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Minutes: The
Committee met to consider an application which had been made under Section 34
of the Licensing Act 2003 to vary the above premises licence. The hearing was held in accordance
with the Licensing Act 2003 and the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations
2005. In attendance were the
applicant Stephen Lawlor, Denis Riley DPS and Stephen
Gibbons Head Doorman who were represented by Martin Stafford (DWF Solicitors). Cheshire Constabulary
(“the Police”) were represented by Ian Seville Police Licensing Officer also in
attendance were P C Chris Carney, Chief Inspector John Ward and Bill Seabury
Licensing Enforcement Officer Safer Halton Partnership The Council’s legal
advisor, John Tully, introduced the parties, outlined the procedure to be
followed, summarised the nature of the application and the relevant
representations which had been made. The Committee was advised that other
representations had been made by local residents but had not been made within
the statutory time limit: consequently, no details were provided in respect of
these invalid representations. Details of
the existing premises licence The premises licence authorised the following licensable activities:- Categories
B - Exhibition of films (Indoors), E – Live Music (Indoors), F – Recorded Music
(Indoors) and J – Dancing (Indoors)
between the following times:- Monday
and Tuesday 10.00 to 01.30 Wednesday
10.00 to 02.30 Thursday
Friday and Saturday 10.00 to 03.00 Sunday
10.00
to 02.30 Category
M – Supply of alcohol (On Licence) between the following times:- Monday
and Tuesday 10.00 to 02.00 Wednesday
to Sunday 10.00 to 03.00 Category O – Hours Premises are open to the public between the following
times Monday and Tuesday 10.00
to 03.00 Wednesday to Sunday 10.00
to 03.30 Details of
the application The application
comprised nine components as follows [with some explanatory text added in
square brackets]:- 1. ‘To vary existing hours for all named
activities’ [i.e. Categories B,E,F,J,
and O]; 2. ‘To apply for late night refreshment’ [Category L]; 3.
‘To
apply for Facilities for Making Music’ [Category
I]; 4.
‘To
request an amendment on the condition under the heading ‘Door Supervisors’ for
Door Supervisors to be employed from
23.00’ [the current requirement being
from 22.00]; 5.
‘To
extend the opening hours’ [Category M]; 6.
‘To
apply K facilities for entertainment of a similar description’ [i.e. similar to Categories I or J]; 7.
‘To
apply for the performance of dance’ [Category
G]; 8.
‘To
apply for Deregulation from 10.00 on New Years Eve until terminal hour on New
Years Day’ [in respect of Categories
B,E, F, G, I, J, K, L, M and O]; 9.
‘To
apply for alterations to the layout to include the outside area at the front of
the premises for the consumption of alcohol as per layout on the attached
drawings (subject to the approval of a Street Café Licence)’ [This refers to a licence under Part VIIA
Highways Act 1980]. The variation application requested the following licensable
activities:- Categories B – Films (Indoors), E – Live Music (Indoors), F – Recorded Music (Indoors), G ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |