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

Councillor Baskerville proposed that Councillor Brar chair the meeting. Councillor Martin seconded this.

AGREED: That Councillor Brar be Chair for the duration of the sub-committee.

The Sub Committee shall receive any apologies for absence .

No apologise were received.

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

Councillor Brar declared that she was a licence holder, but she would approach with an open mind.

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

The committee noted the procedures.

The Sub Committee are to consider an application for a new premises license at Asda express PFS, Braywick, 11 Windsor Road, Maidenhead, SL6 1UZ.

Craig Hawkings, Reporting Officer for the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, introduced the report to the Sub-Committee and outlined why a hearing had needed to be convened.

Craig Hawkings explained under section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003, that a responsible authority, or any other person may apply to the relevant licensing authority for a review of a premises licence at any time. 

Craig Hawkings then outlined to the Sub-Committee what the application was and set out the reasons why the application had been submitted and the evidence to support it. The application was for a petrol filling station with an off license attached, with late night refreshments and for the supply of alcohol on and off the premises.

Craig Hawkings stated that the application had been advertised in the correct way. 

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

•  The prevention of crime and disorder 

•  Public safety 

•  The prevention of public nuisance 

•  The protection of children from harm

Craig Hawkings noted that the application had received an objection, but had the objection not received representation, then the application would have been approved. Conditions had also been agreed with both RBWM Trading Standards and Thames Valley Police, as responsible authorities.

Councillor Baskerville asked if the borough had received similar applications recently. Craig Hawkings stated that the borough had, with two similar applications being approved, one being for a Shell Waitrose in 2020. 

Councillor Martin asked if any complaints had been logged by residents who lived near the other garages. Craig Hawkings stated that there had not been any registered.

Councillor Brar asked if there were any more complaints about the applicant’s premises being a public nuisance. Craig Hawkings stated that all relevant authorities had been consulted including Environment Protection, Health and Planning and that no comments were received.  

Councillor Baskerville asked what measures would be taken so that the conditions would be adhered too. Craig Hawkings stated that the applicant would be subject to licencing enforcement, should any breach be reported. 

The applicant’s representative, Richard Taylor, asked Craig Hawkings if any of the relevant authorities had any objections to the application. Craig Hawkings stated that they did not. 

Richard Taylor then asked Craig Hawkings if each responsible authority must be treated as an expert in the relevant field. Craig Hawkings stated that this was correct. 

Councillor Brar then invited the applicant to put their case to the Sub-Committee.

Richard Taylor stated that they would explain their case to the Sub-Committee in three parts. 

The first would explain the applicant, the second would explain the application itself and the third would address the concerns raised in the letter of objection. 

Richard Taylor stated that the premises of the application in question, was operated by Euro garages limited, which since the 1 November 2023 had been owned by ASDA. The applicant stated that the premises would operate as a twenty-four-hour convenience store, which they already operated  ...  view the full minutes text for item 35.