Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies were received from Councillor Joy.

There were none.

These must be received no later than 12 noon on the fifth working day before the date of the meeting

There were none.

To approve the minutes of the Full Committee held on 4^th March.

To approve the minutes of the Alcohol and Gambling Committee held on 9^th December and the 5^th March.

To approve the minutes of the Miscellaneous Committee held on 4^th February and 15^th April.

The minutes of the previous meetings were approved.

The Licensing officer introduced the report as published.

There were no Member questions for the Licensing Officer.  The applicant had no questions for the Licensing Officer, however did clarify that the site would not be selling cans of beer but would be selling 12oz alcoholic milk shakes.

The applicant addressed the committee and made the following points:

-       He had previously had a premises in Montpellier but with business rates and other costs it was not financially viable.

-       At the pre application stage he was only going to put in for permission for 6 months and was then advised to apply for 12 months as even though they don’t intend to trade for 12 months, they thought that it might be beneficial to apply for 12 months for flexibility.

-       With regard to fumes that the generator will produce, he stated that he could argue that there is no traffic management in the area.  He compared it to having someone smoking in a green space.

-       He stated that people would not be sitting next to the generator.

A battery powered generator would have cost the applicant £15,000 which would be the equivalent of 3 years profit for the business.

-       There are other businesses in the area that create noise on a constant basis.

Members then asked the applicant questions, the responses were as follows:

-       The applicant stated that he had recently been looking at a HDO generator, this was not included in the application as he had been looking at them since the application had been made.  The Chair took the opportunity to explain to the applicant that the committee could only consider what was on the application in front of them.

-       The decibels figures that were being quoted by the applicant were from the manufacturers details, it will be a brand new unit that he purchases.

-       The generator will be pointing towards the road rather than the park so any fumes will be pointed towards the road.  The applicant acknowledged that a generator is a constant noise.

The Chair took the opportunity to explain to the applicant that the committee need a good reason to deviate from policy and the recommendation of the environmental protection team to refuse the application.

The applicant was then given the final right of reply, he stated:

-       That they are an independent business where people like the product.

-       It is offering something different to other places in the area, and what they provide is for people of all ages.

-       It is a nice design logo etc and it will be a nice addition to the area.

A supporter of the application then spoke in support of the application stating that the applicant has agreed to make a special milkshake to raise money in support of Katie Prices son.  He thinks that the premises will do a lot for the community and that for the committee to refuse would give the wrong message.

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The Licensing and Public Protection Manager introduced the briefing note.  She made particular reference to the work done on the granting of the Purple Flag and gave thanks to the people involved in the cross working, with particular thanks to Kelly Patterson for her work.

The Licensing and Public Protection Manager updated the committee on the recent campaign work that the team had been carrying out with regards to unlicensed A boards in the BID area.  The Licensing team are working with the cabinet member and the BID to work on the public realm strategy.  Three Members volunteered to take part in a working group, Cllrs Wheeler, Boyes and Dearden.

The next Licensing Miscellaneous committee is the 8^th July 2026.

The next licensing committee will be the Licensing Sub Committee Miscellaneous and will be held on the 8^th July 2026.