Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

There were no declarations of interest.

An application for a Premises Licence in respect of The York Hotel, 138-140 Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0BQ was considered following representations received from Other Persons.

The Chair led round-table introductions and outlined the procedure to be followed.

Chris Howell, Licensing Manager, provided an outline of the application and Mr Alex Nicholson, Director of Welcome Stranger Ltd (applicant), confirmed that the summary was accurate.

The Chair invited the applicant to present the application. Mr Nicholson did so. He acknowledged the objector’s frustrations but assured the Sub-Committee that his premises were not responsible for the issues raised.

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question the applicant in relation to his submission.

Members of the Sub-Committee asked questions concerning the objections that had been raised and Mr Nicholson provided responses to the questions asked.

The Chair invited all parties present to make their final address and Mr Nicholson made a closing statement. 

All interested parties, with the exception of the Council’s Solicitor and the Democratic Services Officer, withdrew from the meeting to enable the Sub-Committee to determine the matter.

All interested parties were invited back to the meeting and the Chair advised them of the decision of the Sub-Committee, which was read out in full by the Solicitor.

Resolved:

The Sub-Committee have taken note of all written concerns raised in respect of the application for a premises licence for The York Hotel, 138 – 140 Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton WV6 0BQ. They have listened to the arguments of those who have spoken at the hearing, both for and against the application.

The Sub-Committee have had regard to both the written and oral evidence that has been presented and attached appropriate weight.

Having considered the views of all concerned, the Sub-Committee have decided that the application for a premises licence should be granted, as applied for.

All parties have a right of appeal to the Magistrates Court within 21 days of receipt of this decision.