Agenda and minutes

The Committee met to consider an application which had been made under Section 17 Licensing Act 2003, for a premises licence.

The hearing was held in accordance with the 2003 Act and the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005.

Representation had been made in response to an application made by Mr G S Wright, for a premises licence in respect of Hale News, 8 Ivy Farm Court, Hale village, Liverpool.  The application relates to the supply of alcohol off the premises between the hours of 0700 and 2100 hours each day.

            The chairman opened the hearing and introduced the members of the Committee and the Council’s officers’ who were present.

The Council’s Legal Adviser, John Tully, summarised the procedure to be followed and outlined the nature of the application.  He also advised on the relevance of some of the documentation before the Committee.

The applicant, Mr Wright, presented his case to the Committee. 

             Relevant representations had been made by Cheshire Constabulary who had requested conditions be attached to the premises licence, it was noted that the applicant had confirmed acceptance of all these conditions.

Four letters containing representations had been received from the following interested parties: Residents’ at 10, 12, 14 and 18 Town Lane, Hale Village, Liverpool.  These had been placed on the application file and copies had been forwarded to the applicant and to the Members of the Committee.  None of the interested parties who made representations attended the hearing.

The Committee asked a number of questions of the applicant and then the applicant left the Council Chamber for Members 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 as requested subject to the conditions requested by (and previously agreed by the applicant with) Cheshire Constabulary.

The applicant was also advised that the mandatory conditions would also be imposed.

The applicant was also advised that it was not considered necessary to include in the premises licence a condition relating to external advertisements which had been proposed by the applicant.

The reason for the determination was that the Committee felt that the application was consistent with the Licensing Objectives.