To appoint a Chairman for the duration of the meeting.

Counicllor Bhangra proposed that Councillor Cannon be Chairman. This was seconded by Councillor Brar.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Councillor Cannon be Chairman for the remainder of the hearing.

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies were recevied from Councillor Hilton, Councillor Bhangra substituted for him on the Panel.

To receive any declarations of interest.

No declarations of interest were made.

To note the procedural details for the meeting.

Members noted the procedures for the sub-committee.

To consider an application for a new premises license under the Licensing Act 2003.

Firstly, David Dadds, the Applicant’s representative asked that the CCTV footage that Thames Valley Police wished to play be excluded from the hearing. He said that this was due to it not having been provided to the Applicant in advance of the hearing and therefore if shown would cause prejudice against the Applicant. Upon retiring, Jane Cryer, Legal Advisor to the Panel agreed with this and therefore the Chairman announced that this CCTV footage would not be shown and therefore was excluded from the rest of the hearing both orally and visually.

The Chairman then asked both Mr Dadds and Inspector Mike Darrah, Thames Valley Police if they had any comment on this matter. Neither had comment.

Craig Hawkings, Reporting Officer for the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead introduced the report and outlined the information that the Sub-Committee had to consider. A summary of the application was as follows.

Late Night Refreshment to be served:

Monday - Tuesday 23:00 – 01:40

Wednesday - Thursday 23:00 – 03:40

Friday - ­Saturday 23:00 – 04:30

Sunday 23:00 – 03:40

Hours that premises open to the public:

Monday - Tuesday 11:00 – 01:40

Wednesday - Thursday 11:00 – 03:40

Friday - ­Saturday 11:00 – 04:30

Sunday 11:00 – 03:40

On the Sunday before each Bank Holiday, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, the terminal hour for late shall be extended to 04:30.

2 existing premises licenses existed. These were PL000329, issued 25 December 2005 and PL107021, issued 9 February 2016.

Craig Hawkings went on to state that where, as here, relevant representations had been made, the Licensing Authority must hold a hearing to consider them, unless agreed by the parties. The Licensing and Public Space Protection Order Sub-Committee could take steps as are appropriate for the promotion of the Licensing Objectives as relevant. To be “relevant”, the representation had to relate to the likely effect of the grant of the licence on the promotion of at least one of the four licensing objectives which were set out in the Licensing Act 2003.

He stated that the four licensing objectives were:

·       The prevention of crime and disorder.

·       Public safety.

·       The prevention of public nuisance.

·       The protection of children from harm.

In terms of responsible authorities, Craig Hawkings stated that representations had been made by both Thames Valley Police and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Licensing Team. Other representations were also received from Councillor Rayner, Ward Councillor for Eton & Castle, CC Stim UK Tradeco 3 Limited (ATIK Nightclub) and P. Banham.

Craig Hawkings then outlined the framework hours that had been set by the Borough with regards to late night refreshment businesses such as Takeaways. He noted that the license that was being applied for, fell outside of these framework hours.

The Chairman asked what the 2 current licenses that the premises had covered in terms of timings and activities. Craig Hawkings informed the Panel that these could be found in Appendix 1 of the main report, which outlined the premises’ current licenses and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 35.