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The decision of the Committee is to grant the
application subject to the conditions agreed.
 
The Committee in reaching its decision has
taken into account:
 
· 
The evidence before it both written and oral
 
· 
The relevant parts of the Council’s Statement of Licensing
Policy
 
· 
The relevant parts of the Guidance issued by the Secretary of
State
 
Committee’s reasoning and findings
are:
 
Committee noted that the application before it
relates to a premises that operated as a restaurant which requires
total renovation.  The applicant Company
through Mr and Mrs Bhimereddy will be investing a considerable
amount of money in renovating the premises and Mr Rajesh explained
that if the application is granted the premises will not open for
some time due to the amount of work required.
 
Mr Rajesh also confirmed that Mr and Mrs
Bhimereddy have worked in licensed premises previously but are not
local to the Walker area.  For that
reason, amongst others, they had had particular regard to the views
of the Responsible Authorities when submitting the
application.  Considerable discussions
had taken place which had resulted in a schedule of conditions had
been agreed which Mr Rajesh submitted were far more rigorous than
those on existing premises licences for those premises in the
vicinity.
 
The conditions were explained to Members
including the restrictions on types of alcohol and quantity
thereof.
 
The amendment to the hours sought brought the
application within the City Council’s framework of hours as
set out in the statement of licensing policy.
 
Members noted the concerns expressed by the
Interested Parties and accepted the fact that they were operators
experienced in the area in which the premises are
located.  They considered all
allegations of anti social behaviour within the area.  Other than the allegations before them Committee
felt that there was no other corroborating evidence in this regard.
The petition that had been submitted against the application was
considered and appropriate weight attached thereto. 
 
However, Members also noted the absence of any
representation regarding concerns of public nuisance and crime and
disorder from the Responsible Authorities.  Indeed Members accepted the willingness of the
Applicant to liaise with the Responsible Bodies which had resulted
in a comprehensive suite of conditions being agreed.
 
Members were aware that matters of competition
and the economic viability of this application were not
considerations within their remit when determining this
application.
 
In all of the circumstances, Committee
unanimously decided to grant the application.