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APOLOGIES To receive
any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies were received
from Mr Jonathan Webb (objector) |
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DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST To receive
any declaration of personal interest. Minutes: None to
note |
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URGENT ITEMS To note any
items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for
consideration. Minutes: None to
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APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE PDF 104 KB Y Maes Café, Llandanwg, Harlech, LL46 2SD To consider the above application Minutes: APPLICATION FOR PREMISES
LICENCE - Y Maes Café, Llandanwg, Harlech On behalf of the premises: Mr Graham
Perch (applicant) Others invited: Councillor
Annwen Hughes (Local Member) Mr
Arwel Thomas, Mr Edward Thomas, Mrs Jean Thomas, Mr Richard Poole and Mrs
Sandra Poole – local consultees The
Licensing Manager highlighted that the Chairman had suggested a site visit as
he was not familiar with the area. To facilitate the
procedure, an application was made to circulate images of the café (from Google
Street Scene) for the benefit of the Sub-committee. The applicant agreed for
the images to be circulated but stated that the site had changed quite a lot
since the photograph was taken. The correct
translations of observations made by the Local Member, the Community Clerk and
one of the objectors were presented. These observations had originally been
submitted in Welsh, but the translations of those observations included in the
programme had been inaccurate. The applicant
was given the opportunity to read the translations. a)
The report and
recommendation of the Licensing Department. The report of the Licensing Manager was submitted which detailed an
application for a premises license for supplying alcohol to customers at a
premises that already operated as a café, seven days a week in summer and on
weekends only in winter. The proposal to offer to sell alcohol for drinking off
the premises and to play background radio music during opening hours (inside
and out) was highlighted. It was noted that the café was currently open until
5pm, but the intention was to remain open until 10pm on Friday and Saturday
nights with alcohol sales until 9:30pm. It was reiterated that the applicant
also considered showing sporting events occasionally Attention was drawn to the details of the licensed activities and the
proposed hours in the report. It was noted that 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. Reference was made
to measures recommended by the applicant to promote the licensing objectives
along with the responses received during the consultation period. It was noted that 24 e-mails / letters had been received objecting to
the application based on the four licensing objectives. Attention was drawn to
the applicants response to the objectors concerns and to the conditions that
would be incorporated into the licence, if the application were granted. In considering the
application, the following procedure was followed: · Members of the
Sub-committee and the applicant were given the opportunity to ask questions of
the Licensing Manager. · The applicant was
invited to expand on the application. · Consultees were given an opportunity to present their observations · The licensee, or
his representative, was invited to respond to the observations. · Members of the
Sub-committee were given an opportunity to ask questions of the licensee. · Members of the
Sub-committee were given an opportunity to ask questions of the consultees. b) In response to a question by the Sub-committee and in response to several ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |