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BRYNTEG HOLIDAY PARK, LLANRUG, GWYNEDD, LL55 4RF

To consider the application

Others invited:

Elizabeth Williams (Licensing Officer, North Wales Police)

Mr Jonathan Smith (Park Holidays UK Representative)

Mr John Flack (Head of Entertainment, Park Holidays UK)

Mr Gavin Cox (Bryn Teg General Manager)

Councillor Berwyn Parry Jones (Local Member)

Fiona Zinovieff (Local resident)

Ffion Muscroft (Public Protection Officer)

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

a)                    The Licensing Department's Report

Submitted – the report of the Licensing Manager providing details of an application to vary a premises licence, made by Park Holidays Ltd, in relation to seeking the right to make amendments to the location plan of the licensed bar area of y Lolfa and the dining area. In addition, they had requested the right to add the licensed activities of Plays, Boxing and Wrestling, and indoor dance performances on Monday to Sunday 09:00 in the morning until midnight.

It was confirmed that every part of the outlined plan for the licensed area would remain unchanged, and that the licensed activities and hours on the current licence would remain the same. They had requested the right to change a condition on the licence in order to comply with the changes to the outlined plans. The applicant did not propose any additional measures to those included on the operating schedule of the current licence, in order to promote the licensing objectives. There was no change to the hours of licensable activities, nor to the conditions in the operating schedule.

It was noted that the Licensing Authority Officers had sufficient evidence that the application had been submitted in accordance with the requirements of the Licensing Act 2003 and the relevant regulations.

Attention was drawn to the responses received during the consultation period. It was noted that objections to the application had been received from several nearby residents, the Community Council and the Local Member who referred to concerns in relation to the Licensing Objectives of Public Nuisance (continued and increased noise disruption, mainly) and Public Safety. It was highlighted that the Public Protection Department had confirmed that complaints had been received. North Wales Police had no objection to the application.

The Licensing Authority recommended refusing the application based on the evidence presented; unless the applicant could propose noise control measures in the operating schedule, and restrict regulated and licensable activities entertainment to indoors only.

Since publishing the report, the applicant had proposed conditions and had also provided the case study Taylor v Manchester City Council, indicating the solicitors' wish to make the point on the applicant's behalf that the Licensing Authority should be considering the matters that were the subject of the variation rather than conditions / and licensable activities that were already included on the licence. The proposed conditions were as follows:

·         Wrestling and boxing as licensable activities shall be removed  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4