Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

Licensing Sub Committee Hearing Panel - Tuesday, 6th November, 2018 10.00 am

Venue: Room 132, Ground Floor, The Town Hall (access via Lloyd Street)

Contact: Beth Morgan 

Items
No. Item

160.

Urgent Business

To consider any items which the Chair has agreed to have submitted as urgent.

Minutes:

Councillor Madeleine Monaghan had been due to sit on this Panel, however was not able to attend due to unforeseen circumstances. 

 

In order that the business listed should be determined, Councillors Grimshaw, Barrett and Lynch convened the meeting as 3 qualifying members of the Licensing Committee, and agreed that the meeting should be adjourned until 12.30 pm.  Councillors Grimshaw, Barrett and Lynch also agreed that when the Panel reconvened, it should consist of Councillors Grimshaw, Barrett and Jeavons as qualifying members of the Licensing Committee.

 

Application for a New Premises Licence for Ciaooo Pizzeria Limited, 62 – 64 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JU                

 

In reaching its decision the Committee considered the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy, the Licensing Act 2003, the Regulations made there under and the Guidance issued by the Secretary of State under Section 182 of that Act and the licensing objectives.

 

The Committee noted that agreement had been reached between the applicant and all parties who had made a representation, so treated the matter as a Determination.

 

Decision

 

To grant the application subject to the following conditions.

 

Conditions

 

1.    The premises shall install and maintain a comprehensive digital colour CCTV system. All public areas of the licensed premises, including all public entry and exit points. The CCTV cameras shall continually record whilst the premises are open to the public and recording shall be kept available and unedited for a minimum of 28 days with the date and time stamping. A staff member who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system shall be present on the premises at all times when they are open to the public and must be able to produce / download / burn CCTV images upon request by a police officer or an authorised officer of the licensing authority. Any footage must be in a format so it can be played back on a standard personal computer or standard DVD player. Where the recording is on a removable medium (i.e. compact disc, flash card etc.), a secure storage system to store those recording mediums shall be provided.

 

2.    An incident log (which may be electronically recorded) shall be kept at the premises for at least six months, and made available on request to the Police or an authorised officer of the licensing authority, which will record the following incidents including pertinent details:

  1. all crimes reported to the venue, or by the venue to the Police
  2. all ejections of patrons
  3. any incidents of disorder
  4. any faults in the CCTV system
  5. any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service
  6. All refusals of sales of alcohol

 

3.    The Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure that a written notice of authority is kept at thepremises for all staff who sell alcohol. The notice shall be made available for inspection upon request of the police or an authorised officer of the licensing authority and all staff selling alcohol must be in possession of identification to enable to verify their identity against the notice.

 

4.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 160.

161.

Application for a Premises Licence Variation for Deansgate Social, 76-78 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2FW pdf icon PDF 40 KB

Minutes:

In reaching its decision the Committee considered the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy, the Licensing Act 2003, the Regulations made there under and the Guidance issued by the Secretary of State under Section 182 of that Act and the licensing objectives.

 

The Committee noted that agreement had been reached between the applicant and all parties who had made a representation, so treated the matter as a Determination.

 

Decision

 

To grant the application subject to the following conditions.

 

Conditions

 

1.    SIA registered door staff will be employed at a ratio of 1:100 with a minimum of 2 on duty from 2300 hours until 30 minutes after closing, to assist with the orderly dispersal of customers. Door staff will wear hi-vis armbands whilst on duty.

 

2.    Alcohol consumed outside the premises shall only be consumed by patrons seated at tables.

 

3.    All windows and external doors shall be kept closed between 23:00 hours and 08:00 hours, or at any time when regulated entertainment takes place, except for the immediate access and egress of persons.

 

4.    Patrons permitted to temporarily leave and then re-enter the premises, e.g. to smoke after 23:00 hours, shall not be permitted to take drinks or glass containers with them.

5.    Staff shall monitor customers smoking outside the premises on a regular basis and ensure patrons do not cause a public nuisance.

 

6.    There shall be a documented dispersal policy as agreed with the relevant responsible authorities implemented at the premises and a copy lodged with the Council's Licensing Unit.

 

162.

Application for a New Premises Licence for La Boca, 14b Turner Street, Manchester, M4 1DZ pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Applicant presented she was an experienced operator with a Masters Qualification; she owned a licensed premises in Monton  which had been recognised by CAMRA for the third year running; she took time to educate her staff and some had their own personal licences.

 

The proposed business premises was to be a small Spanish charcuterie and deli providing specialist produce to take home and a small place to share food and drink, (good quality wines, sherries and beers that work well with the produce; it would be an intimate environment in a space of fifty square feet with five tables providing thirty covers, (granted A3 usage by Planning Department). It is intended to be high-end produce, very niche and not aimed at ‘bar hoppers’ or the late night drinking market.

 

During the day, it was anticipated they would be on the premises from 1030 and opening at 11oo to serve coffee/croissants/sandwiches and transpose into the specialist food types, mainly cold food in a typical Andalusian style.

 

The Applicant understood the Buddhist Centre was an holistic centre for people and this was in fact one of the reasons she had been attracted to the area so that she herself could attend the Centre. She understood their anxiety and emphasised she respected her neighbours and wanted a good relationship with them; the last thing she wanted to do was impact negatively on the community.

 

Nuisance from Noise:

 

The Applicant had engaged with the Responsible Authorities and had sound-proofed the unit, installed a self-closing door, CCTV, incorporated delivery and collection services and operating hours in line with their recommendations.

 

The Applicant noted the common theme in relation to the representations was ‘noise’ from the venue and to this end she had even proposed an acoustic company but they had not been able to gain access to the Buddhist Centre due to the period of mourning.

 

Furthermore, the Applicant was convinced the noise did not travel as following a workman on the premises playing very loud music, (for which she apologised), she requested he turn it up to the maximum level and then visited the Shrine Room, (at the front of the Centre looking out on to Turner Street) and no noise could be heard.

 

The Applicant spoke with the receptionist, ‘Kevin’ and both put their ears to the wall; nothing could be heard.

 

Another lady at the Centre, ‘Anita’ had spoken of hearing music throughout the day. As they were not yet open, the Applicant did not see how it could emanate from the premises and she advised there was a dance studio at the rear of the premises and potentially there could have been music from passing cars.

 

There were representations by residents of loud and disruptive behaviour and fighting in the street. Again, the Applicant explained they were not open yet and so this could not be attributable to her premises.

 

The Applicant was therefore convinced that any music would not travel. She did not intend to have any live music  ...  view the full minutes text for item 162.