Agenda item
Application for a New Premises Licence - Bridge 5 Mill, Bridge 5, 22a Beswick Street, Manchester, M4 7HR
The report of the Director of Planning, Building Control and Licensing is enclosed.
Minutes:
The Hearing Panel considered a report from the Head of Planning, Building Control and Licensing. The Hearing Panel also considered the written papers of the parties submitted and the oral representations of the parties who attended as well as the relevant legislation.
The Panel noted that the concerns of residents in relation to activities taking place outside during later hours had been mitigated by a reduction in the hours applied for with regard to licensable activities in the external area. The Panel noted that the conditions proposed by the Applicant addressed most of the concerns of GMP, however the remaining and outstanding concern was in relation to the use of CCTV cameras in public areas while licensable activities were taking place at the premises.
The Applicant said that in view of the premises’ status as a not-for-profit social change organisation which supported grass roots organisations across a variety of events (including business events), it was a low-risk venue and therefore the standard CCTV condition that had been proposed by GMP was not appropriate. The Applicant stated that conditions should be tailored to individual premises and standard conditions should not be imposed on all licences. The Applicant stated the premises was used in a variety of ways, including works/business meetings which, by their nature were confidential and therefore the use of CCTV cameras may be inappropriate in those areas when such meetings were taking place. The premises was described as a multi-use premises and it would therefore be possible for licensable activities to be occurring in one part of the premises whilst work events with an expectation of privacy were occurring in another part of the premises. The Applicant felt that the imposition of this condition would be detrimental to the business plans as some clients may prefer not to use the space if meetings could not be held in private. The GMP representative told the Panel that the condition was appropriate in all circumstances where licensable activities include alcohol were available for sale or supply. This included smaller lower risk premises. The GMP representative explained to the Panel that the presence of CCTV is a vital tool for gathering evidence and solving crimes such as assaults which may occur due to sale of alcohol as the availability of alcohol increases the risks of crimes occurring.
In reaching its decision the Hearing Panel gave careful consideration to 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 as well as the licensing objectives.
The Panel carefully considered the representations from both sides and considered that the alternative condition offered by the Applicant was inadequate. The Panel therefore considered it appropriate to impose the condition as requested by GMP in order not to undermine the prevention of crime and disorder licensing objective.
Decision
To grant the licence subject to conditions consistent with operating schedule and the Bridge Mill proposed conditions except for the two conditions relating to CCTV which were replaced with the CCTV condition requested by GMP in their representation.
Supporting documents:
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297073 COV, item 19.
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297073 Appendix 1 PUBLISH, item 19.
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- Restricted enclosure View the reasons why document 19./3 is restricted
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297073 Appendix 2 PUBLISH, item 19.
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- Restricted enclosure View the reasons why document 19./5 is restricted
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297073 Appendix 3 PUBLISH, item 19.
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297073 Appendix 4 PUBLISH, item 19.
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