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34.

Appointment of Chairman

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It was moved by Councillor Hall and seconded by Councillor Wilson, that Councillor Andrews be appointed Chairman for the meeting. After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, the motion was declared CARRIED.

 

RESOLVED – that Councillor Andrews be appointed Chairman for the meeting.

35.

Apologies

To receive apologies for absence.

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There were no apologies for absence.

36.

Chairman's Announcements

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There were no Chairman’s announcements.

37.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any Members’ Declarations of Interest.

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There were no Declarations on Interest.

38.

Minutes - 17 August 2021 pdf icon PDF 66 KB

To approve the Minutes of Previous Sub-Committee meetings:

 

17 August 2021

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It was moved by Councillor Wilson and seconded by Councillor Hall that the Minutes of the meeting held on 17 August 2021 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, the motion was declared CARRIED.

 

RESOLVED – that the Minutes of the meetings held on 17 August 2021 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

39.

Application for a Variation of a Premises Licence for Town Express, 9 Railway Street, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1BG pdf icon PDF 138 KB

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The Chairman summarised the procedure that would be followed during the meeting and all those present were introduced or introduced themselves. The Senior Licensing and Enforcement Officer presented his full report covering an application that had been made under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003.

 

The Sub-Committee was advised that the application for the variation of a premises licence had been made on 21 August 2021 for the premises known as Town Express, 9 Railway Street, Hertford. The application sought to vary the licence by extending the hours for the supply of alcohol on Monday to Sunday from 08:00 to 01:00.

 

The Senior Licensing and Enforcement Officer said that the applicant had since further amended the application to extend the hours from 08:00 to Midnight Monday to Sunday. The Sub-Committee was advised that the current licence was for the supply of alcohol from 08:00 and 23:00.

 

The Sub-Committee was also advised that the application sought to remove condition 10, which restricted the sale of beer and cider in single containers and the application also covered the amendment of condition 11 to read that the alcohol content of all beer, lager and cider should be not higher than 7.5%.

 

The Senior Licensing and Enforcement Officer said that the applicant had not offered any additional conditions other than those contained within the current licence. The Sub-Committee was advised that two representations had been received during the 28 day consultation period, one from Hertfordshire Constabulary and other from the local ward Member who was present at the hearing.

 

The Senior Licensing and Enforcement Officer said that the police had withdrawn their representation following the reduction in the timings to 08:00 to midnight and the remaining representation could be seen at Appendix B. This representation engaged the prevention of public nuisance and prevention of crime and disorder licensing objectives.

 

The Senior Licensing and Enforcement Officer said that the report covered the East Herts Statement of Licensing Policy and the revised guidance under Section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 and the Sub-Committee should be aware that the site was within a sensitive licensing area in the East Herts Licensing Policy.

 

The Senior Licensing and Enforcement Officer said that the report contained information submitted by the applicant and the interested party. The Sub-Committee should determine the application with a view to promoting the four licensing objectives. Members should also consider if the applicant had provided evidence that the variation application, if granted, would promote and not undermine the four licensing objectives.

 

The Sub-Committee was advised that the applicant’s evidence should be balanced against the evidence received from those making representations. The Senior Licensing and Enforcement Officer said that if Members believed that the application would not undermine the licensing objectives then the application should be granted as requested.

 

The Senior Licensing and Licensing Officer said that if Members believed that there was evidence that granting the variation would not promote the licensing objections, then it was within the remit of the Sub-Committee to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 39.

40.

Urgent Business

To consider such other business as, in the opinion of the Chairman of the meeting, is of sufficient urgency to warrant consideration and is not likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information.

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There was no urgent business.