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The Sub-Committee agreed to dispense with a hearing having received written confirmation from the applicant and Environmental Health that they had agreed conditions and agreed to dispense with a hearing.

In arriving at its decision, the Sub-Committee took into account the relevant representations submitted in writing. The Sub-Committee was also made aware that the following were relevant:

            Guildford Borough Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy

·         Section 4 – (Fundamental Principles)

·         Section 12.4: 12.4.1 – 12.4.6  – (Prevention of Public Nuisance)

·         Section 13 – (Licence Conditions)

National Guidance Issued on 6 April 2017 by the Secretary of State under Section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003:

·         Paragraphs 2.15 - 2.21 – Public Nuisance

·         Paragraphs 9.31 - 9.41 – Hearings

·         Paragraphs 9.42 - 9.44 – Determining actions that are appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives

·         Paragraphs 10.1 - 10.66 – Conditions attached to premises licences

·         Paragraphs 16.36 - 16.44 – Licence conditions – live or recorded music/beer gardens

The Sub-Committee noted that the applicant had agreed to the additional conditions as proposed by Environmental Health by email last week.    The Sub-Committee considered the conditions and determined that they were appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives.

Having considered the application, the Sub-Committee;

RESOLVED: That the application to vary premises licence GUPLA0296 for The Cannon, 3 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4BL be granted subject to the following conditions:

1.    All staff shall be suitably trained for their job function for the premises. A record of this training which will include regular refresher training shall be maintained by the licence holder and made available, on request, to an authorised officer of a responsible authority.

2.    The premise licence holder shall ensure that the Designated Premises Supervisor, or in his/her absence another responsible person, keeps a 'Refusal and Incident Report Register', in which full details of all incidents are recorded. This shall be completed as soon as possible after the incident. The time and date of both the incident and when the report was completed, and by whom, is to form part of the entry. The register is to be kept on the premises at all times and shall be produced to an authorised officer of a responsible authority when required.

3.    The premises licence holder or their nominated person shall ensure that they engage with any local operating Pub Watch or similar scheme.

4.    All staff shall be aware of the law regarding the refusal of service to any person who is drunk or is underage and shall be aware of how to seek ID from anyone who appears to be underage. This shall form part of the staff training record maintained by the premises licence holder.

5.    During regulated entertainment, noise levels shall be monitored at regular intervals determined by the licence holder. If unreasonable noise disturbance is witnessed, action will be taken to reduce noise levels. A record of this monitoring and any action taken shall be kept on the premises and made available, on request, to an authorised  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.