Agenda item

The Director: Operations submitted a report advising members of an application for the grant of a premises licence at Willowfields Campsite, Blackmoor Lane, Haxey.

Details of the application were outlined in the report, together with the application for the grant of a premises licence and representations received from Humberside Police, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service and two Interested Persons.  The sub-committee also considered additional supporting statements submitted by the applicant with the return of their counter notice. 

The Director in his report reminded the sub-committee that the options available to it under the Licensing Act 2003 when considering such applications were:

Ø  To refuse to grant the licence.

Ø  To grant the licence with additional conditions.

Ø  To grant the licence without additional conditions.

Ø  To grant the licence but restrict the licensable activities.

Ø  To grant the licence with restricted times

The applicant and the two Interested Persons addressed the sub-committee and responded to questions.

Following the summary of the case, the meeting was adjourned for deliberation by members.  The decision of the sub-committee was communicated to all parties.

Resolved - The Licensing (Activities) Sub-Committee carefully considered all the information contained in the agenda bundle, as well as the supporting documentation submitted by the applicant with their counter notice.  After listening to all the representations made by the applicant and the interested parties at the hearing and taking into account the statutory guidance under section 182 of the Licensing Act and the council’s Licensing Policy, the sub-committee unanimously agreed that the application be granted as applied for, subject to the following:

1.      That the agreed conditions (submitted by Humberside Police) for the prevention of crime and disorder, prevention of public safety, the prevention of public nuisance and protection of children from harm contained within the agenda bundle at Appendix D be adhered to and incorporated within the premises licence.

This was to protect all patrons and the amenities of local residents.

2.      That the following conditions be adhered to and incorporated within the premises licence:

a)      that boundary checks shall be undertaken and recorded in a logbook every hour when unamplified, amplified live music or recorded music was being provided to ensure the noise emanating from the premises was not excessive.  The logbook shall be made available for inspection when requested by a Responsible Authority; and

b)      all external windows and doors shall be kept closed when indoor unamplified, amplified live music or recorded music was being provided, except for access and egress.  All exterior windows and doors shall be maintained in a good state of repair.

This was to adhere to the prevention of public nuisance and public safety licensing objective. 

These conditions would ensure that the level of noise being created from the premises would satisfactorily reduce the impact of noise on nearby residents and neighbouring properties.

The Sub-Committee were aware that the premises was situated in the open countryside, whereby noise emanating from the site could affect the amenities of nearby residents.  Therefore, the sub-committee strongly advised the applicant to give serious consideration to potentially installing noise reduction measures, for example a noise limiter or acoustic screens, to mitigate the excess noise coming from the premises.  The applicant should also be aware that their premises licence could be reviewed at any point by any responsible authority or interested parties and may result in them being required to attend a meeting of the Sub-Committee to discuss the licence.

The Applicant, Responsible Authorities and other interested parties making relevant representations may appeal to the Magistrates Court within 21 days of the date on which they were notified of the decision.