Camlan Garden Centre, Farm Shop and Cafe, Dinas Mawddwy, Machynlleth
To consider the above application
Minutes:
1.
Camlan Garden Centre, Farm Shop and Cafe, Dinas
Mawddwy, Machynlleth
On behalf of the premises: Mrs Lisa Allsop
(Owner)
a)
The Licensing Department's Report
The report of the
Licensing Manager was submitted giving details of the application for a
premises licence for Camlan Garden Centre, Dinas Mawddwy. The application was
submitted in relation to premises that comprise a farm shop and café mainly
selling Welsh produce, fruit and vegetables. It was proposed to sell alcohol
both on and off the premises together with holding around twelve temporary
events such as restaurant evenings, afternoon tea and late-night shopping
events.
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 measures would be included on the licence.
It
was noted that an observation had been received from the Snowdonia National
Park Authority stipulating that in accordance with the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990 a condition should be imposed for the applicant to reduce the
hours stated on the application form to 10:00 - 16:00 on Sundays and Bank
Holidays. An observation had also been
received from a neighbour expressing concern about noise late at night.
It
was recommended that the Committee approved the application subject to the
applicant agreeing to comply with the planning conditions set by the National
Park.
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:
·
That the non-standard times would be for special
events (eg restaurant evenings, late-night shopping events and afternoon tea).
·
That she accepted the conditions proposed by the
Snowdonia National Park Authority and was willing to reduce the opening hours.
·
That
it was proposed to sell quality Welsh products from the shop.
·
There
was no intention to sell cheap alcohol.
·
It was possible to effectively manage the parking
situation. Additional parking was available for restaurant evenings.
c)
The applicant withdrew from the room whilst the Sub-committee members
discussed the application.
d) In
reaching its decision, the Sub-committee considered the application form along
with written comments submitted by interested parties, the Licensing Officer's
report, and 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
It was accepted
that Snowdonia National Park Authority did not object to the application, but
they recommended conditions in relation to the premises planning
permission. It was highlighted that the
planning permission included restrictions on hours that did not permit the
premises to operate outside the hours of 8:30 - 20:30 Monday to Saturday and
10:00 - 16:00 Sunday and Bank Holidays. Except for Bank Holidays, the original
hours sought appeared to be in-keeping with the planning permission hours. The
applicant confirmed that she would amend the application for opening hours and
the hours for the sale of alcohol on Bank Holidays from 10:00 to 16:00. This
was consistent with the planning permission. It was noted that the
Sub-committee would not include the other non-standard times on the licence,
but invited the applicant to apply for temporary events notices as
required. The applicant confirmed that
she agreed with the comments.
In response to the
concerns of a local resident that noise would stem from the premises at night,
it was highlighted that the application did not request hours later than 18:00
and no application for music and entertainment had been submitted. Consequently, the Sub-committee was satisfied
that approving the licence would not lead to a late night noise problem and
would be in line with the objective to prevent public nuisance.
The Sub-committee was satisfied with the licence application as amended,
with the inclusion of the proposed conditions by the Snowdonia National Park
Authority, and that it was in line with the licensing objectives.
The Solicitor reported that the decision
would be confirmed formally by letter and sent to all present.
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