Agenda, decisions and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

None to note

To receive any declaration of personal interest.

None to note

To consider the application

RESOVLVED

It was resolved to approve the application subject to the termination of licensed activities 00:30 (half an hour later than the current license) in accordance with the recommendation of the Public Protection Environment Officer.

TEMPORARY EVENT application - extension of licensed activities hours for a fund-raising event for charities on 22 September 2023

Others invited:

·         Maria P de la Pava Catano (Applicant)

·         Mark Mortimer (Public Protection Officer)

·         Councillor John Pughe Roberts (Local Member)

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

a)                   The Licensing Department's Report

Submitted - the report of the Licensing Officer giving details of the application for a temporary event at Braich Goch Inn, Corris Machynlleth, for an extension to the hours of licensable activities inside the property for a charity fundraising event on 22 September 2023.

·         Use of the indoor bar area that is connected to a bunkhouse building for the sale of alcohol and to host live music until 11pm and a DJ until 02:00am.

·         Provide licensed activities for a maximum of 100 persons.

It was reported that an objection had been received to the application from the Public Protection Enforcement Officer as the applicant had not responded to discuss a compromise regarding the hours.  It was explained that it was merely the Council (fulfilling its Environmental Health responsibilities) and the Police who have the power to object any temporary events notice and that there was no public consultation for the temporary events system.

Attention was drawn to the responses received during the consultation period. It was noted that that observations were submitted by the Public Protection Enforcement Officer regarding concern that the event would undermine the licensing objectives of preventing public nuisance. The officers of the service received two complaints regarding music noise disturbance during May 2022 until 01:30 (beyond the hours permitted on the licence). A temporary event notice was not in place to grant the licensed activities beyond what had been permitted under the licence.

It was explained that since noise complaints due to unauthorised licensed activities had been received in May 2022, an e-mail had been sent (21-08-23) from the Public Protection Service to the licence holder to offer a compromise, as the application notes terminating the hours of regulated entertainment at 02:00. The Public Protection Officer offered terminating the licensed activities at 00:30, half an hour later than the current licence. This was considered a fair compromise, and that it would give the licence holder an opportunity to prove their ability to organise entertainment without disturbing nearby residents. 

Despite this, no response was received to the compromise and as a result, the Licensing Authority recommended the refusal of the application on the grounds of:- 

·         A complaint about hosting licensed activities outside the licence's time limit.

·         Complaints of a noise disturbance following entertainment held in May 2022.

·         A lack of any response from the applicant to the offer for a compromise on the hours requested.

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  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.