Agenda and minutes

This meeting was adjourned from Monday 22nd September 2025, Licensing Sub-Committee - Thursday 16th October 2025 11.00 a.m.

Venue: Parkside Suite - Parkside. View directions

Contact: Pauline Ross 

Items
No. Item

5/25

Election of Chairman for the meeting

Minutes:

The Democratic Services Officer opened the Hearing and asked for nominations for Chairman.

 

RESOLVED that Councillor A. M. Dale be appointed Chairman of the Sub-Committee.

 

 

6/25

Apologies

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

7/25

Declarations of Interest

To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.

Minutes:

There were no Declarations of Interest.

8/25

Application for the Grant of a Premises Licence in respect of Thornborough Events, Thornborough Farm, Redhill Road, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, B38 9EH pdf icon PDF 400 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting and asked all parties present to provide a brief introduction.

 

In response to the Chairman, all parties in attendance agreed that they were satisfied with the Hearing procedures.

 

Councillor C. A. Hotham, Ward Councillor who had submitted a representation in objection to the application; took the opportunity to raise questions and to seek clarification on the premises licence being applied for. Councillor Hotham stated that the premises application information, as detailed in the main agenda pack, varied from the information supplied in the Supplementary Agenda Pack. Councillor Hotham expressed his concern that no definitive licensing hours and agreed Conditions were being presented to Licensing Sub-Committee Members.

 

In response the Chairman stated that Members were satisfied with the updated information, as detailed in the Supplementary Agenda pack; and that all parties to the proceedings would be given the opportunity to ask any questions of the Technical Officer (Licensing), Worcestershire Regulatory Services (WRS), after their report had been presented.

 

Sub-Committee Members then considered an application for a Premises Licence, submitted by Kenneth Frederick Moore and Sarah Louise Moore, in respect of Thornborough Events, Thornborough Farm, Redhill Road, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, B38 9EH.

 

The application was subject to a Hearing in light of  a total of 49 representations being received. 28 representations were received from persons opposing the application, as detailed at Appendix 2 the report. 21 representations were received from persons in support of the application, as detailed at Appendix 3 to the report.

 

The basis of the representations received opposing the application, were on the  grounds of:-

 

  • Public Nuisance
  • Crime and Disorder
  • Public Safety

 

The Technical Officer (Licensing) WRS, introduced the report and in doing so highlighted that the applicant was applying for the following licensable activities:-

                              

Activity

Days

From

 

To

Indoors/

Outdoors

Performance of Dance

Friday - Sunday

12:00

-

18:00

Outdoors

Performance of Live Music

Sunday

12:00

-

22:00

Outdoors

Performance of Live Music

Friday - Saturday

12:00

-

23:00

Outdoors

Late Night Refreshment

Friday - Saturday

23:00

-

00:00

Outdoors

Playing of Recorded Music

Sunday

12:00

-

22:00

Outdoors

Playing of Recorded Music

Friday - Saturday

12:00

-

23:00

Outdoors

Sale of Alcohol

Sunday

12:00

-

22:00

On Premises

Sale of Alcohol

Friday - Saturday

12:00

-

23:00

On Premises

The application also proposed the following Non-Standard Timings:

 

‘A privately booked event such as a wedding etc and utilising one or more of the licensing activities applied for within this application could be held on any day of the week. Guest numbers will be limited to 200 persons. This event will be included within a 28 days per year from 1st May to 30 September proposed to a limit’.

 

The designated premises supervisor identified in the application was Mr. Kenneth Frederick Moore.

 

Members’ attention was drawn to the Temporary Events Notices (TENs) information, as detailed on pages 10 and 11 of the main agenda pack.

 

Responsible Authorities

The application was forwarded to all of the responsible authorities as prescribed under the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8/25