Agenda and minutes

Councillor Pickering was appointed as Chair.

There were no apologies for absence.

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed.

There were no declarations of interest.

The minutes of the previous meetings held on 27 March 2026, 2 April 2026 and 13 April 2026 are attached and members will be asked to confirm them as a correct record.

The minutes of the previous meetings held on 27 March 2026, 2 April 2026 and 13 April 2026 were recorded as a true and accurate record.

The Director of Neighbourhood and Environmental Services submits a report for an application for a review of an existing premises licence for Glassy Club, Green Lane Road, Leicester, LE5 3TH.

Councillor Pickering, as Chair led on introductions and outlined the procedure the hearing would follow.

The Director of Neighbourhood and Environmental Services submitted a report for an application for a review of an existing premises licence for Glassy Club, Green Lane Road, Leicester, LE5 3TH.

Mr Luis Fonseca attended the hearing on behalf of Mr Praveshkumar Macan, the Premises Licence Holder and Designated Premises Supervisor. Mr Macan had emailed on 2^nd July 2026 informing the council that he was out of the country and that his acquaintance Mr Fonseca would be attending on his behalf. Mrs Sophie Smith, Ms Vicky Finn and Mr Simon Headley from the Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service were also present. Also in attendance were the Senior Licensing Officer and the Legal Adviser to the Sub-Committee. Ms Caitlin James, reporter, attended the meeting as an observer.

At the beginning of the hearing, Members of the Sub-Committee declared that they knew Mr Fonseca who had been a councillor until 2023 and that during his term of office, Mr Fonseca had served on the Licensing Sub-Committee.

The Senior Licensing Officer presented the report and outlined details of the application.

Mrs Smith, Fire Protection Officer from Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, was given the opportunity to outline the details of their review application and answered questions from Members.

Mr Fonseca was given the opportunity to address the Sub-Committee and answered questions from the Members.

All parties present were then given the opportunity to sum up their positions and make any final comments.

The Sub-Committee received legal advice from the Legal Adviser to the Sub-Committee in the presence of all those present and were advised of the options available to them in making their decision. The Sub-Committee were also advised of the relevant policy and statutory guidance that needed to be taken into account when making their decision.

In reaching their decision, Members felt they should deliberate in private on the basis that this was in the public interest, and as such this outweighed the public interest of their deliberation taking place with the parties represented present, in accordance with the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005.

The Chair announced that the decision and reasons would be announced in writing within five working days. The Chair informed the meeting that the Legal Adviser to the Sub-Committee would be called back to give advice on the wording of the decision.

The Sub-Committee recalled the Legal Adviser to the Sub-Committee to give advice on the wording of the decision.

RESOLVED:

The Committee considered the representations made by both parties and determined that the Licensing objective relating to Public Safety had been undermined and although works towards compliance of the Enforcement Notice were under way it was nevertheless appropriate and proportionate to REVOKE the licence.

REASONS

1.    The Committee were very concerned about the lack of fire safety at the premises and the risks that posed to user and vulnerable families living in the flats above the premises.

2.    The cause or  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

With there being no further business, the meeting closed at 11:19am.