Agenda item

Agenda item

Application for a New Premises Licence - My Karak Chai, Unit 1, 570-572 Stockport Road, Manchester, M12 4JJ

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

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Planning, Building Control and Licensing regarding a new Premises Licence application.

 

The Hearing Panel considered the written papers and oral representations made by the Applicant as well as the relevant legislation and guidance.

 

The applicant’s agent addressed the Hearing Panel and stated that the applicant was seeking provision of late night refreshments up to 02:00, 03:00 for Ramadan, and no longer seeking a 05:00 licence. The applicant had policies in place to adhere to the licensing objectives and the business was a small coffee shop selling tea, coffee and cakes to support shift workers. Covid had impacted on the business, hence the application for later trading hours. The business next door had objected to the application, focussing on waste and pest problems but the agent stated that there would be a waste contract in place with a log sheet to address issues. The agent noted that there were no objections from responsible authorities and that the applicant ran another business on the Curry Mile for the last 4 years with no issues, working with MCC and the local community and gaining 4 stars with the environmental agency.

 

In responding to questions from the Hearing Panel, the applicant and agent stated that the applicant would be on site every day making checks, that lots of taxi drivers had asked if the premises could stay open later, that the business had arranged a waste management contract since the photo was taken of the bins overflowing submitted by the objector, that bins can be locked, that 03:00 would be the preferred closing time and that bins would be emptied twice a week with quarterly pest inspections.

 

In their deliberations, the Hearing Panel considered that the applicant had covered all areas of concern and would operate in accordance with the licensing objectives.

 

Decision

 

To grant the application for late night refreshment for the following hours:-

 

Monday to Sunday:    23:00-03:00

 

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