Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

There were no declarations of interest.

An application for a review of a Premises Licence in respect of Lime Street Continental, 130 Lime Street, Penn Fields, Wolverhampton, WV3 0EX, had been received from the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Trading Standards.

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

Chris Howell, Licensing Manager, provided an outline of the application.  Alan Surche, Premises Licence Holder, confirmed that the summary was accurate.

Paul Dosanjh, Service Lead, Trading Standards, stated the grounds for review as per Appendix 3 of the report.

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

The Chair invited the Premises Licence Holder to make representations. Mr Surche stated the following:

·       The premises had a new licence under new management;

·         He was not aware of the history of the premises;

·         The illegal tobacco was not his. It belonged to tenants at the premises and other members of staff.

The Chair invited all parties present to question the Premises Licence Holder in relation to his submission. Mr Surche provided the following responses:

• He had access to the upstairs of the premises but didn’t go there often;
• Staff currently working at the premises had not worked for the previous management;
• He had not had contact with the previous management;
• He was always present on the premises;
• The tenants upstairs were sub-letting and had been there 5 months;
• The chute was closed and he had never used it.

The Chair invited West Midlands Police to make representations. Acting Inspector Lee Davies did so as per Appendix 4 of the report.

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

The Chair invited Public Health to make representations. Mr Parpinder Singh did so as per Appendix 6 of the report.

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 the Licensing Authority to make representations. Mrs Elaine Moreton did so as per Appendix 5 of the report.

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 all parties present to make their final address.

Elaine Moreton, Acting Inspector Lee Davies, Paul Dosanjh and the Premises Licence Holder made closing statements.

All interested parties, with the exception of the Senior 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:    

An Application was made by the City of Wolverhampton Trading Standards for a review of the Premises Licence in respect of Lime Street Continental.

At the hearing to review the premises licence, members of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.