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No. Item

6.

Appointment of Chair

Minutes:

RESOLVED that Councillor R Thay be appointed Chair for the hearing.

 

7.

Apologies

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

8.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

9.

Licensing Act 2003 - Application for a New Time Limited Premises Licence pdf icon PDF 171 KB

To consider an application for a new time limited Premises Licence in respect of Sound Bound Event 19 September 2021, Gosford Street Car Park, Gosford Street, Coventry

 

Note: The applicant and their representative have been invited to attend the

  hearing.

  Persons who have made representations have been invited to attend.

 

The City Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy is available on the Council’s website. Alternatively, please contact us if you require a hard copy.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered an application for a Time Limited Premises Licence Application submitted by Sound Bound Events Limited that was received on 6 August 2021. The application requested the sale/supply of alcohol (on sales) and Regulated Entertainment (outdoors) on Sunday 19th September 2021 from 1200hrs to 2200hrs.

 

One objection had been received to the application from a local resident. Offers of mediation had been refused on two occasions by the Objector. None of the Responsible Authorities had objected.

 

The Sub-Committee’s statutory duty was to consider the application and any representations and to take such steps as contained in the Licensing Act 2003 as it considered appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives.

 

The Sub Committee confirmed that they had received and read statements from both the Applicant and the Objector prior to the hearing.

 

The Applicant’s Representative presented the application and began by confirming that this was a one-off event due to take place from 1200hrs to 2200hrs on Sunday 19th September 2021. Paragraph 2.19 of the s182 Statutory Guidance deems late night to be from 2300hrs to 0800hrs which is beyond the hours proposed by the Applicant in organising this event, taking into consideration local residents.

 

The Representative noted that several public houses in the locality operate until 0300hrs which is well beyond the 2200hrs terminal hour at this proposed event.

 

The Representative drew the Sub Committee’s attention to the Operating Schedule which demonstrated that the measures that would be put in place to ensure the Licensing Objectives are promoted at all times. In addition, the application has been considered by the Safety Advisory Group (SAG) on two occasions as part of the application process. The SAG is made up of a number of Responsible Authorities who scrutinise the application to ensure the Licensing Objectives would be upheld and the event will take place safely. The Responsible Authorities had therefore already considered the application thoroughly and were satisfied with it such to the extent that they had not made any objections.

 

The Representative pointed out that he would expect Environmental Health, for example, to have highlighted the area as being noise sensitive as part of the SAG meetings had it been a cause for concern, but this was not the case.

 

In addition, the Representative explained that full event manuals had been drafted and scrutinised by the SAG which provided detailed information on what to do in a range of situations. This, the Representative suggested, demonstrated the Applicant’s commitment from the beginning to ensure the event was going to be run properly and in accordance with the Licensing Objectives.

 

The Representative further explained that the Applicant had brought experts on board such as Helen Overton who is an experienced safety advisor and writes event safety manuals for large scale events such as the Frankfurt Christmas Market in Birmingham. Ms Overton will be acting as the Safety Officer on site at the event on the day to ensure it was all being managed appropriately.

 

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10.

Any Other Business

To consider any other items of business which the Chair decides to take as a matter of urgency because of the special circumstances involved.

Minutes:

There were no other items of business.