Agenda, decisions and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Councillor John Brynmor Hughes (Local Member) as he was a Member of Abersoch Golf Club

To receive any declaration of personal interest.

None to note.

To note any items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for consideration.

None to note.

Abersoch Golf Club, Golf Road, Abersoch, LL53 7EY

To consider the above application

RESOVLVED:  In accordance to the requirements of the Licensing Act 2003, the application was approved subject to the compromise reached with the applicant:

Any events held on site will be managed by the club committee.

After 0200, the property will be open to golf club members only.

All doors and windows at the property shall be kept closed during regulated entertainment, except for immediate entry and exit. 

No live/amplified music shall be allowed to be played outside the premises after 23:00. 

No noise or vibration shall emanate from the premises that would cause a nuisance. 

The disposal of waste bottles or cans into containers outside of the licensed building is prohibited between 22:00 – 08:00. Empty bottles shall be stored in a lidded skip/bin within the curtilage of the premises.

Abersoch Golf Club, Golf Road, Abersoch, LL53 7EY

Others invited:

Mr Michael Murphy (Applicant)

Amlyn Williams - Member of Abersoch Golf Club

Mared Llwyd (Public Protection Team Leader (Pollution Control and Licensing)

Elizabeth Williams (Licensing Officer, North Wales Police)

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 for Abersoch Golf Club, Golf Road, Abersoch which is a club for members mainly - including a bar, restaurant and patio area. It was reported that the application was one to change from a Club certificate to a premises licence, with most of the licensed activities remaining the same.

It was explained that the applicant was requesting the right to hold licensed events inside and outside the property. It was highlighted that there is a right to sell alcohol 24 hours a day every day on the current club certificate, and on the premises licence application. Although there is no general increase in the hours of licensable activities, the applicant requests the right to hold licensable activities later than the current licence, but not open until lunchtime.

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 neither North Wales Police nor the Fire and Rescue Service had any objections to the application, but that observations were received from the Public Protection Service based on the hours requested, with the intention of opening the club to the public and holding licensed activities inside and outside the property. It was considered that the hours requested could undermine the licensing objective of preventing public nuisance.

It was reported, on 28 July 2023, that a meeting was held between the applicant and the Public Protection Service and they agreed on the following compromise. 

·        Any events held on site will be managed by the club committee.

·        After 02:00, the property will be open to golf club members only

·        All doors and windows at the property shall be kept closed during regulated entertainment, except for immediate entry and exit.

·        No live/amplified music shall be allowed to be played outside the premises after 23:00.

·        No noise or vibration shall emanate from the premises that would cause a nuisance.

·        The disposal of waste bottles or cans into containers outside of the licensed building is prohibited between 22:00 – 08:00. Empty bottles shall be stored in a lidded skip/bin within the curtilage of the premises.

As a result, the Licensing Authority had recommended approving the application subject to the agreed compromise with the applicant.

b)                In considering the application,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.