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Application for a premises Licence – The Town Hall Victoria Square Widnes Minutes: [Councillor Wallace
pointed out to the Committee that the relevant ward was Riverside Ward and not
Kingsway Ward as published in the Agenda]. An application for a premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003 in respect of the Old Town Hall Victoria Square Widnes had been made by Stephen James Lawler. Since relevant representations had been made by Cheshire Constabulary and Halton Borough Council Environmental Health, the hearing was held in accordance with the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 and the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005. At the hearing, the Committee were addressed by the following individuals. Mr. Jones of Barrow and Cook Solicitors appeared for the Applicant. Mr. I. Seville, Police Licensing Officer, appeared for Cheshire Constabulary and Mrs I. Mason, Principal Environmental Health Officer, appeared for Halton Borough Council Environmental Health. At the beginning of the hearing the parties confirmed that all conditions requested in the relevant representations were agreed except as identified to the Committee. A number of textural alterations to the conditions requested by Cheshire Constabulary were identified and the parties agreed that these should be drafted in detail by the Licensing Authority. The application contained a request in respect of Late Night Refreshment which was not consistent with the definition contained in the Licensing Act 2003. The Applicant’s representative confirmed that this part of the application would be withdrawn as being unnecessary. In the future Late Night Refreshment would be relevant for hotel residents. However the current application did not include the purely residential areas of the premises because full details of layout had not been finalised. The Applicants representative confirmed that there would be a further application in due course. The Committee invited the Applicant to take advice from the Licensing Authority with respect to such future application.
The disputed conditions which remained for the Committee to consider were: Conditions
requested by Cheshire Constabulary
Conditions
requested by Halton Borough Council
Environmental Health ·
All regulated
entertainment specified within categories B Films, E Live Music F Recorded Music and J Dancing shall be
inaudible after 23.00 at any residential premises. [Dispute as to the entire
condition] ·
Regulated
entertainment categories B Films, E Live Music
F Recorded Music and J Dancing shall only be permitted between the
following hours 10.00 and 01.00 Sunday to Wednesday [Dispute as to
terminal hours only] ·
The premises shall be
open to the public between the following hours
10.00 and 01.30 Sunday to Wednesday [Dispute as to terminal hours only] The procedure to be followed was explained and the parties put their cases in accordance with it. The Committee asked a number of questions of the parties and retired to consider the matter. RESOLVED: That
Having considered the application in accordance with section 4 Licensing Act 2003 and all other relevant considerations the committee decided that the application be granted subject to the conditions set out below. The reason for the determination was that the Committee felt that the ... view the full minutes text for item 1. |