Agenda item

Agenda item

New Premises Licence - The Loft, 1 New Street, Manchester, M40 8AW

Now contains new information from the applicant.

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 considered the written papers, oral representations of all parties as well as the relevant legislation.

 

The applicant’s agent addressed the Hearing Panel and explained the functions of the premises and that representations had been made by responsible authorities, namely GMP, LOOH and Trading Standards, but no local residents or businesses.

The agent confirmed that conditions had been agreed with Trading Standards.

 

The agent stated that the opening hours were from 12:00 to 00:00 in the week and until 05:00 at weekends with one private, monthly event from 05:00 to 12:00. The agent expressed that this late terminal hour would not disturb local residents and businesses as the premises is located in an industrial warehouse, the entrance is recessed and 130 metres away from the closest residential street. The agent explained the intention for the premises to be a multi events venue for dance, concerts and film, would be ticketed only and would assist in developing cultural artists and acts from across Manchester. Further explanation from the agent was offered concerning the lack of outside promoters, giving the directors full control over events at the venue, and that the concerns of any responsible authorities had either been agreed or considered.

 

The applicant addressed the concerns over the late terminal hour stating that some of their clients would travel from Europe where a 05:00 close is the norm and that they would manage the egress of patrons with a strict dispersal policy and street marshals. It was also stated that the maximum capacity was 200.

 

GMP and LOOH gave representations of their concerns about noise and disturbance during the early morning hours, stating that a city centre location is better placed for this kind of venture and requested a refusal of the application.

 

In their deliberations the Hearing Panel were certain that the applicant had put strong measures in place to protect local residents but felt that the monthly events commencing at 05:00 would cause a disturbance from taxis arriving with a large gathering at this late hour and therefore refused this aspect of the application. The Hearing Panel agreed all other aspects of the application but added conditions to restrict the use of outside promoters and for ticket sales to cease 24 hours before any event.

 

Decision

 

To grant the licence with the following conditions:

 

1.    Refusal of events running from 05:00 to 12:00

2.    No outside promoters to hold any events

3.    Ticket sales for events to be removed from sale 24 hours before the start time of the event

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