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Apologies for absence Additional documents: Minutes: There were no apologies for absence. |
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Declarations of interest Additional documents: Minutes: There were no declarations of interest made. |
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Additional documents:
Minutes: Applications in respect of Family Shopper, 289 Wood End Road, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, WV11 1YQ had been received by the City of Wolverhampton Council.
The Chair welcomed all parties to the hearing and invited all those present to introduce themselves. All parties did so. She outlined the procedures to be followed and all parties confirmed that they understood the procedures.
The Sub-Committee’s statutory duty was to consider the applications and any representations, and to take such steps as contained in the Licensing Act 2003 as it considered appropriate for the promotion of the Licensing Objectives.
Andrea Forrest, Solicitor for the Premises Licence Holder, Mr Manmeet Chawla, requested a short adjournment so she could speak with the previous Premises Licence Holder, who was in attendance, privately.
The request was granted and all parties, with the exception of the Solicitor and the Democratic Services Officer, withdrew from the meeting.
The Hearing adjourned at 10.42 hours.
The Hearing reconvened at 10.47 hours.
All parties returned to the meeting.
Debra Craner, Section Leader Licensing, provided an outline of the report which had been circulated to all parties in advance of the meeting.
Stefan Polatajko, Senior Officer for Trading Standards, and Andrea Forrest, Solicitor for the Premises Licence Holder, confirmed that the summary was accurate.
Application to Transfer the Premises Licence
The Chair invited Andrea Forrest, Solicitor for the Premises Licence Holder, to present the application to Transfer the premises licence.
Ms Forrest did so as per Appendix 3 of the report and supplementary evidence bundle. She stated the following:
The Chair afforded all relevant parties the opportunity to question the Applicant in relation to their submission. Andrea Forrest and Mr Sahib Singh Chawla, the Premises Licence Holder’s son, responded to questions asked.
They stated the following:
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