Agenda and draft minutes

Licensing Panel - Tuesday, 14th July, 2026 10.00 am

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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 Moores 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.	Order of Proceedings PDF 200 KB Minutes: RESOLVED That the Order of Proceedings be noted.
6.	Dessert Point - Application for New Premises Licence PDF 545 KB View the background to item 6. The purpose of this report is to inform members of an application for the grant of a premises licence in respect of Dessert Point, Unit 1, 793 Ashton Road, Oldham OL8 2RJ, which, due to representations being received, has been referred to this Panel for determination. Additional documents: Appendix 14.1 Application.pdf , item 6. PDF 5 MB Appendix 14.2 Plan.docx , item 6. PDF 37 KB Appendix 14.3 Location map.docx , item 6. PDF 848 KB Appendix 14.4 EH.docx , item 6. PDF 135 KB Appendix 14.5 Paul Lomas.pdf , item 6. PDF 301 KB There are a further 6 documents.View the full list of documents for item 6. Minutes: 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 Dessert Point, Unit 1, 793 Ashton Road, Oldham OL8 2RJ, which, due to representations being received, had been referred to the Panel for determination. On 21 April 2026 the applicant, S & A Desserts Limited applied for the grant of a premises licence for Dessert Point for the provision of late night refreshments Monday to Thursday 23:00 to 00:00 and Friday to Sunday 23:00 to 02:00. Representations had been received and were attached to the report at Appendices 14.4 to 14.11. Following the representations received, the applicant and Environmental Health agreed to the following hours Monday to Sunday 23:00 to 00:00 and during the Ramadan period 23:00 to 2.00am. The Panel heard representations on behalf of the applicant and an objector. RESOLVED that, having considered the statutory licensing objectives, in particular the prevention of crime and disorder and public nuisance, the Panel consider that it was appropriate for the premises licence to be granted for the provision of late night refreshment within the following times: Mondays to Sundays 23:00-00:00. During the Ramadan period: 23:00-01:00.