Minutes:
The Sub-Committee have taken note of all the written concerns raised in respect of Costcutter, 31 Lichfield Road, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton. They have listened to the arguments of those who have spoken at this hearing, both for and against the application.
The Sub-Committee understand the concerns of the residents, but are satisfied that this is an application for new premises and therefore:
The Sub-Committee only have power to consider and control matters directly connected to the licensable activities of selling alcohol in conjunction with the four licensing objectives. This Sub-Committee cannot, therefore, consider parking or commercial business interests of this or other premises. The West Midlands Police have confirmed that, if agreed conditions are added to the licence, they are satisfied the premises can operate without issue.
Having considered the views of all concerned the Sub-Committee have, therefore, decided that the application for a premises licence be granted as applied for, subject to the following conditions agreed between the West Midlands Police and the applicant on 22 August 2014:
· A CCTV system with recording equipment shall be installed and maintained at the premises.
· CCTV should cover entry and exit points of the premises and all areas where alcohol/money is served/taken and all areas to which public have access, and the immediate vicinity outside the premises.
· Images/recordings to be downloaded must be of evidential quality, must indicate the correct time and date and be kept for at least 31 days.
· All staff to be trained to use the CCTV system and at least one member of staff to be on duty who is trained to download the system’s images, should any member of a Responsible Authority make a request.
· CCTV to be recording at all times with the time and date to be visible and accurate.
· An incident log must be maintained at the premises and a written record of any incident that occurs at the premises must be appropriately recorded. Where it is deemed appropriate, the incident must be reported to the West Midlands Police. The incident log book must be produced to a member of a responsible Authority upon request.
· Relevant incidents of crime and disorder shall be reported to the police.
· All staff shall receive training and refresher training every 6 months on their responsibilities with regard to licensing legislation. This training shall be documented and shown to a member of a Responsible Authority upon request.
· To ensure compliance with ‘Challenge 25’ a refusals book shall be maintained to record where any sale of alcohol is refused to persons who present themselves to be underage.
· A Designated Public Place order (DPPO) notice, provided by the Licensing Authority, shall be displayed prominently on the premises visible from outside the store, advising that the police have the power to seize alcohol.
· There shall be no sales of single cans or bottles of beer, lager or cider with an ABV of 6.5 or over permitted.
· The premises shall be fully alarmed and have frontage and rear security shutters.
The granting of the licence is further subject to the following condition:
It is considered by the Sub-Committee that the above conditions should be attached in support of the prevention of crime and disorder and prevention of public nuisance licensing objectives.
Finally, such conditions as are specified on/or are consistent with the operating schedule will be attached to the licence, together with any mandatory conditions required by the Act.
All parties have a right of appeal to the Magistrates’ Court within 21 days of receipt of this decision.