as the Police Representatives considered it would not be helpful to do so but rather they were included to evidence the lack of management of the premises when taken into consideration with the detailed information contained in the CCTV footage, shown at the meeting demonstrated the lack of management at the premises; footage of incidents which took place on 16 April 2017, 26 May 2017 and 9 June 2017 were shown to Committee;

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there had been several incidents of disorder reported over the last six months involving a doorman employed by the Premises Licence Holder; the reports were that this doorman was unhelpful, abusive and aggressive;

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three particular incidents were identified and CCTV footage shown as detailed below; the door supervisor had recently been convicted of a public order offence that took place at the premises on 26 May 2017;

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the Police had repeatedly experienced difficulty in retrieving CCTV footage from the premises; any footage obtained lacked the required definition and quality;

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there had been meetings with the Premises Licence Holder where the concerns regarding the activities of this doorman had been raised with a view to the Premises Licence Holder managing the problem;

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other businesses within the area were suffering, as a result of the operation of these premises and their intoxicated patrons;

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the operation of the premises was having a negative impact on the following licensing objectives -

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Prevention of Crime and Disorder;

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Prevention of Public Nuisance;

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evidence showed the concerns that the Police had about the management of the premises; the doorman was no more than a symptom, as he had been allowed to work in a way that showed a lack of management of his actions; despite meetings there had been lack of engagement by the Premises Licence Holder to confirm any action taken to alleviate the impact of Crime and Disorder and Public Nuisance upon the premises and local community; it was therefore considered that revocation of the premises licence would be the only appropriate remedy;

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three incidents recorded on CCTV were  ...  view the full minutes text for item 33.