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14.

Appointment of Chairman

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It was moved by Councillor Hall and seconded by Councillor Snowdon, 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.

15.

Apologies

To receive apologies for absence.

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There were no apologies.

16.

Chairman's Announcements

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There were no Chairman’s Announcements.

17.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any Members’ Declarations of Interest.

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There were no declarations of interest.

18.

Application for Review of the Premises Licence for Wilkestock, Waterbridge, Frogmore Hill, Watton At Stone, Hertford, Hertfordshire SG14 3RR (21/0239/PLV) pdf icon PDF 134 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 report covering an application for a review of a premises licence under Section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003. The Sub-Committee was advised that on 16 April 2021, an application for a review of a premises licence was made by Sergeant Clare Ramirez of the Community Safety Unit of Hertfordshire Constabulary.

 

The Sub-Committee was advised that the review was for the premises licence in respect of Wilkestock, Waterbridge, Frogmore Hill, Watton At Stone, Hertford. The application covered a number of issues including errors and inconsistencies in the event management plans provided by the premises licence holder (PLH) from 2017 to 2021 and the PLH’s failure to uphold the Licensing Objectives.

 

The Senior Licensing and Enforcement Officer informed the Sub-Committee that the police had alleged that there were issues that had been brought to the attention of the PLH (Mr Wilkes) which had not been addressed. The police had also indicated that they were in attendance at an event in July 2018 and they had highlighted a number of concerns which were listed at paragraph 3.7 of the report.

 

Members were advised that the police had also indicated a number of breaches of the premises licence and the police had applied for this review in relation to the following licensing objectives:

 

·               Prevention of Crime and Disorder

·               Public Safety

·               Prevention of Public Nuisance

 

The Senior Licensing and Enforcement Officer said that a further 11 representations in support of the review were received during the 28 day consultation period. One of these representations had been from the local Councillor reporting complaints from neighbouring residents. The Senior Licensing and Enforcement Officer summarised these representations which could be found at Appendix C.

 

The Sub-Committee was advised that a further 95 comments had been received in support of the PLH which related to licensing objectives. These comments stated that events were run safely and also that the concerns raised by the police had not been witnessed.

 

The Senior Licensing and Enforcement Officers referred to and summarised a number of other representations that had been made. The Sub-Committee was advised that the PLH had also submitted evidence to dispute the concerns that had been raised.

 

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. The Sub-Committee should determine the application with a view to promoting the four licensing objectives. Members should consider if Hertfordshire Constabulary had provided evidence that the premises undermined the licensing objectives and this should be balanced against the evidence given by the PLH that the licensing objectives would not be undermined.

 

He said that if Members believed that the evidence showed that the licensing objectives had been undermined then the Sub-Committee should take the minimum steps needed to mitigate the issues. The Sub-Committee  ...  view the full minutes text for item 18.