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Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Teams Virtual Meeting . Please use the following link https://tinyurl.com/yd7uza3f

Contact: Ed Brown, Email:  Edmund.Brown@leicester.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

64.

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR

Minutes:

Councillor Hunter was appointed as Chair for the meeting.

 

The Chair outlined the procedure for the meeting to be followed and led on introductions.

65.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Singh Johal.  Councillor Pickering was present in place of Councillor Singh Johal.

 

66.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest made.

67.

APPLICATION FOR A NEW PREMISES LICENCE WITHIN A CUMULATIVE IMPACT ZONE, THE YELLOW DOOR, 34 BELVOIR STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 6QH pdf icon PDF 393 KB

The Director of Neighbourhood and Environmental Services submits a report on an application for a new premises licence within a Cumulative Impact Zone for The Yellow Door, 34 Belvoir Street, Leicester, LE1 6QH.

 

Report attached. A copy of the associated documentation is attached for Members only. Further copies are available on the Council’s website at www.cabinet.leicester.gov.uk.

 

(Wards Affected: Castle)

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chair confirmed with the Sub-Committee Members that the reports for the meeting had been read.

 

The Director of Neighbourhood and Environmental Services submitted a report requiring the Sub-Committee to determine an application for a new premises licence within a Cumulative Impact Zone for The Yellow Door, 34 Belvoir Street, Leicester, LE1 6QH.

 

The Sub-Committee noted that representations had been received which necessitated that the application for a new premises licence had to be considered by the Sub-Committee.

 

The applicant Mr Amritpal Singh Gill was present as was his Solicitor Mr Kulwant Manak.  Mr Nigel Rixon (Licensing Manager, Leicestershire Police), PC Jeff Pritchard (Leicestershire Police), Neil Cooper (Environmental Health Officer, Noise Team), Licensing Team Manager (Policy and Applications) and Legal Adviser to the Sub-Committee were also present.

 

The Licensing Team Manager (Policy and Applications) presented the report and outlined details of the application.  It was noted that a representation was received on 18 March 2020 from the Noise Team which related to the licensing objective of the Prevention of Public Nuisance.  The Noise Team were concerned that there were previous issues at the premises with noise break out which were resolved through the use of a noise limiter set by the Noise Team.

 

It was further noted that a representation was received on 1 April 2020 from Leicestershire Police which related to the Prevention of Crime and Disorder, the Prevention of Public Nuisance and Public Safety.  The Police were concerned that there were numerous issues at the premises under the previous premises licence resulting in the licence being revoked.

 

Mr Rixon and PC Pritchard from Leicestershire Police were given the opportunity to outline the reasons for the representation and responded to questions from the Sub-Committee.  The Police were concerned that the premises would operate in a similar way to the previous premises including opening until 4am, an hour later than the surrounding premises.

 

Mr Cooper form the Noise Team was given the opportunity to outline the reasons for the representation and responded to questions from the Sub-Committee.  Mr Cooper asked that a condition be added to the licence, if granted, in relation to a noise limiter.

 

Mr Singh Gill and Mr Manak outlined the reasons for the application and answered questions from Members of the Sub-Committee, Mr Cooper of the Noise Team and the Police.

 

All parties 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 a 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, the Sub-Committee felt they should deliberate in

private on the basis that this was in the public interest and as such outweighed the public interest of their deliberation taking place the parties represented present, in accordance with the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 67.

68.

ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS

Minutes:

There being no other urgent business the meeting closed at 11.55am.