Agenda and draft minutes

The Panel is asked to elect a Chair for the duration of the meeting.

RESOLVED: That Councillor Sajed Hussain be appointed Chair of the Panel for the duration of the meeting.

There were no apologies for absence received.

Urgent business, if any, to be introduced by the Chair.

There were no items of urgent business to be considered.

To receive Declarations of Interest in any Contract or matter to be discussed at the meeting.

There were no declarations of interests received.

To receive Questions from the Public, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution.

There were no public questions received to be considered by the Panel.

RESOLVED: That the Order of Proceedings be noted.

Consideration was given to a report of the Principal Licensing Officer which asked the Panel to consider an application for the granting of a premises licenCe in respect of Shaw Cricket Club, Mark Lane, Shaw. The Panel considered representations made in favour of the application and representations made by a number of residents against the application.

It was noted that the Shaw Cricket Club currently hold a club premises licence and wish to change this to a premises licence to support the activities of the Club. At the meeting, the Club had agreed to amend their application so that all licensable activities applied for will commence at 11am rather than 8am.

The Panel heard representations against the grant of the licence relating to the 4 licensing objectives but noted that the Licensing Section have few recorded complaints about the current operation of the club premises licence and that no complaints had been made to the Environmental Health Section.

The access difficulties to the premises down Mark Lane which could potentially arise if a large event was to be held at the premises were also noted by the Panel.

RESOLVED: That:

1.    Having regard to the 4 licensing objectives and in particular the prevention of public nuisance, the Panel agreed that it was appropriate to grant the premises licence with the commencement time of the licensable activities being amended to 11am rather than 8am and with the following additional condition:

At least 28 days before the Bonfire Night Event is held or any other event where the cricket ground is used for non-cricketing purposes, the Premises Licence Holder shall agree a traffic management plan for the event with the Licensing Section and shall implement the agreed plan at the event,

2.    The applicant shall submit a revised premises plan to the Licensin Section removing Mark Lane from the area to be licensed.