The Licensing Hearing Panel (Licensing 2003 Act) Sub Committee met to consider an application for a premises licence. The application was for Morresi Hairstylist, located at 20 King Street, Cambridge. The sub-committee was scheduled to determine the application based on its merits, considering the statutory licensing objectives, Cambridge City Council's Statement of Licensing Policy, and the Cumulative Impact Assessment.

Morresi Hairstylist - Premises Licence Application

The sub-committee was scheduled to review an application under section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 ¹ for a premises licence for Morresi Hairstylist. The application, along with additional information and a plan of the premises, were included in the report pack.

Salvatore Morresi, the proposed licence holder, applied for permission to supply alcohol on the premises between the hours of:

• Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 09:00 to 19:00
• Thursday 09:00 to 21:00

The report pack indicated that the council received one representation from an 'Other Person' regarding the application, which was included in the report pack. No representations were received from responsible authorities ². However, Environmental Health agreed to some conditions with the applicant, which were also included in the report pack as Appendix 3 - Conditions agreed with Environmental Health.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary requested further information from the applicant about the application, and this correspondence was also included in the report pack.

The report pack stated that the proposed premises is located within a Cumulative Impact Area (CIA) ³ and is therefore subject to the Cumulative Impact Assessment. The report pack noted that:

The onus is on the applicant to demonstrate why the granting of the licence would not add to the cumulative impact already being experienced within the area.

The report pack stated that the premises currently operates as a hairstylist and the applicant is requesting to extend services to serve alcoholic cocktails exclusively to clients during appointments.

The report to the sub-committee set out the options available to them:

• Grant the licence subject to mandatory conditions and those offered by the applicant, possibly modified.
• Exclude any of the licensable activities from the scope of the licence.
• Refuse to specify a person in the licence as the premises supervisor.
• Reject the application.

The report pack stated that the sub-committee must give reasons for their decision, with a view to promoting one or more of the four licensing objectives:

• the prevention of crime and disorder
• public safety
• the prevention of public nuisance
• the protection of children from harm