Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 5, Ground Floor, Civic Centre

Contact: Donna Cope, Democratic Services Officer  Tel: 01902 554452 Email:  donna.cope@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillor Claire Darke, Councillor Lynne Moran, Councillor Craig Collingswood and Elaine Moreton, Section Leader Licensing.

2.

Declarations of interest

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

3.

Licensing Act 2003 – Application for a Premises Licence in respect of Fresh Food & Drink Ltd, 43 Newhampton Road West, Wolverhampton, WV6 0RY pdf icon PDF 237 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

An application for a Premises Licence in respect of Fresh Food and Drink Ltd, 43 Newhampton Road West, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0RY was considered following representations received from West Midlands Police, Trading Standards, Public Health, Licensing Authority and Other Persons.

 

The Chair led round-table introductions and outlined the procedure to be followed. All parties confirmed that they understood the procedure.

 

Elizabeth Gregg, Senior Licensing Officer, provided an outline of the application. She advised that the Additional West Midlands Police Information found at Appendix 4a and Trading Standards Representation found at Appendix 5 had were exempt under Paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as they contained information relating to an individual.

 

Mr Pavel Hristov, the Applicant, confirmed the report to be correct.

 

The Chair invited the Applicant to present their application.

 

Mr Pavel Hristov did so as per Appendix 1. He stated he had previous experience of working within an off-licence in Birmingham and that he would like to operate a Bulgarian shop in Wolverhampton.

 

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question the Applicant in relation to its representation.

 

Mr Pavel Hristov provided responses to questions asked by Committee Members, Trading Standards, Licensing Authority and West Midlands Police.

 

The Chair invited Trading Standards to make representations.

 

Dianne Slack, District Officer Trading Standards, did so as per Appendix 5.

 

The Press and Public were excluded from the meeting.

 

Dianne Slack continued to outline representations made by Trading Standards with reference to exempt information at Appendix 5.

 

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question Trading Standards on their submission.

 

Dianne Slack provided answers to questions asked by the Applicant, Licensing Authority and Committee Members.

 

The Chair invited the Licensing Authority to make representations.

 

Chris Howell, Licensing Manager, did so as per Appendix 7. He stated that the Premises was within the Cumulative Impact Zone and that the Applicant had not considered the Licensing Objectives.

 

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question the Licensing Authority in relation to its submission. Chris Howell provided responses to questions asked by Committee Members, Public Health and the Applicant.

 

The Sub-Committee Hearing re-opened to the Press and Public.

 

The Chair invited West Midlands Police to make representations.

 

Sgt Steph Reynolds did so. She advised that the area surrounding the premises had a history of issues relating to street drinking, littering and drug use and that in order to address this, other premises within the area no longer sold single cans or high percentage alcohol.

 

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question West Midlands Police in relation to its submission. Sgt Steph Reynolds provided responses to questions asked by Committee Members.

 

The Chair invited Public Health to make representation.

 

Parpinder Singh, Senior Public Health Specialist, did so as per Appendix 6.

 

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question Public Health on its submission. Parpinder Singh provided responses to questions asked by Committee Members.

 

The Chair invited Other Persons  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.