To appoint a Chairman for the duration of the meeting.

Councillor Brar proposed Councillor Cannon as Chairman. This was seconded by Councillor Bowden.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Councillor Cannon was elected as Chairman for the meeting.

To receive any apologies for absence.

There were no apologies for absence received.

To receive any declarations of interest.

There were no declarations of interest received.

To note the procedural details for the meeting.

The clerk read out the procedures that the Sub Committee would follow, this was noted by all those present.

To consider an application for a new premises license under the Licensing Act 2003 for Whitbread Group plc, Premier Inn Hotel, Mellor Walk, Windsor.

Jane Cryer, Legal Advisor, advised the Sub Committee that the objection to the application had been received late.

Craig Hawkings, Licensing Team Leader, clarified that the objection had been received on time but the request to speak at the meeting had been received late.

The applicants representative confirmed that they had no objection to the individual being allowed the opportunity to speak and address the Sub Committee.

The Reporting Officer to outline the application and the decision to be taken

Craig Hawkings, Licensing Team Leader, set out the application. This meeting of a Licensing Sub-Committee was convened to hear an application for a new premise licence located within the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. In line with the Licensing Act 2003, when relevant representations were made against an application, a hearing had to be held to consider them. A relevant representation made against an application for a new premises licence had to relate to at least one of the four licensing objectives set out in the Licensing Act 2003. These were; ‘The Prevention of Crime and Disorder’, ‘Public Safety’, ‘The Prevention of Public Nuisance’, and ‘The Protection of Children from Harm’.

The purpose of this hearing was for the Sub-Committee to hear the application, receive written and oral representations from other parties and then to make a decision in respect of the application.

The Applicant was Whitbread Group plc and the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) was Miss Jacqueline Allum for the premises Premier Inn Hotel, Mellor Walk, Windsor. Whitbread Group plc had applied, under the Licensing Act 2003, for a new premises licence to be granted. The application was to licence a stand-alone hotel with related licenced accommodation operating under the Premier Inn brand. A summary of the application was as follows:

Non-residents:

·         Recorded Music

Monday to Sunday 10:00 – 00:30

·         Late Night Refreshment

Monday to Sunday 23:00 – 00:30

·         Supply of alcohol (On & Off the premises)

Monday to Sunday 10:00 – 00:30

Hotel residents:

·         Recorded Music

Monday to Sunday 10:00 – 01:00

·         Late Night Refreshment

Monday to Sunday 23:00 – 01:00

·         Supply of alcohol (On & Off the premises)

Monday to Sunday 00:00 – 00:00

Seasonal Variation

·         To extend the proposed hours on New Year’s Eve to New Year’s Eve – terminal hour as proposed being 00:30 on 2 January.

The Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) was Miss Jacqueline Allum.

This application had received no representations from the responsible authorities which included; Environmental Health, Royal Borough Fire and Rescue Service, Planning, Local Safeguarding Children’s Board, Public Health, Trading Standards, Thames Valley Police and RBWM Licensing. There had been one individual representation from a resident that was relevant to the application as they related to one or more of the four licensing objectives.

The Licensing Panel Sub Committee was obliged to determine the application with a view to promoting the four licensing objectives which were:

·         The prevention of crime and disorder

·         Public safety

·         The prevention of public nuisance

·         The protection of children from harm

In making its decision, the Sub-Committee was also  ...  view the full minutes text for item 30.