Agenda item

Agenda item

Application for a New Premises Licence: Ariana Restaurant, 113 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M14 5AN

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

Minutes:

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

The Hearing Panel gave regard to LOOH having submitted a number of receipts from the premises that proved they had traded beyond their licensed closing time. When the applicant was questioned about this, they stated that they were new to the business and thought they had been told by the previous business owner that they license to trade at this hour. LOOH then stated that there was a subsequent interview, informing the applicant that they needed to cease trading at 00:00 midnight, followed by another test purchase from a LOOH officer beyond the midnight hour and, again, the LOOH officer was served.

 

Both GMP and LOOH stated they had little faith in the applicant possessing the knowledge to trade effectively and in line with the Licensing Objectives.

 

The applicant confirmed that they were not fluent in English and would have some difficulty in learning the Licensing Objectives. At this point the Hearing Panel gave the applicant the option to adjourn and return with an interpreter. The applicant understood the question and requested to continue.

 

The Hearing Panel questioned whether the applicant had operated this way on purpose or whether it was due to an honest lack of understanding. LOOH confirmed that the applicant had had more than one warning and felt that this demonstrated them having no effective knowledge of the Licensing Objectives.

 

In their deliberations the Hearing Panel felt that the applicant was unable to run the business effectively and in line with the Licensing Objectives.

 

Decision

 

To refuse to grant the licence.

 

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