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Agenda item

CLUB DB Ltd, 318 Stryd Fawr, Bangor

 

To consider the above application

 

Minutes:

1.            Club DB, 318, High Street, Bangor

 

The panel and the officers were introduced to everyone present.

 

On behalf of the premises: Mr Peter Hennessey - applicant

 

Others invited:                      Mr Ian Williams (Anglesey and Gwynedd Licensing Coordinator, North Wales Police)

                                                           

a)         The report and recommendation of the Licensing Department.

 

Submitted – the report of the Licensing Manager giving details of the application for a premises licence for Club DB, 318 High Street, Bangor. The applicant’s intention was to add to the licensed activities by showing films, plays or hold dance performances at the premises.             

·         The request was to extend the opening hours of the premises to 02:30 on Friday and Saturday nights; 

·         stage live music and recorded music for an additional hour, up to 02:30 on Friday and Saturday evenings, with an additional half hour, up to 02:00 for the rest of the week;           

·         extend the hours for selling alcohol by three quarters of an hour to 02:15 on Friday and Saturday evenings; 

·         additional half hour on Bank Holiday Sundays, and up to 05:30 on New Year’s Eve.

 

Attention was drawn to the proposed hours in the report. 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.

 

Reference was made to measures recommended by the applicant to promote the licensing objectives along with the responses that were received during the consultation period.

 

It was noted that one letter of objection had been received and one e-mail from North Wales Police recommending conditions to be included on the licence.   The observations were made in relation to two of the licensing objectives - Preventing Crime and Disorder and Preventing Public Nuisance.

 

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

·      Members of the Sub-committee and the applicant were given an opportunity to ask questions to the Licensing Manager.

·      The applicant was invited to expand on the application.

·      Consultees were given an opportunity to submit 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 to the licensee.

·      Members of the Sub-committee were given an opportunity to ask questions to the consultees.

 

c)            In expanding on the application, the applicant noted that he was happy with what had been submitted and added the following observations:

·      That he had cooperated with the Police to ensure that the business ran smoothly

·      That he was ready to cooperate with the local community

·      That he employed local people

·      The premises was a former commercial building 

·      There was a need for the additional hours as these hours would make the business viable. 

 

In response to the objection that the 'business was in a residential area' the applicant highlighted that the business was on a commercial street with residents to the rear of the premises.   He added that soundproof panels had been installed at the front of the building. 

 

ch)       Taking advantage of the right to speak, the Officer from North Wales Police noted that there had been historic problems with the premises in the past, however, the situation had improved since the new owner had taken over. He highlighted that there was a request for door supervisors to be included on the licence in order to be consistent with the arrangements of similar premises - this would ensure that any problems that occur on the pavement would be monitored.  He added that no problems had arisen with incidents with the temporary licence thus far and cooperation had been good.  He also noted that that a request had been made for a CCTV condition to be included on the licence.  He supported the application subject to the above conditions.

           

 

d)            In summarising his application, the applicant noted that his priority was to manage the premises well and to continue with the effective cooperation.

 

dd)       In considering the application, all of the evidence submitted was considered, giving particular attention to the Council's Licensing Policy, Home Office guidance and the principles of the Licensing Act 2003.

 

·         Crime and Disorder

·         Public Safety

·         Preventing Public Nuisance

·         Protection of Children from Harm

 

RESOLVED - to approve the application subject to including door security conditions and CCTV conditions on the licence in keeping with the licensing objectives.

 

            Specific consideration was given to the following comments and concerns:

 

Preventing crime and disorder - to accept the Police comments that additional conditions were required in terms of door security to ensure that the licence protected the objective of preventing crime and disorder.

 

Noise - in considering the concerns of local residents that approving the application would lead to an increase in noise problems from the premises, the Sub-Committee accepted that any noise problem in principle could be tantamount to a public nuisance.   However, no evidence was received in terms of the nature, frequency and density of the existing noise produced, the noise produced as a result of amending the licence or the number that would be affected.  No evidence had been received that the likely noise generated would reach levels that would be harmful to public health according to the World Health Organisation Guidance. 

 

It was also highlighted that one local resident had submitted an objection on the grounds of noise.  No observations had been received from the Council's Environmental Health Department that current noise problems or likely problems stemmed from the premises, and therefore it was suggested that there was no real situation of public nuisance.

           

Under the circumstances, whilst the Sub-committee sympathised with the concerns regarding noise they had not been persuaded that approving the licence would be likely to lead to such a serious noise problem that could be described as a 'public nuisance'. 

 

The Solicitor reported that the decision would be confirmed formally by letter sent to everyone present. He also notified that they had the right to appeal the decision within 21 days of receiving the letter.

 

 

 

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