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Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Teams Virtual Meeting - please paste the following link into a browser to view the meeting: https://tinyurl.com/yb8pcu46

Items
No. Item

12.

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.

 

13.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

14.

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.

15.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING pdf icon PDF 130 KB

The minutes of the meetings held on 1st May 2020 are attached and Members will be asked to confirm them as a correct record.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 1st May 2020 be confirmed as a correct record.

 

16.

APPLICATION FOR A REVIEW OF AN EXISTING PREMISES LICENCE: THE PYRAMID LOUNGE (ANONYMOUS), 8-10 MILLSTONE LANE, LEICESTER LE1 5JN pdf icon PDF 511 KB

The Director of Neighbourhood and Environmental Services submits a report on an application for the review of an existing premises licence for The Pyramid Lounge (Anonymous), 8-10 Millstone Lane, Leicester, LE1 5JN.

 

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 and that CCTV footage and bodycam footage supplied by the Police had been viewed.

 

The Director of Neighbourhood and Environmental Services submitted a report requiring the Sub-Committee to determine an application for the review of an existing premises license for The Pyramid Lounge (Anonymous) 8-10 Millstone Lane, Leicester, LE1 5JN,

 

The Sub-Committee noted that representations had been received which necessitated that the application for the review of an existing premises licence had to be considered by the Sub-Committee.

 

Mr Dale Murphy Premises Licence Holder (PLH) was present as was his legal representative Mr Ed Walters, and Mr Rajesh Pabla (Solicitor). Mr Jagdeep Narll (Manager of the premise), Mr Peter Finch, (Security Manager of the premise), Mr Nigel Rixon (Licensing Manager, Leicestershire Police), PC Jeff Pritchard (Leicestershire Police), two Police witnesses referred to as Witness One and Witness Two, 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 an application for a review of the existing premises licence was received on 24 March 2020 from Leicestershire Police on the grounds of prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, the prevention of a public nuisance, and the protection of children from harm. The Police were concerned about a number of incidents of crime and disorder linked to the premises.

 

It was further noted that a representation was received on 26 March 2020 from Councillor Dr Lynn Moore, who recommended that the License be revoked on the grounds of prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, and the prevention of public nuisance. Councillor Dr Moore was not present at the meeting.

 

Mr Rixon and PC Pritchard outlined the reasons for their representation and answered questions from Members, Mr Walters and Mr Murphy. The Police referred  to a lack of cooperation from the management of the premises in reporting incidents and providing CCTV.

 

Two persons present as police witnesses were invited to outline their reasons for their representation and answered questions from Members. They raised concerns over weekly brawls outside the premises, with door staff doing nothing to intervene. They reported that noise from the patrons of the premise was causing distress to them and other nearby residents, including young children.

 

It was at this point that Mr Walters, legal representative for Mr Murphy, requested that the meeting be adjourned to a later date. Mr Walters stated that Mr Murphy had not received enough notice of the relevant incidents before the hearing in order to properly investigate them. The Police objected to this request for an adjournment, citing several meetings in December 2019 where Mr Murphy was informed of criminal activity at the premise.

 

Members of the Sub-Committee received legal advice from the Legal Adviser to the Sub-Committee. It was noted that should the meeting be adjourned it would be to a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 16.

17.

ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS

Minutes:

There being no other urgent business the meeting closed at 2.07pm.