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

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Aimee Taylor, West Midlands Police.

 

2.

Declarations of interest

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

3.

Licensing Act 2003 - Application for a New Premises Licence in respect of Childs Avenue Convenience Store, 108-110 Childs Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV14 9XB pdf icon PDF 285 KB

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Minutes:

An application for a Premises Licence in respect of Childs Avenue Convenience Store, 108-110 Childs Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV14 9XB was considered following representations received from the Licensing Authority, West Midlands Police and Other Persons.

 

The Chair welcomed all parties to the hearing and invited all those present to introduce themselves. All parties did so. He outlined the procedure to be followed and all parties confirmed that they understood the procedure.

 

Debra Craner, Section Leader Licensing, provided an outline of the application. Mr Patrick Burke, Agent representing the Applicant, confirmed that the summary was accurate.

 

The Chair invited the Applicant to present the application. Mr Burke, Agent representing the Applicant, did so as per Appendix 1 of the report. He stated that his client successfully ran stores in other locations across the country and that there was no evidence linking the issues in the area to the premises.

 

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question Mr Burke and his client in relation to his submission.

 

In response to questions asked by Chris Howell, Licensing Authority, Mr Burke and his client agreed to accept an additional condition restricting the sale of single cans.

 

The Chair invited the Licensing Authority to make representations. Chris Howell, Licensing Authority, had no further objections as the Applicant had agreed to the proposed condition.

 

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

 

No final statements were made.

 

Councillor Page, Councillor Muston, Councillor Inston, the Senior Solicitor and Democratic Services Officer, withdrew from the meeting to enable the Sub-Committee to determine the matter.

 

The Sub-Committee adjourned at 10.24 hours.

 

The Hearing reconvened at 10.43 hours.

 

Councillor Page, Councillor Muston, Councillor Inston, the Senior Solicitor and Democratic Services Officer re-joined the meeting.

 

The Chair advised all parties of the decision of the Sub-Committee, which was read out by the Senior Solicitor.

 

Resolved:

The Statutory Licensing Sub-Committee had taken note of all written concerns raised in respect of the application for a premises licence for Childs Avenue Convenience Store, 108-110 Childs Avenue, Wolverhampton WV14 9XB. They listened to the arguments of those who had spoken at the hearing, both for and against the application.

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

The Sub-Committee heard from the applicant and his legal representative, Patrick Burke, that:

  1. The application was in respect of the supply of alcohol for consumption off the premises.
  2. The applicant had successfully run stores in other locations across the country.
  3. Representations had been made by local residents about anti-social behaviour and the sale of drugs in the area. There was no evidence linking issues in the area to the premises, the subject of the application, and the premises did not currently sell alcohol and so were not linked to any alcohol related Anti-Social Behaviour.
  4. The Thwaites case from 2008 stated that a light touch bureaucracy should be applied to applications and decisions should be made on evidence and not be speculative.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.