Agenda and minutes

Licensing Sub Committee - Thursday, 1st October, 2015 10.00 am

Venue: Room 6 - Hurtmore, Millmead House, Millmead, Guildford, Surrey GU2 4BB. View directions

Contact: Carrie Anderson 

Items
No. Item

1.

Local Code of Conduct - Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

In accordance with the revised local Code of Conduct, a councillor is required to disclose at the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI) that they may have in respect of any matter for consideration on this agenda. Any councillor with a DPI must not participate in any discussion or vote regarding that matter and that they must also withdraw from the meeting immediately before consideration of the matter.

 

If that DPI has not been registered, you must notify the Monitoring Officer of the details of the DPI within 28 days of the date of the meeting.

2.

King's Head Pub, Quarry Street, Guildford, GU1 3XJ - Variation Application pdf icon PDF 150 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

LICENSING ACT 2003

RECORD OF HEARING AND DECISION TAKEN BY THE LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE

DATE OF HEARING

Thursday 1 October 2015

SUB-COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:

Councillor Gordon Jackson (Chairman)

Councillor David Goodwin

Councillor Mike Parsons

OFFICERS PRESENT:

Carrie Anderson (Committee Manager)

Raj Devandran (Lawyer Litigation & Corporate)

Mark Adams (Licensing Compliance Officer)

Victoria Coombs (Trainee Solicitor)

RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES:

One representation from the Environmental Health Officer.

DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST BY MEMBERS PRESENT:

No pecuniary interests were declared.

PREMISES:

Kings Head Pub, Quarry Street, Guildford GU1 3XQ

TYPE OF APPLICATION:

Variation of premises licence.

DETAILS OF APPLICATION SOUGHT:

Variation of condition F6 and removal of condition G2, both imposed at the Sub-Committee Licensing hearing held 20/01/2012.

The variation to condition F6 was to extend the permitted public use of the outside garden areas for drinking from 23:30 throughout the week to 00:30 Sunday – Thursday and to 01:30 Friday and Saturday.

 

Condition G2 stated: No more than 12 people to be allowed in the

smoking area at any one time.

APPLICANT:

Mr Mike Davey

Mr Bob Mattock (Agent)

OTHER PERSONS:

Mr Paul Narraway (speaking) and Mr Doug Clare (observer)

DETAILS OF DECISION TAKEN:

The Sub-Committee considered the application to vary the premises licence relating to the outside garden areas of the Kings Head Pub.  The Sub-Committee also considered the relevant sections of the Council’s Licensing Policy and the National Guidance issued by the Secretary of State under Section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 (as amended).

 

The Licensing Compliance Officer informed the Sub-Committee that Mr Mike Davey sought a variation of the licence in relation to the outside garden areas of the pub. The existing licence condition F6 prevented use of the outside areas for drinking after 23:30 hours. Mr Davey proposed an extension to the hours which the public were permitted to use the outside garden areas for drinking to a later time of 00:30 Sunday – Thursday and to 01:30 Friday and Saturday. In addition, Mr Davey proposed the removal of condition G2 which set a limit on the number of people permitted to use the smoking area at any one time to 12.  No changes were proposed to the existing hours of operation. Mr Davey proposed additional staff supervision of the outside areas at 30-minute intervals during opening times during which patrons would be encouraged to keep noise levels to a minimum.

 

The premises was located on the corner of Castle Street and Quarry Street in an area of mixed-use development near to the town centre. The Licensing Compliance Officer advised that there had been one representation from the Environmental Health Officer to state that no past complaints of noise nuisance had been received. There were no other representations from the responsible authorities. Two representations had been received from other persons relating to neighbourhood noise levels in relation to the proposed variation of Condition F6.  No representations were received in relation to the proposed removal of Condition G2.

 

The applicant’s agent, Mr Mattock, waived an invitation to address  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.