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APOLOGIES To receive
any apologies for absence. |
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DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST To receive
any declaration of personal interest. Minutes: Mr Christopher O'Neal
(Applicant’s agent) declared a personal interest as he was a Gwynedd Council elected
member. The Senior Solicitor (Corporate) explained that it was appropriate under the regulations for him to be present at the meeting as he was exercising the public's right to be present and to contribute. |
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URGENT ITEMS To note any
items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for
consideration. |
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APPLICATION FOR A STANDARD TEMPORARY EVENT NOTICE 1 PDF 243 KB 342, HIGH
STREET, BANGOR, GWYNEDD LL57 1YA To consider
the above application Minutes: Submitted – the report of the
Licensing Manager elaborating on the objection notices received from North
Wales Police and Gwynedd Council Environmental Health to the Temporary Event
Notice (TEN) received on 12 November 2015 from Mrs Susan Roberts in relation to
holding proposed licensable activities at 342 High Street, Bangor for three
days, as follows: 27 November 2015 from 11:00
to 03:00 28 November 2015 from 11:00
to 03:00 29 November 2015 from 11:00
to 23:59 It was noted that two options
were available for the Sub-committee, namely: •
To do nothing and
allow the event to carry on as described in the temporary event notice; OR •
To issue a
counter-notice, i.e. refuse the event in accordance with Part 105(2)(b) of the
Licensing Act 2003 if the sub-committee considered that this needed to be done
to promote one of the Licensing objectives.
In response to a member’s
enquiry regarding the number of licensed premises in the vicinity that were
open until 03:00, the Licensing Manager noted that Academi,
Mirage, Peep and Skerries were open until this time
on various days between Friday and Sunday. The applicant’s agent
enquired when the objection had been received from Environmental Health. The
Licensing Manager noted that the objection had been received on 17 November
2015. Inspector Brian Kearney
elaborated upon North Wales Police’s objection to the TEN and noted the
following main points: •
That a meeting had been held with the
applicant on 26 October 2015 at Bangor Police Station where events, times,
security requirements and the need for fully functional and recording CCTV and
that the recordings should be retained for 31 days had been discussed. He added
that the process in terms of dealing with disturbances had been noted along
with the need to inform the police of such incidents. The police’s wish for the
premises to join Pubwatch had also been noted. •
It was emphasised
that the applicant had been fully aware of her responsibilities following the
meeting; •
Details of an assault that had taken place
at the premises between 01:00 and 02:00 on 1 November 2015 were provided. It
was noted that no first aid or advice had been offered to the victim; •
That the CCTV
system had not recorded the incident as the applicant had not paid £9.99 to
save the recording on a Cloud system; •
That the
application was objected to based on the prevention
of crime and disorder and in terms of health and safety; •
He noted that the applicant had experience
of running a social club in Maesgeirchen, Bangor but
that managing an establishment in the city centre was completely different; •
He had no faith that the applicant would
report any such incident nor did he have faith in the CCTV system's ability to
record. Members were given an opportunity to ask questions of the
objector; in response the North Wales Police representative noted: • That the premises staff were not aware whether or not the ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |
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APPLICATION FOR A STANDARD TEMPORARY EVENT NOTICE 2 PDF 244 KB 342, HIGH
STREET, BANGOR, GWYNEDD LL57 1YA To consider
the above application Minutes: Submitted – the report of the
Licensing Manager elaborating upon objection notices received from North Wales
Police and Gwynedd Council Environmental Health to a Temporary Event Notice
(TEN) received on 12 November 2015 from Mrs Susan Roberts in relation to
holding proposed licensable activities at 342 High Street, Bangor for two days,
as follows: 18 December 2015 from 11:00
to 03:00 19 December 2015 from 11:00
to 23:59. It was noted that two options
were available for the Sub-committee, namely: •
To do nothing and
allow the event to carry on as described in the temporary event notice; OR •
To issue a counter-notice, i.e. refuse
the event in accordance with Part 105(2)(b) of the Licensing Act 2003 if the
sub-committee considered that this needed to be done to promote one of the
Licensing objectives. Inspector Brian Kearney elaborated upon the objection of North Wales
Police to the TEN as per the previous application and added that although he
appreciated the applicant’s efforts to act in accordance with the requirements,
he felt that she did not have the experience required to run a night club. Gwenan M. Roberts elaborated upon Environmental Health’s objection to
the TEN on the grounds of the prevention of public nuisance as per the previous
application. The applicant’s agent noted that the applicant was a suitable and
appropriate person to hold a TEN whilst she applied for a permanent premises
licence. It was agreed to deal with this application as
per the previous application namely that the provision of regulated
entertainment box under the licensable activities heading needed to be ticked
on the application form. |
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APPLICATION FOR A STANDARD TEMPORARY EVENT NOTICE 3 PDF 243 KB 342, HIGH
STREET, BANGOR, GWYNEDD LL57 1YA To consider
the above application Minutes: Submitted – the report of the
Licensing Manager elaborating upon the objection notices received from North
Wales Police and Gwynedd Council Environmental Health to a Temporary Event
Notice (TEN) received on 12 November 2015 from Mrs Susan Roberts in relation to
holding proposed licensable events at 342 High Street, Bangor for three days,
as follows: 25 December 2015 from 11:00
to 00:00 26 December 2015 from 11:00
to 03:00 27 December 2015 from 11:00
to 23:59. It was noted that two options
were available for the Sub-committee, namely: •
To do nothing and
allow the event to carry on as described in the temporary event notice; OR •
To issue a counter-notice, i.e. refuse
the event in accordance with Part 105(2)(b) of the Licensing Act 2003 if the
sub-committee considered that this needed to be done to promote one of the
Licensing objectives. The applicant’s agent informed the Sub-committee
that the trading hours on 25 December 2015 would only be until the end of the
afternoon with the premises being used until late by the applicant’s friends
and family. Inspector Brian Kearney noted
that North Wales Police’s objection to the TEN was as per the previous
applications. Gwenan M. Roberts noted that Environmental Health
objected to the TEN on the grounds of the prevention of public nuisance as
noted under the previous applications. She added that the service was concerned
regarding the hours of 25 and 26 December but that she welcomed the explanation
received from the applicant’s agent regarding 25 December. The relevant parties left the meeting. The members of the
Sub-committee discussed the application by considering all evidence submitted
and gave specific attention to the principles of the 2003 Licensing Act,
namely: ·
Crime and Disorder ·
Public Safety ·
Prevention of Public Nuisance ·
Protection of Children from Harm The Sub-committee was willing to allow the three
events to proceed as described in the temporary event notices in accordance
with the four licensing objectives. It was noted that the Sub-committee trusted
that the CCTV system would be operational.
RESOLVED to allow the three events to
proceed as described in the temporary event notices. |