Agenda and minutes

Councillor Whyborn was duly elected as chairman.

Sarah Muukua, applicant, had given her apologies.

In the absence of the applicant, the Chair asked the committee if they wished to adjourn the meeting.  Members were happy to continue with the meeting on the basis that they were satisfied that they had everything they needed on which to make an informed decision.

No interests were declared.

Phil Cooper, Licensing Officer, introduced the report as circulated with the agenda.  An application had been received for a premises licence at Mamma’s Kitchen, 10 Bennington Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 4ED.

The application sought authorisation for the following licensable activities:

• The sale/supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises 8am to 11pm Sun – Weds and 8am to midnight Thurs – Sat
• The performance of live music indoors only 8am to 11pm Sun – Weds and 8am to midnight Thurs – Sat
• The performance of recorded music indoors only 8am to 11pm Sun – Weds and 8am to midnight Thurs – Sat
• The provision of late night refreshment indoors and outdoors 11pm to 1am Thurs – Sat.

The Licensing Officer stated that the opening times of the premises were 8am to 11.30pm Sunday to Wednesday and 8am to 1am Thursday to Saturday.

The Licensing Officer referred members to the report which listed the applicants’ steps to promote the licensing objectives:

• A CCTV system would be operational
• A 30 minute drinking up time would be provided
• Suitable notices would be posted inside and outside requesting patrons to leave the premises quietly and respect the neighbours
• The designated premises supervisor would monitor noise levels outside the premises of live and recorded entertainment
• That all windows and doors would be kept shut after 10pm to prevent noise from regulated entertainment
• An incident/complaints book would be made available to police and authorised council officers
• A Challenge 21 (or equivalent) scheme would be adopted.

The Licensing Officer confirmed that none of the eight responsible authorities had objected to the application and that Gloucestershire Police were satisfied with the steps taken by the applicant in the voluntary conditions put forward that they would promote the licensing objectives.  One representation had been received from a resident Mr Adam West of 13 Bennington Street, on the grounds of prevention of public nuisance and crime and disorder and his letter of objection was attached at Appendix D.

The chair asked members if they had any questions or queries.

A member asked whether there would be adequate ventilation of the premises and whether air conditioning would be available if all windows and doors were closed after 10pm. The Licensing Officer stated that the applicant had volunteered the condition of closing the windows and doors after 10 pm if there was any regulated entertainment taking place at the premises and it would be a breach of their licence if they did not adhere to it. He added that it would be up to the applicant what facilities she put in place inside the premises.

Members raised queries about the provision of outdoor refreshment from 11pm to 1 am Thursday to Saturday and whether there was a specific outdoor area and if so for how many people and where it was located.  A member asked whether there could be a health and safety risk to people using the outdoor seating area with delivery vehicles delivering to nearby major retailers.  The Licensing Officer  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.