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 regarding the above application.  The written papers and oral representations of the parties who attended were also considered, as well as the relevant legislation.

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

The Applicant advised that prior to the hearing the application was amended to reflect a reduction in the hours applied for and a number of further conditions (see below).

This Application was therefore agreed by all parties prior to the hearing, subject to the agreed amended hours and conditions confirmed asset out below and therefore treated as a determination.

Decision

To agree the amended application and additional conditions as set out below:

Sale of Alcohol:        12:00 – 23:30 Sun – Thursday

12:00 – 04:00 Fri - Sat

Opening Hours         12:00 – 00:30 Sun – Thursday

12:00 – 04:30 Fri – Sat

1.    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:

(a)           all crimes reported to the venue, or by the venue to the Police

(b)           all ejections of patrons

(c)           any incidents of disorder

(d)           any faults in the CCTV system

(e)           any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service

3.    The Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure that a written notice of authority is kept at the premises 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 formal identification

4.    SIA registered door staff will be on duty at a rate of 1 per 50 guests