Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Ms Angela Bent, premises licence applicant, who was unable to attend due to ill health.

Councillor Anwen Muston, representative for the residents of East Park, declared that she was a Member of the Licensing Committee.

An application for a Premises Licence in respect of The Harp Inn, Walsall Street, Eastfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 3LP was considered following representations received from West Midlands Police, Environmental Health, The Licensing Authority and Other Persons.

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

Mr Heath Thomas, Solicitor representing the Applicant, Angela Bent, requested that the Hearing be adjourned due to the absence of his client. He explained that Ms Bent was extremely poorly and had lost the ability to talk. He stated that it would not be fair to his client to continue in her absence. 

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to express their views on the request for an adjournment.

All parties did so.     

The Sub-Committee adjourned at 10:30 hours.

The Hearing reconvened at 10:43 hours.

Resolved:

The Sub-Committee carefully considered the request and the views of all parties. Regulation 12 of The Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005 provides that an authority may extend a time limit where it considers this necessary in the public interest and may adjourn a hearing to a specified date. Therefore, in the circumstances, the Sub-Committee agreed to adjourn the hearing until Wednesday 19 December 2018.