Agenda and minutes

The Committee and Scrutiny Support Officer confirmed that the Sub-Committee would comprise Councillors G Derbyshire, H Lynch and M Meerabux.

The Sub-Committee was asked to elect a Chair for the Hearing.

RESOLVED –

that Councillor G Derbyshire be elected Chair for this Hearing.

There were no disclosures of interest.

This report asks the Sub-Committee to consider an application to vary the licence at the above premises following the receipt of representations.

The Sub-Committee received a report of the Head of Community and Customer Services setting out details of an application to vary the premises licence at the above premises and also of the representations received.

The Licensing Officer introduced the report. He explained that the application had been made by The Original Bowling Company Ltd to vary the licence at the above premises. The hours and activities requested were set out at paragraph 3.5 of the report. There had been 16 representations from interested parties, resident in Lamb Close and St Michael’s Drive. Mr and Mrs Osborn (representation I) were being represented by Mr Ken Emmons of the Kingswood Residents’ Association. Mr and Mrs Brown (representation H) were being represented by Mr Tim Williams who was also an interested party. Mr and Mrs Walker (representation D) had indicated that they wished their representation to stand in their absence. No other interested parties had withdrawn their representations and they would therefore stand for consideration by the Sub-Committee. Members were reminded that it was for the Sub-Committee to decide which action available to them would be most appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives.  The Sub-Committee was also asked to state whether they considered the representations to be part of a petition or individual representations.

Following a question from the Chair, the Licensing Officer confirmed that there had been no representations from responsible authorities.

Mr Williams referred to paragraph 11.6 of the report and asked if the officers had considered that Lamb Close backed on to the North Orbital Road where patrons walked after leaving the complex. The disturbances referred to by the interested parties were often at the rear of the properties rather than in Lamb Close itself. The Licensing Officer advised that the paragraph was questioning the likelihood of people walking down the North Orbital Road which was a dual carriageway in places. Mr Williams noted that there was a gap of 15 metres between the rear of the properties and the pavement. This was the source of the noise.

Mr Williams presented his representation as an interested party.

Mr Williams explained that he was concerned by the application which requested extending the hours of opening and for the sale of alcohol until 0100 the following day on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The representations were based on the public nuisance which was already caused by patrons leaving the site. He referred to a number of issues on the site which caused noise, including external music and loud cars. He also listed other nuisance experienced in the locality such as litter, damaged cars and damaged trees. He described an incident a few years previously where he and his wife had had stones thrown at them by young people in the leisure park. He recounted a further incident in summer 2013 where eight people came into Lamb Close and were shouting, swearing and behaving in a threatening way. They said that they had been in Hollywood Bowl.  He explained that he regularly  ...  view the full minutes text for item 33.