The Sub Committee are asked to appoint a Chair for the duration of the hearing.

Councillor Hill nominated Councillor Brar to Chair of the Sub-Committee. This was seconded by Councillor Gosling.

AGREED: That Councillor Brar be elected Chair of the Sub-Committee.

The Sub Committee shall receive any apologies for absence .

No apologies for absence were received.

The Sub Committee are asked to declare any interests that they may have.

No interests were declared.

All attendees at the hearing are to note the procedures of the Sub Committee.

All parties present noted the procedures of the Sub-Committee.

The Sub Committee are to consider an application for a new premises license to be granted under the Licensing Act 2003 for Premier, 6 Harrow lane, Maidenhead, SL6 7PD.

Craig Hawkings, RBWM Reporting Officer, outlined the report to the Sub-Committee and outlined the application by AV Retails Ltd.: a new premises licence to be granted for a convenience store at Premier, 6 Harrow Lane, Maidenhead, SL6 7PD. He informed that in line with section 18.3A in the Licensing Act 2003, when relevant representations were made against an application, a hearing must be held to consider them.

Craig Hawkings stated that the applicant applied for a licence which would include:

·       Supply of alcohol (OFF the premises), Monday to Sunday, 06:00–23:00

·       Hours open to the public, Monday to Sunday, 06:00–23:00

Officers had reviewed the operating schedule by which they included relevant conditions.

As per requirement for the hearing, the application was advertised with officers confirming that all advertising requirements were fully complied with. In terms of promoting the licensing objectives, the Sub-Committee had to also take into account the National Guidance issued under Section 182 of the Licensing Act as well as the

Council's own Licensing Policy.

Craig Hawkings then reminded all parties what the four licencing objectives which were set out in the Licencing Act 2003 were:

·       The prevention of crime and disorder,

·       Public safety,

·       The prevention of public nuisance,

·       The protection of children from harm.

The application contained agreed conditions between the applicant and two of the responsible authorities consulted on the application as part of the 28-day consultation: Thames Valley Police and Trading Standards.

The application received two representations, including a small petition.

While operating hours fell slightly outside of RBWM’s framework hours (opening at 06:00 rather than 09:00), Craig Hawkings highlighted that the application would have been granted as applied for under delegated officer powers if no objections were received.

Councillor Gosling asked for confirmation that the applicant had other properties under their ownership and as such would therefore apply their business practice to the premises at Harrow Lane (if a licence was granted) in similar fashion to their other properties. Craig Hawkings replied that this question would be best answered by the applicant.

A representative presented the case on behalf of the applicant, Mr Kathirvel Jegatharan. She highlighted that the comments from the objections were not relevant to the property as well as the application not receiving any representations from Thames Valley Police and Environmental Health. Addressing some objections to the application, it was mentioned that any illegal parking near the premises would be dealt with by a sector of the department. Kathirvel Jegatharan’s representative reassured that the store’s operations would not disturb a nearby nursery as the premises was located within a single, self-contained building.

KathirvelJegatharan’s representative added that the premises would have a strong training programme for its staff, including the prevention of selling alcohol to underage persons or selling to drunk people. It was mentioned that staff would ask members of the public to avoid loitering near the premises.

The representative also highlighted that Kathirvel Jegatharan was already a director of a company and was thus experienced in running stores across  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15.