To appoint a Chairman for the duration of the meeting.

Councillor Alexander proposed Councillor Luxton to be Chairman for the Panel. This was seconded by Councillor Wilson.

To receive any apologies for absence.

There were no apologies for absence received.

To receive any declarations of interest.

No Declarations of Interest were received.

To consider an application for a new Premises Licence under The Licensing

Act 2003 for The Boom Boom Bar. Arch 3, Goswell Hill, Windsor, SL4 1RH.

Licensing Officer

The Licensing Officer, Steve Smith, introduced the application for Members to consider. The Licensing Officer explained that the application related to a variation to the current license. The Licensing Officer informed the Panel that the original application was submitted on 31 July 2018 and just before the consultation period ended, the application was resubmitted on 25 August 2018 and that consultation ended on 21 September 2018. The new application had changed hours within it. All parties had been informed.

The Licensing Officer had received relevant representation from Thames Valley Police, Environmental Health, Trading Standards and residents. The Panel were informed that if they granted the variation to the current license then further conditions had been submitted. All the representations were available in the Agenda pack.

The Licensing Officer informed the Panel that Mr Vik Maharaj was the owner of the premises and the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) since July 2015. The Boom Boom Bar was situated at Arch 3, Goswell Hill, Windsor and was one of six licensed premises, in-between Charlies Horse and the Fuzzy Bear Comedy Club. The nearest residents were at the rear of the premises. The Licensing Officer informed the Panel that since 1 January 2018, The Boom Boom Bar had had some temporary events notices. Mr Maharaj worked positively with the residents, the police, the licensing team and was a member of Pub Watch.

The Licensing Officer reminded the Panel that they should have consideration for the four licensing objectives and the wider community intention when making their decision on whether to permit the variation to the licence, permit with conditions, or to reject the variation to the licence.

Questions to the Licensing Officer

Councillor Alexander asked the Licensing Officer about the business needs to increase the licenced hours and the hours of the other five similar licensed premises. The Licensing Officer informed the Panel that Mr Maharaj felt that the additional hours were required for his premises and the other five licensed premises had the same or longer opening hours. Councillor Wilson enquired about the how close the other licensed premises were and if they operated seven days a week. The Licensing Officer informed the Panel that the other licensed premises were next to the Boom Boom Bar and were all in a row. The operating times varied for each premises. Councillor Luxton asked the Licensing Officer many questions, these included if licensing were content with the staff on the door and the internal staff, Was the DPS present at all times when alcohol was being sold, was the premises a bar or a club, How far were the nearest residential homes and summertime opening hours. The Licensing Officer informed the Panel that Licensing had a good working relationship with all the staff and had never had issues with the SIA staff. During operating hours, the DPS or the Personal Licence holder were present at the bar The Boom Boom bar was a bar with a premises licence and not a bonified member  ...  view the full minutes text for item 20.