Agenda and draft minutes
Venue: Town Hall, Watford
Contact: Jodie Kloss Email: democraticservices@watford.gov.uk
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Committee membership/ election of a Chair Minutes: The Democratic Services Officer confirmed that the Sub-Committee would comprise Councillors Hofman, Saffery and Stiff.
The Sub-Committee was asked to elect a Chair for the hearing.
RESOLVED –
that Councillor Saffery be elected Chair for this hearing.
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Disclosure of interests (if any) Minutes: There were no disclosures of interest. |
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Application for new Premises Licence - Polski Supermarket Mieszko, 259-261 St Albans Road PDF 578 KB Report of the Senior Licensing Officer Additional documents:
Minutes: The Chair welcomed all parties to the hearing and explained the procedure to be followed.
The Senior Licensing Officer advised that the applicant’s agent, Mr Chris Mitchener, was present. He had not heard if the interested party would be attending. It was not a requirement for objectors or applicants to attend hearings. The resident had been contacted on a number of occasions and offered the opportunity to submit written a statement or send queries. No responses had been received. The Sub-Committee agreed to continue with the hearing.
There were no preliminary matters to be considered.
Introduction to the application The Sub-Committee received a report of the Head of Community Protection outlining an application for a new premises licence for 259-261 St Albans Road, Watford.
The
Senior Licensing Officer introduced the report. Members were asked
to consider the new application following an objection from an
interested party on the grounds of the prevention of public
nuisance. The resident, who lived in close proximity to the
premises, was not in attendance but the applicant’s agent was
present. Following the agreement of conditions with the police, no
representations had been received from responsible authorities. The
objector had been made aware of the agreement but no comments had
been received regarding the agreed conditions. The sub-committee
was asked to consider the representation and attach such weight as
they saw fit. Mediation had not been pursued as responses had not
been received from all parties. It was for the sub-committee to
decide which of the actions available to them would be most
appropriate to promote the licensing objectives.
There were no questions from the Senior Solicitor or the applicant’s agent.
Address by the applicant’s agent The applicant’s agent was invited to address the sub-committee.
Mr Chris Mitchener introduced the application on behalf of the applicant setting out the hours of the application. There were other off-licences in the immediate vicinity selling alcohol with similar terminal hours. The applicant had another premises 300 metres away and had good experience in the area and with nine other stores in Greater London. There had been no ... view the full minutes text for item 3. |