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RESOLVED:
 
The decision of 29th August 2024
 
The Licensing Sub-Committee in considering
this decision from the information
presented to it within the report and at the
hearing has determined that having regard to the promotion of all
the licensing objectives:
 
· 
The prevention of crime and disorder;
· 
Public safety;
· 
Prevention of public nuisance; and
· 
The protection of children from harm,
 
the application for a premises licence has
been approved in accordance with the Council’s Statement of
Licensing Policy and the proposed conditions set out in paragraph
8.1 of the report, with the following amendments:
 
· 
The hours for licensable activities at the premises, shall be:
 

Sale of Alcohol (on the premises)
 
Sunday to Thursday
 
11:00 - 22:40
Friday to Saturday
 
11:00 - 23:39
 

Recorded Music
 
Friday to Saturday
 
11:00 - 23:39
 

Opening hours of the premises
 
Sunday to Thursday
 
07:00 - 23:00
Friday to Saturday 
07:00 - 23:59
 
And the following conditions:
 
· 
There shall be no open containers or glass containers or drinks
taken outside the premises at any time.
 
· 
The Licensee shall provide a written dispersal policy to the
Licensing Authority and the Police. All staff shall be briefed on
this dispersal policy. A copy of the policy shall be kept on the
premises and shall be produced to a police officer or other
authorised officer upon request.
 
Reasons for the decision
 
The application for a premises licence has
been approved because the Licensing Sub-committee was satisfied
that the licensing objectives would not be undermined.
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration that
the Applicant agreed to conditions with the Environmental
Enforcement Service and their objection was withdrawn. The
Sub-committee noted that no other Responsible Authorities made
representations.
 
The Sub-committee took into account the
written representations and concerns
raised by 2 Other Persons (local residents) on
the grounds of the four licensing
objectives in a residential area.
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration
representations from Applicant’s Agent that this application
went through an extended consultation for nine weeks due to an
error in the publication of the statutory newspaper notice which
was beyond their control, and pre-consultation was undertaken. No
concerns were raised by the Environmental Protection Service. The
Sub-committee noted that the premises was in a state of disrepair
and heavy investment was needed. The Applicant’s Agent made
submissions that the premises was not going to be a pub in the
round playhouse theatre. The Applicant wanted to continue working
in the round theatre with young and local people and supporting the
community. The Sub-committee noted that the Planning issues have
been dealt with separately by the Applicant. The Sub-committee also
noted that the Police had no concerns about the drinking up time,
and the red line plan of the premises took into account the
external area.
 
After considering the representations from the
local residents and the Applicant’s Agent the Sub-committee
felt satisfied with the amendments to the application agreed by the
Applicant that included a 20 minute drinking up time and a no open
containers condition for drinks outside of the premises at any
time. In addition the Sub-committee was
satisfied that a dispersal policy would be submitted to ensure that
the dispersal from the premises is carried out in an orderly
fashion.
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration that
the Applicant was intending the
premises to be a cafe and community hub during
the day and operate theatre events in the evening. The theatre
shows end before 23:00. The Sub-committee noted that the basement
was not included in the application and the capacity of the
premises is about 150 for both the first floor and the ground floor
where the cafe will be. The Sub-committee took into account that
the daytime capacity is about 70 in the café depending on
the layout of the furniture and the Sub-committee was satisfied
that the Applicant would operate the premises responsibly.
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration the
representations and the concerns raised by local residents and
conditions were added to the premises licence to mitigate those
concerns.
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration that
each application is considered on its own merits.
 
Having taken all of the above factors into
consideration the Sub-committee was satisfied that by granting this
premises licence the licensing objectives would not be
undermined.
 
Public Informatives
 
1. 
The Premises Licence Holder is further reminded of the need to
operate the premises according to any current planning permission
and consents relating to its use class, conditions and to
regularise the hours as required.
2. 
It also should be noted for the public record that the local
planning authority should draw no inference or be bound by this
decision with regard to any future planning application which may
be made.
3. 
The Premises Licence Holder is encouraged to work with local
residents and the Responsible Authorities to prevent any public
nuisance or negative impact in the area.