The report of the Director of Planning, Building Control and Licensing is enclosed.

The Hearing Panel considered a report from the Directorof Planning, Building Control and Licensing concerning the above application.  The written papers and oral representations of the parties who attended were also considered, as well as the relevant legislation.

The applicant addressed the Hearing Panel and stated that this was an application for Late Night Refreshment hours of 23:00 to 01:00, there had been objections and he would like to work on a solution at the hearing today.

In answering questions from a member of the city council Neighbourhoods Team, and 2 residents, the applicant stated that:

• Other local takeaways operate until late
• First Time Pizza currently operated until 23:00
• The premises were aware of little issues in the area and would maintain cleanliness on Lane End Road
• Footfall in the area is not something the premises had any control over
• He agreed that he would be concerned about conditions if this was his neighbourhood
• He was aware of parking issues in the area due to demand for take away food
• He would display signage to deter parking issues and ask people to move on
• He would also display signage regarding litter
• There was very little he or the business could do about ASB
• A family member ran the local Miami take away
• He was responding to the demand for take away food
• He could only represent himself/his business and not speak for Miami take away
• He would speak to the council regarding waste and extra bins
• He did not need planning permission to be working on the premises

The Neighbourhoods Team representative addressed the Hearing Panel and stated that they knew the area well and there was a large amount of take-aways. These have had a negative impact on the area with litter and illegal parking. Lane End Road and Burnage Lane are residential areas. Businesses are encouraged to keep their shop fronts clean but this does not stop litter being thrown from parked cars on the street. The nearby Tesco contacted the Neighbourhoods Team about the litter problem in their car park and a request for more bins. The current street waste bins are constantly filled to capacity every day. They are also emptied every day. There has been efforts to address the problem by the city council but the waste contractor have struggled with the amount of waste. Parked cars often block the entrance to Southways Housing Trust car park. There are 5 street bins on this stretch of road and litter everywhere. The city council have a litter enforcement team but they cannot concentrate on one area only. This team have been commissioned to do overtime due to the issues in this area but have other Wards to cover. There are no designated parking bays for the take-aways and parking enforcers cannot be in one area only. Neighbourhoods made a visit to the area with GMP and Local Ward Councillors. It was noted that people pull up in cars and park in the middle of the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 65.

The report of the Director of Planning, Building Control and Licensing is enclosed.

The Hearing Panel considered a report from the Directorof Planning, Building Control and Licensing concerning the above application.  The written papers and oral representations of the parties who attended were also considered, as well as the relevant legislation.

The applicant’s agent addressed the Hearing Panel and stated that an objection had been received from a nearby street which did not have a view of the beergarden for which the licence request was placed. There were around 65 residents in the vicinity of the premises and only 5 objections. The applicant was J W Lees brewery who were now run by the seventh generation of the family. The Red Lion pub was acquired from Marstons’s in 2020 where the current Manager was then in post. Marston’s lost interest in the pub and the clientele was younger, cheap alcohol was on sale and live sports were shown. Many of the representation will have based on the previous operations at the pub. J W Lees had refurbished the premises, attracted a different clientele (families and workers at nearby Christies Hospital) and removed sporting events. 1 resident remained unchanged in their complaints about the running of the premise and efforts had been made on numerous occasions for them to engage with staff but they had not complied and were not at the hearing today. The most recent complaint was about loud music in June 2023 which transpired was coming from a neighbour watching the Glastonbury festival in their garden. Sean, the current General Manager, has previously run a premises in Lancaster with an outdoor bar. The Red Lion team are upset by the representations against their application and would like objectors to understand that they wish to manage their pub efficiently. The plan is to alleviate pressure on staff who currently take orders from customers seated outside, then have to come to the indoor bar to have drinks prepared before going back out to the bergarden area again. The outdoor bar would alleviate this and would only be in use in good weather. Previous TENs to use the outdoor bar had been called off due to bad weather which made the point on it’s future use. It was already lawful practice for customers to order and drink alcohol in the outdoor area but the current licence did not permit the sale of alcohol outdoors. The outdoor bar would be supervised and monitored at all times. There was no rowdy, loutish behaviour at the premises and the one report of a fight was a disagreement between two brothers who were excorted off the premises. Councillor Wills (for Withington Ward) had discussed matters with other Ward Councillors and agreed that, save for smokers, the outdoor area would be closed to patrons at 23:00 and no drinks would be allowed outside after this hour. Currently, patrons were allowed in the outdoor area until midnight. Any customer displaying bad behaviour could be removed and barred. J W Lees seek to maintain good behaviour in their establishments. There  ...  view the full minutes text for item 66.

The report of the Director of Planning, Building Control and Licensing is enclosed.

The pane noted that the application had been rescheduled to 14 August 2023.

The report of the Director of Planning, Building Control and Licensing is enclosed.

The panel noted that the application had been withdrawn.