Agenda and draft minutes

Licensing Panel - Tuesday, 11th October, 2022 9.30 am

Venue: Crompton Suite, Civic Centre, Oldham, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1NL. View directions

Items
No.	Item
1.	Election of Chair The Panel is asked to elect a Chair for the duration of the meeting. Minutes: RESOLVED that Councillor Surjan be elected Chair for the duration of the meeting.
2.	Apologies For Absence Minutes: There were no apologies for absence received.
3.	Urgent Business Urgent business, if any, introduced by the Chair Minutes: There were no items of urgent business received.
4.	Declarations of Interest To Receive Declarations of Interest in any Contract or matter to be discussed at the meeting. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest received.
5.	Public Question Time To receive Questions from the Public, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution. Minutes: There were no public questions received.
6.	order of Proceedings PDF 124 KB Minutes: RESOLVED that the order of proceedings be noted.
7.	Application for the Grant of a Premises Licence PDF 229 KB View the background to item 7. The purpose of this report is to inform Members of an application for variation of a premises licence in respect of Eurocity Mini Market, 93-95 Yorkshire Street, Oldham which, due to representations being received, has been referred to this Panel for determination. Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Application.docx , item 7. PDF 652 KB Appendix 1 Proposed Plan.pdf , item 7. PDF 456 KB Appendix 2 - Location.pdf , item 7. PDF 445 KB Appendix 3 -TS Rep.docx , item 7. PDF 336 KB Minutes: Consideration of this item was withdrawn as the conditions proposed by the Council’s Trading Standards Service had had been accepted by the applicant.
8.	Application for Variation of a Premises Licence PDF 233 KB The purpose of this report is to inform Members of an application for variation of a premises licence in respect of Anglers Arms, 95 Wrigley Head, Failsworth which, due to representations being received, has been referred to this Panel for determination. Additional documents: Appendix 1 - application.pdf, 21/09/2022 Licensing Panel , item 8. PDF 3 MB Appendix 1 - plan.docx, 21/09/2022 Licensing Panel , item 8. PDF 241 KB Appendix 2.docx, 21/09/2022 Licensing Panel , item 8. PDF 816 KB Appendix 3 Danielle Hook.pdf, 21/09/2022 Licensing Panel , item 8. PDF 148 KB Appendix 3 McLoughlin.pdf, 21/09/2022 Licensing Panel , item 8. PDF 2 MB There are a further 2 documents.View the full list of documents for item 8. Minutes: Consideration was given to the report of the Principal Licensing Officer which asked the Panel to determine an application for a Variation of a Premises Licence served on the Council in respect of The Anglers Arms, 95 Wrigley Head, Failsworth. The Panel were asked to consider the Authority’s Licensing Policy Statement. Their attention was drawn to Section 8 – Public Nuisance. They were also asked to consider the statutory guidance issued by the Secretary of State under Section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003. The Panel were reminded that the steps available to them were: a. To grant the application as applied for (with the withdrawal of extending the hours) b. To grant the application but modify the operating schedule in relation to hours, days, conditions or activities c. To reject the application Any steps taken that were appropriate to promote the licensing objectives should be specified. If none of the steps were appropriate and proportionate, no action should be taken. In reaching a decision Members of the Panel must have regard to the relevant provisions of national guidance and the licensing policy statement and reasons must be given for any departure. The decision should be based on the individual merits of the application. The applicant attended the hearing and made representations in support of the application. RESOLVED that having considered the application, the Panel decided that it was appropriate to grant the variation of the premises licence. In doing so the Panel had regard for the licensing objectives and the statutory guidance concerning any noise concerns that may arise, deciding that these could be dealt with adequately by existing Environmental Health legislation.