Agenda and minutes

Councillor Chard was duly elected as Chairman.

The Cricket Club, Princes Street, Cheltenham

Phil Cooper, Licensing Officer introduced the report as circulated with the agenda.  An application for a new premises licence had been received from Cheltenham Cricket Club, Princes Street, Cheltenham. 

Phil Cooper advised the Sub Committee that the Cricket Club currently holds a Club Premises Certificate which was granted in 2005.  Currently only members of the Cricket Club and their guests can benefit from qualifying club activities at the premises. If this application were granted today the premises would be authorised to provide licensable activities to any member of the public, not just members of the club and the guests of members. 

Phil Cooper referred Members to page 57 of the report and detailed the current activities and times for the existing Club Premises Certificate and the proposed new times under the Premise Licence.

Paragraph 2.4 of the report detailed the applicant’s steps to promote the four licensing objectives that would become conditions if the licence was granted today.

No objections were submitted from the responsible authorities but the report contains an additional condition at paragraph 3.2 which was requested by the Police and agreed by the applicant, and a comment from Environmental Health at 3.4 of the report.

Phil Cooper confirmed that six relevant representations had been received from local residents as listed in page 3 of the report.  Full copies of the representations made were shown from page 39 of the report.

Mrs Marilyn Brien and Mr Rod Brien attended the Sub Committee and had both submitted representations.  Mrs Brien stated she had only received notification of this Sub Committee taking place on Christmas Eve.  Some residents who had made representations were still away on holiday and were unable to attend today’s meeting.  Mrs Brien asked for the Sub Committee to be postponed to enable other residents who had made representations to attend.

Phil Cooper confirmed there are strict legal requirements which are followed in relation to organising a hearing from the date the application is submitted.  Phil Cooper stated that he was aware Mr & Mrs Brien had not received an email from him on 13 December 2013 which confirmed the date and details of today’s Sub Committee.

Vikki Fennell, Solicitor read the Regulations about adjournment of a Sub Committee if residents who have made a representation are unable to attend.  Vikki Fennell advised Members that they have representations in front of them today raising similar concerns in the report papers and Members should decide if this Sub Committee should be adjourned or heard today.

Members asked the following Officer questions:

·         A Member asked when residents were advised of the date of the Sub Committee.

·         Phil Cooper confirmed that an email was sent on 13 December 2013 to all six residents who had submitted a representation against the application and to the applicants.

·         Phil Cooper confirmed that once an application is submitted residents have 28 days to make a representation.  After those 28 days, if representations have been made, a Licensing Sub Committee must be arranged within  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.