Ffestiniog Railway Company, St Helen's Road, Caernarfon, LL55 2PF
To consider the above application
Minutes:
Ffestiniog Railway, St Helen's Road, Caernarfon
On behalf of the premises: Mr Stephen Greig (Caernarfon Station
Manager)
Others invited: 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
Caernarfon, Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway
station, St Helen's Road, Caernarfon.
The application was made in relation to a
multi-purpose building, which included a shop and ticket office for the
railway, and a café. It was intended to sell alcohol
on and off the premises, show films and stage dramas, have live and recorded music,
dance performances and similar entertainment.
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 an observation had been received from North Wales
Police with a suggestion to include a condition for the applicant to install
CCTV on the premises and to add the clause 'with 14 days' notice to the Police
and Local Authority' in sections A,B,E,F,G,H, J and L where reference was made
to 'non-standard times'.
It
was recommended for the Committee to approve the
application in accordance with what had been agreed with the Police and in
accordance with the requirements of the Licensing Act 2003.
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 he was happy with what had been presented.
He added the following observations:
·
He intended to install a
CCTV system.
·
Non-standard times would be
for special events (e.g. Christmas train journeys, volunteers' dinner).
·
That he accepted the conditions
proposed by the Police.
c) Exercising his right to speak, an officer from the Police
confirmed that the Police had no objection to the application. He added that
conditions had been proposed to the applicant and that
they would need to be formalised. A condition was proposed which involved
installing CCTV on the premises and adding the clause 'with 14 days' notice to
the Police and Local Authority' in sections A,B,E,F,G,H, J and L where
reference was made to 'non-standard times'. It was noted
that the applicant had agreed to accept these 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, and 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
a)
It was accepted that the
Police did not object to the application but they recommended that additional
conditions be imposed in relation to CCTV. In the opinion of the Sub-committee,
these conditions were reasonable and commensurate and were proactive steps
towards promoting the licensing objectives of preventing crime and disorder.
The applicant had confirmed that he agreed with the observations.
The Sub-committee
was satisfied that the licence application as amended, with the inclusion of the
proposed conditions by the Police, was in line with the licensing objectives.
The Solicitor reported that the decision would be confirmed formally by letter and sent to everyone present.
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