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Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence received.

2.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE

To be apprised of any changes to the membership of the Sub – Committee in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4.

Minutes:

There were no changes to Membership of the Committee.

3.

URGENT BUSINESS

Note: No other business is permitted unless, by reason of special circumstances, which shall be specified at the meeting, the Chairman is of the opinion that the item(s) should be considered as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

There were no urgent items of business.

4.

DECLARATIONS OF PARTY WHIP

Party Whips are not to be used by this Committee in respect of functions concerning the determination of new Licence Applications, Revocations and Appeals.  When considering any other matter which relates to a decision of the Cabinet, in accordance with Regulatory Committee Procedure Rule 9, Members must declare the existence of the Committee's deliberations on the matter.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of Party Whip.

5.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST pdf icon PDF 299 KB

If a Member requires advice on Declarations of Interest, he/she is advised to contact the Borough Solicitor in advance of the meeting.  (For the assistance of Members a checklist for use in considering their position on any particular item is included at the end of this agenda sheet).

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

6.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 274 KB

To note the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 October 2018

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 October 2018 be noted.

7.

LICENSING HEARING PROCEDURE pdf icon PDF 131 KB

Minutes:

The Chairman referred to the Licensing Hearing Procedure.

8.

APPLICATION TO VARY A PREMISES LICENSE IN RESPECT OF THE COACH HOUSE BAR AND FUNCTIONS ROOMS. 144 LIVERPOOL ROAD, SKELMERSDALE WN8 8BX pdf icon PDF 136 KB

To consider the report of the Director of Leisure and Environment

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Director of Leisure and Environment as contained on pages 9 to 11 of the Book of Reports which was to consider an application to vary a premises licence in respect of The Coach House Bar and Function Room, 144 Liverpool Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 8BX.

 

In considering this matter the Sub–Committee had regard to its Licensing Policy and the guidance issued under S.182 of the Licensing Act.  It considered the relevant Licensing Objectives on this occasion was the 'Prevention of Public Nuisance'.

 

On hearing evidence from the Applicant, Objectors and Ward Councillors, the Sub–Committee:-

 

RESOLVED:A.       

 

The application for the variation shall be granted to include:

 

1. Substitution of the new plan showing the bar and associated seating to the rear of the Premises into the Licence;

 

2. Addition of the following condition in Annex 2 put forward by the Applicant:

 

-       All sales of alcohol will cease in the outside area (including the bar area) of the premises after 22.00 hours each day.

 

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS:-

 

Annex 2 conditions should be amended as follows:

 

1. "A tamper proof CCTV shall be installed at the premises, operated and maintained in liaison with and to the satisfaction of Lancashire Constabulary, and shall be used to record all hours that a licensable activity takes place of the premises";

 

"Any footage recorded on the system should be provided to any responsible authority on reasonable request"

 

shall be removed from Annex 2 and replaced with the following:

 

That the premises shall install, operate and maintain a CCTV system which shall be in use all times the premises is open to the public and comply as follows:-

 

                                      I.        The system will cover all internal public areas of the premises and any external areas used by customers of the premises.

                                    II.        The system will cover all entrances and exits and be capable of capturing a head and shoulders image of all persons entering the premises.

                                   III.        The system shall cover all internal and external areas of the premises used to supply, or store licensed products.

                                  IV.        The focus of the camera(s) shall be so as to enable clear identification of persons on the premises

                                   V.        The system will display the correct time and date and will be capable of time and date stamping any downloaded footage.

                                  VI.        The system will be capable of retaining recorded images for a minimum of 28 days.

                                 VII.        At all times the premises is open to the public there will be a member of staff at the premises who can operate the system and provide any footage requested.

                               VIII.        The Data Controller will provide footage from the system, in a playable format, to any responsible authority on reasonable request and where that request complies with the Data Protection Act or equivalent legislation.

                                  IX.        Any requested footage will be provided as soon as practicable and in any event within 72 hours.

                                   X.        The premises will prominently display signage informing customers that CCTV is  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.