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Report of the Strategic Director, Communities and Environment

RESOLVED -That the decision of the Committee as per the attached notice be noted.

GATESHEAD COUNCIL

LICENSING AUTHORITY

SUMMARY OF DECISION OF LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE

Name of Premises :              Rapid Service Station

Address :                              Durham Road  Harlow Green NE97TD

Applicant :                             Penny Petroleum Partnership 2

Date of Hearing :                   31 October 2017

Type of Hearing :                  Application for the variation of an existing premises licence

The Sub Committee has decided as follows:

To modify the Premises Licence by increasing the authorised hours for the sale of alcohol to 24 hours every day; and to add the following condition to the licence -  

“The licence holder is to provide a sales report to Northumbria Police and the Licensing Authority detailing alcohol sales by value, brand and pack description every four weeks commencing 31 October 2017”

(Note – the following conditions are also to be added to the licence having been volunteered by the Applicant –

(1)  “There will be no sales of beer or cider above 6.5% ABV with the exception of premium products”; and

(2)  “There will be no sale of single cans of beer and cider”)

Reasons

The Sub Committee had regard to the Applicant’s variation application dated 11 September 2017, seeking to amend the authorised hours for the sale of alcohol to 24 hours every day.  The Sub Committee also had regard to the supplemental documents provided by the Applicant prior to the hearing.

The Sub Committee noted also that during the hearing, the Applicant volunteered that the following conditions be added to the licence -

(1)  “There will be no sales of beer or cider above 6.5% ABV with the exception of premium products”; and

(2)  “There will be no sale of single cans of beer and cider”

The Sub Committee had regard to the representations of the Director of Public Health, and the Licensing Authority and supplemental documents as set out in the Licensing Officer’s report dated 23 October 2017.

The Sub Committee noted that no representations were made by any of the other Responsible Authorities, or other persons.

The Sub Committee noted that the representations made by the Director of Public Health and the Licensing Authority raised concern as to the impact that the proposed amendment of the licence was likely to have on the promotion of the Licensing Objectives.

The Sub Committee heard from –

·         Ms Clover on behalf of the Applicant

·         Mr Charalambides on behalf of the Director of Public Health; and

·          Mr Bradley on behalf of the Licensing Authority

The Sub Committee had due regard to the Act, the Home Office Guidance and the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy. 

The Sub Committee noted that they could only have regard to ‘relevant representations’, meaning that they should disregard any information put before them which they did not consider to be about the likely effect of the grant of the applications on the promotion of the Licensing Objectives. 

With regard to the fact that Northumbria Police had not made a representation, the Sub Committee  ...  view the full minutes text for item LSC2