Agenda and minutes

Venue: Virtual Meeting

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

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Items
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1.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

2.

Declarations of interest

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

3.

Licensing Act 2003 – Application for a new Premises Licence in respect of Al Sorriso, 18A Upper Green, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8QH pdf icon PDF 364 KB

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Minutes:

An application for a Premises Licence in respect of Al Sorriso,18A Upper Green, Wolverhampton, WV6 8QH was considered following representations received from the Licensing Authority, Environmental Health, West Midlands Fire Service, 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.

 

During the introductions, Sam Hoskins, Environmental Health, reported a typographical error in his written submission and confirmed that was representing Environmental Health not the Licensing Authority.

 

Debra Craner, Section Leader Licensing, provided an outline of the application, and reported that since the agenda had been published, a further two supplementary agendas, containing additional information, had been circulated. Ms Luciana Palmieri, Applicant, confirmed that the summary was accurate.

 

The Chair invited the Applicant to present the application. Ms Luciana Palmieri did so as per Appendix 1 of the report. She stated the following:

 

  1. She currently ran a restaurant in Albrighton, where there had been no issues, and was now opening a premises in Wolverhampton.
  2. There was no intention to have live music and since hearing about the neighbour’s concerns, she had agreed to reduce the opening hours.
  3. She wanted to control the amount of alcohol consumed on the premises so by selling the alcohol she could control how much patrons drank and how they disposed of drinking receptacles.
  4. A trade waste agreement was in place.
  5. The premises would be run by professional persons.

 

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question Ms Luciana Palmieri in relation to her submission. Ms Luciana Palmieri and Mr

Mark Smith responded to questions asked.

 

The Chair invited the Licensing Authority to make representations. Greg Bickerdike, Licensing Manager, did so as per Appendix 3 of the report.

He stated that he had successfully mediated with the Applicant and no longer had concerns regarding the application.

 

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question the Licensing Authority in relation to its submission. Greg Bickerdike responded to questions asked.

 

The Chair invited Environmental Health to make representations. Sam Hoskins, Senior Environmental Health Officer, did so as per Appendix 4 of the report. He stated that he had also successfully mediated with the Applicant and no longer had concerns regarding the application.

 

The Chair invited all parties present to question Environmental Health in relation to its submission. Sam Hoskins responded to questions asked.

 

The Chair invited West Midlands Fire Service to make representations. Neil Aston-Baugh, Fire Safety Officer, did so as per Appendix 5 of the report. He stated that a voluntarily undertaking had been accepted by the Applicant and therefore he had no further abjections to the application.

 

The Chair invited all parties present to question West Midlands Fire Service in relation to its submission. Neil Aston-Baugh responded to questions asked.

 

The Chair invited Other Persons to make representations. Councillor Jonathan Crofts did so as per Appendix 6 of the report. He referred to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.