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To consider report of the Chief Executive

Application for a New Premises Licence – Clwb Crown, Webster House, Dynevor Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1 BA

The Chair welcomed Jorge D’ascencao the applicant, Andrew Owen Commercial Manager Clwb Crown, Jon Roberts Police Licensing Officer, Andrew Owen South Wales Police together with MTCBC Officers to the Meeting.

Simon Jones Senior Solicitor then outlined the procedure for the Hearing.

Jo Baber Licensing Officer then led the Committee in detail through the report.

P C Jon Roberts then referred in detail to the initial representations made by South Wales Police as outlined in Appendix C of the report and advised that this was no reflection on the applicant and the application but was in relation to Crime and Disorder, Public Nuisance and the Licensing Act 2003.

P C Roberts referred to concerns of the adverse effect on Licensing Objectives and local residents and to the Mediation Meeting that had taken place on 9 August 2002 regarding the application.  Further to this Meeting and having sight of the amended application proposed by the applicant South Wales Police had amended their representations based on the amended plan and that these amendments were detailed in Appendix E of the report and were also outlined in detail to the Committee.

In reference to the condition that there must be an operational plan for the event the applicant advised that he would agree to Risk Assessments.

Mr Owen referred to Stewards and Security Staff and the numbers required in relation to the type of event – e.g a Pantomime or a Motohead Tribute Band and the need to be relative for the type of event and that a Risk Assessment per event was a good option together with the use of plastic glasses depending on the event.

Simon Jones then asked if the applicant was happy with the amendment to Condition 12 and Mr Owen responded in the affirmative.

Mr Owen also gave details of the click and analogue system and the crowd management proposals.  Reference was made to the Evacuation Policy, the Smoking area Policy and the End of Night Policy and as these Policies had not been received by the Licensing Officer Mr Owen confirmed that he would send them again.

Garin Eldred Environmental Health Officer then referred to Appendix B of the report and advised that he was of the opinion that the application did not promote the Licensing Objective of prevention of public nuisance and was therefore objecting to the application and gave details of his objection to the Committee.

Garin Eldred also shared with the Committee a Map outlining the location of the Premises and gave details of the surrounding properties.  He referred to the external music area and in theory there could be a lot of noise outbreak that could be difficult to abate and would be prominent at 1.00 – 2.00 in the morning.  It was also 55 m to the nearest property.

Garin Eldred then referred to the amended representations and referred to these in details as set  ...  view the full minutes text for item 150.

The Chair advised that there was no business deemed urgent.