Agenda and minutes

No apologies for absence were received

Members are reminded of their personal responsibility to declare any personal and prejudicial interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 relating to Council Tax, the Local Government Act 2000, the Council’s Constitution and the Members Code of Conduct

Note:

(a)  Members are reminded that they must identify the item number and subject matter that their interest relates to and signify the nature of the personal interest and

(b)  Where Members withdraw from a Meeting as a consequence of the disclosure of a prejudicial interest they must notify the Chair when they leave

No Declarations of Interest were received

To consider report of the Deputy Chief Executive

The Chair welcomed L Williams, D Lackman, D Craig and the Officers to the meeting.

Licensing officers led the committee through the ‘Application to Review a Premises Licence - Scala Snooker Ground Floor, John Street, Merthyr Tydfil’ report.

Officers led the committee through the outcomes of Environmental Health’s investigation, stating their findings in chronological order with reference to the Licensing Act 2003. It was noted that a further complaint had been raised in November.

Officers presented video footage of an event held at the venue following the abatement notice being served.

Considerable debate ensued regarding the report with Mr Craig noting several positive representations that had been made regarding the licensing objectives, stating he doesn’t believe that Environmental Health have engaged in a stepped approach and that Mr Williams wanted to work with Environmental Health to find solutions.

The following questions were raised by the Committee and were responded to in detail by relevant Officers and Applicants;

·       Was the premise visit on October 13^th included in the provided timeline?

·       Has the venue been opened since 2005?

·       Have there been calls for attendance by the Police?

·       What was Environmental Health’s response to Mr Williams’ letter?

·       Is a level of 86 decibels achievable for this venue?

·       Have there been complaints of people leaving the club late at night?

The Chair thanked all parties for attending the meeting and agreed members would reconvene on Monday.

Resolved that;

In relation to the application to Review the Premises Licence in respect of Scala Snooker Ground Floor, the following steps be approved with amendments;

(iv)To modify the conditions of the licence (which includes adding new conditions, any alteration or omission of an existing condition or reducing permitted timings);

No other business was deemed urgent by the chair