Agenda and draft minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

There were no declarations of interest.

Councillor Bolshaw stated that he lived in Park Ward but not in the vicinity of the Tettenhall Road Shell Triton and he was not a customer of the business.

An application for a Premises Licence in respect of Shell Triton, 95 Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9NQ, was considered following representations received from West Midlands Police, the Licensing Authority, Public Health and Other Persons.

The Chair detailed the procedure to be followed.  All parties confirmed that they understood the procedure.

Ms J. Till, Section Leader, Licensing, provided an outline of the application.  All parties confirmed that the summary was accurate.

The Chair invited the applicant to present the application.  Mr Leo Charalambides, Barrister representing Lockett & Co on behalf of Shell UK Oil Products Limited, did so.  Mr Corrigan Lockett confirmed that the information presented was accurate.

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question the applicant in relation to its representation.  Mr Charalambides and Mr Lockett provided responses to questions asked.

The Hearing adjourned for 10 minutes to allow Mr Charalambides to make a telephone call to gain instruction from Shell Triton following proposals from West Midlands Police to amend the licensed hours and staffing arrangements of the premises.

During the adjournment a number of persons present left the room.  Upon checking that all had returned before reconvening the meeting, the Chair recognised that a local resident that had submitted representations, Ms Gill Price, had not returned.  He then asked an attendee representing a responsible authority that had also left and returned to the room if they had seen Ms Price.  Ms Price then returned.

Mr Charalambides had been unable to contact the appropriate persons and therefore could not respond to the proposals from the Police.

The Chair invited West Midlands Police to make representations.  Acting Inspector Lee Davies, made representations.

The Chair invited all parties present to question the Police in relation to its submission.  Acting Inspector Davies provided responses to questions asked.

The Chair invited the Licensing Authority to make representations.  Mrs Elaine Moreton, Section Leader – Licensing, did so.

The Chair invited all parties present to question the Licensing Authority in relation to its submission.  Mrs Moreton provided responses to questions asked.

The Chair invited Public Health to make representations.  Mr Parpinder Singh did so.

The Chair invited all parties present to question Public Health in relation to its submission.  Mr Singh provided responses to questions asked.

The Chair invited Other Persons to make representations.  They did so in the following order:

Councillor Dr Mike Hardacre – Park Ward Member

Mr Mark Vaughn – local resident

Ms Gill Price – local resident

Dr Paul Henderson – local resident

Mrs Margaret Needham – local resident

Mr Andrew Imrie – local resident

Mr Clint Osborne – local resident

Following each representation the Chair invited all parties present to question the individual in relation to their submission.  Questions were asked of Cllr Dr Hardacre, Mr Vaughan, Ms Price, Dr Henderson, Mrs Needham, Mr Imrie and Mr Osborne, to which they provided responses.

Representations had also been received from the following Other Persons that had been unable to attend to address the Sub-Committee:

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It is recommended that the Sub-Committee adjourn for lunch.

The meeting adjourned for lunch.

An application for a Premises Licence in respect of Newstop, 64 High Street, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, WV11 1SZ, was considered.  The premises was within a Cumulative Impact Zone and representations had been received from West Midlands Police, the Licensing Authority, Public Health and Other Persons.

The Chair detailed the procedure to be followed.  All parties confirmed that they understood the procedure.

Ms J. Till, Section Leader, Licensing, provided an outline of the application.  All parties confirmed that the summary was accurate.

The Chair invited the applicant to present the application.

Mr Surinder Buray JP of Reade Buray Associates on behalf of the applicant, Mr Balbir Singh, requested the agreement of the Sub-Committee to submit additional supporting information.  The Sub-Committee declined the request on the grounds that Mr Buray had been notified by the Democratic Services Officer that any additional information should be submitted prior to the day of the Hearing.  It would not be reasonable to permit the applicant to submit supporting information when all other parties had not been afforded that opportunity.

Mr Buray presented the application, supported by the applicant and Mr Rarvinder Singh.

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question the applicant in relation to its representation.  Mr Buray, the applicant and Mr B. Singh provided responses to questions asked.

The Chair invited West Midlands Police to make representations.  Acting Inspector Lee Davies, made representations.

The Chair invited all parties present to question the Police in relation to its submission.  Acting Inspector Davies provided responses to questions asked.

The Chair invited the Licensing Authority to make representations.  Mrs Elaine Moreton, Section Leader – Licensing, did so.

The Chair invited all parties present to question the Licensing Authority in relation to its submission.  Mrs Moreton provided responses to questions asked.

The Chair invited Public Health to make representations.  Mr Parpinder Singh did so.

The Chair invited all parties present to question Public Health in relation to its submission.  Mr Singh provided responses to questions asked.

The Chair invited all parties present to make their final address.

West Midlands Police, the Licensing Authority and Public Health all stated that they had nothing further to add.

Mr Buray made a closing statement on behalf of the applicant.

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 Senior Solicitor.

Resolved:

The Sub-Committee was asked to consider an application for a Premises Licence In respect Of Newstop, 64 High Street, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, WV11 1SZ.

The Sub-Committee considered the written and verbal submissions of the applicant and written and verbal representations from West Midlands Police, the Licensing Authority and the Local Health Board.  It also considered written representations from Other Persons (local residents), who were not present at the Hearing.

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