Agenda item

YR HWB, YSGUBOR ISAF, LON Y CARIADON, Y BALA

 

To consider the above application

1.            APPLICATION FOR PREMISES LICENCE – Yr Hwb, Ysgubor Isaf, Lôn Cariadon, Bala, Gwynedd

 

On behalf of the premises: Ms Zoe Rachel Hansford Smith (Applicant)

                                                Mared Llwyd (Public Protection Enforcement Officer)

                                                Mr Ian Williams, (North Wales Police)

 

a)            The Licensing Department's Report

 

Submitted – the report of the Licensing Manager giving details of the application for a premises licence for Yr Hwb, Ysgubor Isaf, Lôn Cariadon, Bala. The application was made in relation to café buildings which include a garden/outside seating area, an outdoor activities centre, a soft play area and events centre. The intention is to sell alcohol on the premises, show films and dramas, have recorded and live music and dance performances.

 

Attention was drawn to the details of the licensed activities and 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 the measures recommended by the applicant to promote the licensing objectives along with the responses received during the consultation period. It was highlighted that these objectives would be included on the licence.

 

It was noted that two observations had been received, one by the Public Protection Unit based on concerns that allowing entertainment in the outdoor areas of the premises would create a noise nuisance for local residents, and one by North Wales Police recommending that the applicant installs CCTV on the premises.

In considering the application, the following procedure was adhered to:-

·      Members of the Sub-committee and the applicant were given an 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/her 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 expanding on the application, the applicant noted that she was happy with what had been presented.

 

She added the following observations:

·         She intended to install a closed circuit television system

·         It was intended to hold a food festival / beer festival / a market for farm produce on the premises together with film showings and theatre productions

·         It was intended to trial live music on Sunday afternoons

·         Should an event outside the licensed hours be organised, she would apply for a temporary licence.

 

c)            Exercising his right to speak, an officer from the Police confirmed that the Police did not object to the application and that no complaints had been made to the Police following events on the site. He added that conditions had been proposed to the applicant and that they would need to be formalised. They had proposed a condition relating to the installation of CCTV on the premises as well as operating the Challenge 25 scheme. It was noted that the applicant had agreed to accept those conditions on the licence.

 

ch)    Exercising her right to speak, Gwynedd Council's Public Protection Officer stated that a compromise had been reached with the applicant following a request by the Department to reduce the hours of all regulated entertainment outside the premises. It was agreed that the hours be amended to 9:00 - 19:30 (Monday to Friday). Following a compromise, it was confirmed that the Unit had no objection to the application, but they did recommend imposing noise conditions on the licence.

d)            The applicant withdrew from the room whilst the Sub-committee members discussed the application.

 

dd)       In reaching its decision, the Sub-committee considered the application form submitted by the applicant, written observations submitted by interested parties, the Licensing Officer's report, as well as the verbal comments from the applicant at the hearing. The Council's Licensing Policy and the Home Office guidelines were also considered. All considerations were weighed up against the licensing objectives under the Licensing Act 2003, namely:

                       i.       Crime and Disorder prevention

                      ii.       Public nuisance prevention

                     iii.       Ensuring public safety

                     iv.       Protection of children from harm

RESOLVED to approve the application 

 

e)            It was considered that the comments by the Police and Public Protection were not in objection to the application, but that they rather recommended that additional conditions be imposed in relation to CCTV, the Challenge 25 scheme and noise control. These conditions were proposed in order to promote the licensing objectives of preventing crime and disorder, protecting children from harm and preventing public nuisance. The applicant had confirmed that she agreed with these recommendations as well as the revising of the licence to restrict outdoor entertainment to 09:00 - 19:00 every day.

 

The Sub-committee was satisfied that the application as amended, with the inclusion of the proposed conditions by the Police and the Gwynedd Public Protection Unit, was in line with the licensing objectives.

 

The Solicitor reported that the decision would be confirmed formally by letter and sent to everyone present.