Agenda item

Mr Raviv Hadad

Louis Krog, Licensing and Business Support Team Leader introduced the report as circulated with the agenda.  A renewal application had been received from Mr Raviv Hadad for a street trading consent to sell hot and cold food and drink from a mobile trike on the High Street outside Thomas Cook.

If granted the proposed hours of trade would remain the same as the existing consent, every day between 11:00 and 23:00.

Appendix A of the report provided an image of the trike.

Appendix B of the report showed a location map of where trading would take place.

The Officer referred Members to point 5 of the report which detailed consultee comments.  Comments had been received from the following consultees;

• Nigel Overal (Gloucestershire Highways).
• Richard Nichol (Canada Life – Owners of Regent Arcade)

The report provided details of the objections.

Mr Howard Barber (Public Realm Designer, Cheltenham Borough Council) comments stated that he did not object to the application but noted that a new way finding monolith was due to be installed to the edge of the licensed trading area.

The Officer referred Members to appendix D of the report which provided further details of the proposed monolith.

Members asked a couple of  questions to the Officer and in responding the Officer:

• Said that once the Highways works had been completed traders may not be allowed to trade in this area ensuring no further damage is done to the paving slabs.  This point was unclear at the moment and a consultation on the proposed future use of the area is expected in May from Gloucestershire Highways.
• Confirmed that Licensing Officers would work with Mr Hadad, where appropriate, to locate to an alternative venue during and after the Highways work.  Mr Hadad wanted to trade between June and October whilst the works were taking place and returning to the current trading position once the works had been completed was unknown at this point.
• Stated that the concern about the installation of a new monolith and the location of Mr Hadad’s trike had been resolved.  The trike would be placed 6 feet further up the High Street away from the monolith.

Mr Hadad attended the meeting and spoke in support of his application.  Prior to the meeting he had submitted a supporting letter and photographs which were distributed to Members in advance.  These documents are attached as supplementary documents to the minutes.

Mr Hadad said his points were made in the letter and felt his licence should be granted for 12 months and to see what happened.

Members asked the following questions to Mr Hadad and in responding;

• Said he had discussed a temporary location with the Town Centre Manager and Licensing Officer to trade outside of TSB bank.  TSB bank would be happy for trade to take place there.
• A Member felt the licence should be granted subject to a change of trade venue whilst the works were taking place.

The Officer advised Members that he was unsure what Gloucestershire Highways wanted to do with this space once the work had taken place and a consultation process would be in place sometime in May. 

Members were advised that they had the following recommendations to determine;

1.                  The application be refused because it does not comply with the provision of the Street Scene policy as the proposed location is deemed unsuitable.

2.                  The application be approved because Members are satisfied that the application does comply with the provision of the Street Scene policy and the location is deemed suitable.

Subject to resolution 2, the application only be granted to the end of June 2014.

Upon a vote it was unanimously

RESOLVED that the application be approved because Members are satisfied that the application does comply with the provision of the Street Scene policy and the location is deemed suitable.

Subject to this the application is granted for 12 months with a condition attached to the licence to state that relocation of trading will take place on the commencement of Gloucestershire Highways works and that officers be given delegated authority to suspend the consent at the appropriate time.