Issue - meetings

Bangor Grill Limited, 212 High Street, Bangor, LL57 1NY

To consider the application

TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION for a licence in accordance with requirements of the Licensing Act 2003, subject to

·         Complying with the requirements of the Police

·         Agreement by the applicant to comply with the nuisance control measures recommended by the Public Protection Unit

·         Incorporate the matters prescribed in the Operators Schedule (Part M) of the application as conditions on the license.

·         Receipt of Planning permission for a change of use and permission to operate under any planning conditions regarding opening times

Others invited:

Gilly Harradence - Applicant's representative

M Muharam - Applicant

Elizabeth Williams (Licensing Officer, North Wales Police)

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 giving details of the application for a premises licence by Bangor Grill Limited, 212 High Street, Bangor requesting permission to sell late night refreshments including hot food such as Kebabs, burgers and pizzas, to be consumed off the premises after 23:00 at night, until 3:30 in the morning on Friday night and Saturday night, until 3:00 in the morning Monday and Wednesday night, and until 2:30 am on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday nights.

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 observations had been received from North Wales Police asking for assertiveness in the operative schedule to ensure the presence of door supervisors from 23:00 onwards on Friday nights and Saturday nights. One objection to the application had been received from Public Protection based on the fact that there weren't sufficient measures proposed from the applicant to ensure compliance with the licensing objective preventing public nuisance.

It was pointed out that enquiries had been made with the Planning Service regarding the Planning status of the property and confirmation was later received highlighting that a change of use application had not been presented for the property and that the Planning Service was considering enforcement steps.

The Licensing Authority had recommended approving the application subject to

a) Complying with the requirements of the Police

b) agreement from the applicant to comply with the nuisance control measures recommended by the Public Protection unit

c) Receiving Planning permission for a change of use and permission to operate under any planning conditions regarding opening times.

b)            In considering the application, the following procedure was followed:-

·         Members of the Sub-committee were given an opportunity to ask questions of the Council’s representative.

·         At the Chair’s discretion, the applicant or his representative to ask questions to the Council’s representative.

·         The applicant and / or his representative were invited to expand on the application and to call witnesses

·         Members of the Sub-committee were given the opportunity to ask questions of the applicant and/or his representative

·         At the Chair's discretion, the Council’s representative to ask questions to the applicant or his representative

·         Every Consultee was invited to support any written representations.

·         The Council’s representative and the applicant or his representative were given the opportunity to summarise their case.

c)             Elaborating on the application, the applicant's representative noted as follows:

·         That the applicant had introduced information to the Environment  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4