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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Minutes: There were no
apologies for absence received. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Minutes: There were no
declarations of interest received at the commencement or during the course of
the meeting. |
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Minutes: The
Chair opened the meeting and introductions were made. The Legal Advisor to the Sub Committee outlined the
procedure for the meeting and reported that Members had previously familiarised
themselves with the report of the Licensing Manager, the premises application
and supporting documentation, together with the written representations of Responsible Authorities, and from local residents (as
defined as Other Persons in accordance with the Licensing Act 2003) who were
objecting to the application. Mr Lee Morgan
(Licensing Manager) presented the report and outlined the application submitted
by the Moat House Hotel, 30 Lon-y-Lyn, Caerphilly, CF83 1BY, to vary a premises
licence as follows:- ·
To change internal and
external layout of the premises; ·
To add the patio/beer
garden area and landscaped garden to the licensed area (as shown on the
proposed premises plan reproduced as Appendix
2 of the report); ·
To extend the time of
the following licensable activities on a Friday and Saturday night until 01.00
including Alcohol, Films (indoors only), Indoor Sporting Events, and Late Night
Refreshment (indoors and outdoors); ·
Add the following
licensable activities: Recorded Music, Live Music and Dancing Sunday to
Thursday 10.00 to 00.00 and Friday and Saturday 10.00 to 01.00; ·
To remove non-standard
timings currently on the licence regarding enhancement of hours on Friday and
Saturday preceding Bank Holiday weekends; ·
To extend opening hours
on Friday and Saturday until 01.30; ·
To remove or amend a
number of conditions in Annex 2 of the premises licence and to remove
references to the past (which would remove conditions currently in Annex 3); ·
To add the following
conditions: ·
Children under the age of
16 are not permitted to enter the premises after 22.00 hours unless attending a pre-booked
function or dining. ·
Staff to be trained in
respect of underage sales on an annual basis and such training records to be retained and made
available for inspection by the Licensing Authority and Police; ·
To permit premises to
operate on seven days’ notice to the Police on the occasions of the broadcast
of live sporting events of a national and international nature The Sub Committee were referred to the representations
received from Responsible Authorities, namely Gwent Police, Environmental
Health and the Licensing Authority.
Child Protection had also made a representation, but following mediation
with the applicant, agreement was reached relating to conditions in respect of
Challenge 21. Representations had also
been received from Other Persons, comprising of a letter of objection from a
local resident, a petition signed by 17 local residents, and a letter of
objection from the local Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator. The concerns mainly related to the use of the
outside area and the additional hours and activities. Copies of the representations were attached
to the report that was circulated with the agenda. Attention was drawn to the local policy considerations and national guidance as set out in the report and to the way in which the Sub Committee would deal with the application. The Sub Committee must have regard to all the representations made and to ... view the full minutes text for item 3. |