Agenda and minutes

Licensing Sub-Committee - Thursday 19th July 2012 5.30 p.m.

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Contact: Pauline Ross

Items
No.	Item
6.	Appointment of Chairman for the meeting View the background to item 6. Minutes: RESOLVED that Councillor Mrs. R. Dent be appointed Chairman of the Sub-Committee for the meeting.
7.	Apologies for Absence Minutes: No apologies for absence were received.
8.	Declarations of Interest View the background to item 8. Minutes: No declarations of interest were received.
9.	Procedure View the background to item 9. Minutes: The Chairman opened the Hearing and introduced the Members of the Sub-Committee and officers present to the Applicant’s representatives and all other parties present, so that they were satisfied that no person who may be in a position to influence the Sub-Committee withdrew from the meeting room when the Sub-Committee considered its decision at the conclusion of the Hearing. The Chairman invited all those present to identify themselves. The Chairman reminded all parties present of the procedure to be followed during the Hearing.
10.	Application for a Premises Licence in respect of One Stop Stores Limited, 262 Station Road, Wythall, Bromsgrove, B47 6EY PDF 65 KB View the background to item 10. Additional documents: Appendix 1 - One Stop Stores Ltd Application , item 10. PDF 4 MB Appendix 1 - Plan of the Premises (Internal) , item 10. PDF 519 KB Appendices 2 and 3 - Objections and Plan , item 10. PDF 2 MB Minutes: The Sub-Committee was asked to consider an application for a premises licence in respect of One Stop Stores Limited, 262 Station Road, Wythall, Bromsgrove, B47 6EY. The application was subject to a Hearing in light of representations received from four residents, Mr. M. Cheal, Chairman, Wythall Residents Association and Councillor J. Boulter on behalf of Wythall South Residents’ Action Group. The basis of their representations related to: § car parking, specifically due to the recently obtained Planning Consent for enlarging the shop to create a convenience store and therefore a potential increase in customers visiting the shop, many of them by car. § The trading hours applied for enabling alcohol to be purchased as early as 6.00 a.m. and as late as 11.00 p.m. every night. § Operational noise and light impacting on residents during the trading hours applied for. § Litter and waste in the immediate vicinity. § Issues which had been related to the previous premises when open, anti-social behaviour. The Technical Officer, Worcestershire Regulatory Services (WRS) introduced the report and informed the Sub-Committee that no representations had been received from any of the Responsible Authorities. In response to the Chairman the Technical Officer confirmed that no trading was currently taking place on the premises. The case for the applicant was put forward by Mrs. N. Smith, Senior Associate, Squire Sanders (UK) LLP, the applicant’s representative. She informed the Sub-Committee that the previous licence holder, namely Threshers, had surrendered the licence in 2010. She informed all those present that Threshers had been a dedicated off licence and that One Stop was a retail convenience business with key focus on being a store for customers in the neighbourhood and not a dedicated off licence. She further reiterated as stated by the Technical Officer, WRS that no representations had been received from any of the Responsible Authorities with regard to the application. In response to the representations raised Mrs. Smith highlighted that car parking was not a licensing objective and that there was a dedicated car parking facility located on the premises. Mrs. Smith informed Members that no representations had been received from the neighbouring residents or residents on Station Road and Norton Lane. In response to the representations raised with regard to anti-social behaviour, Sarah Marklew, Trading Law Manager (Licensing) for One Stop Stores Limited, informed the Sub-Committee that One Stop took their compliance responsibilities very seriously and had developed in partnership with their home authority, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, a policy on the management of age restricted sales and due diligence procedures to prevent these. One Stop operated a ‘staff safe’ system which allowed staff to alert a monitoring centre of shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. At the agreement of all parties present copies of the One Stop Information for Enforcement Officers, Age Restricted Sales Management, One Stop’s Ways of Working, produced in partnership with Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council and Stay Safe by using Staff Safe were provided to all parties present and Members of ... view the full minutes text for item 10.