Agenda and minutes

Councillor Hunter was elected as chair for the meeting.

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 meeting held on the 24 April 2019 are attached and Members will be asked to confirm them as a correct record.

The minutes of the meeting held on 24 April 2019 were confirmed as a correct record.

The Director of Neighbourhoods and Environmental Services submits a

report on an application for a review of an existing premises licence for, The Yellow Door, 34 Belvoir Street, Leicester LE1 6HQ

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 or by phone Democratic Support on 0116 4546358

(Wards affected: Castle)

The Director of Neighbourhood and Environmental Services submitted a report that required the Sub-Committee to determine an application for a review of an existing premises licence for The Yellow Door, 34 Belvoir Street, Leicester, LE1 6HQ.

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

The Mr Sukhcharan Kainth (Premises License Holder) and Mr Mitchell Humby (Designated Premises Supervisor) were present accompanied by a Solicitor.  Nigel Rixon (Licensing Manager for Leicestershire Police) and PC Jeff Pritchard (City Centre Licensing Officer for Leicestershire Police), the Licensing Team Manager (Policy and Applications) and the Legal Advisor to the Sub Committee were also present. 

Introductions were made and the procedure for the meeting was outlined to those present.

The Licensing Team Manager presented the report and outlined details of the application.  It was noted that an application for a review of a premises licence had been received from Leicestershire Police on 27^th June 2019 which related to the licensing objectives of the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety and the prevention of public nuisance.  The Police were concerned that there had been numerous incidents of crime and disorder related to the premises and that the venue had failed to take steps to uphold the licensing objectives and keep the public safe.

The Licensing Team Manager stated that representations had been received from a member of the public who wished to praise the response of the staff of the Yellow Door when they were assaulted in a nearby premises, and from the Noise Team who had requested that a condition be added to the premises licence requiring all amplified music be played through a noise limiting device set at a level agreed with the Noise and Pollution Team.

PC Pritchard from Leicestershire Police was given the opportunity to outline the reasons for the application and responded to questions from the Sub-Committee and the Solicitor for the Premises Licence Holder.

The Mr Kainth, Mr Humby and their Solicitor were then given the opportunity to outline their representation and answered questions from the Sub-Committee.

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

Prior to the Sub-Committee considering the application, the Legal Advisor to the Sub-Committee advised on the options available to them in making a decision, and 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 with the parties represented being present.

The Licensing Team Manager, Legal Advisor to the Sub-Committee, Mr Nigel Rixon, PC Jeff Pritchard, Mr Kainth, Mr Humby and accompanying Solicitor then withdrew from the meeting.

The Sub-Committee then gave the application full and detailed consideration.

The Licensing Team  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.

There being no other urgent business the meeting closed at 11:50am.