Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED:

          That Councillor Wallace be confirmed as Chairperson for                  the meeting.

To receive any disclosure of interests from Councillors or Officers in matters to be discussed.

Note: Councillors are reminded of their obligations to declare disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs), other registerable interests (ORIs) and non-registerable interests (NRIs) in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct.

There were no disclosure of interests made at this meeting.

The Chairperson welcomed all those present to the meeting:

          Applicant:

Jon Payne - Solicitor for the Applicant, Benamor Ltd

David Jamal Benamor – Applicant, Benamor Ltd

Other Persons who have made written representations:

Michael Coker-Davies (representation on page 54) - also speaking on       behalf of Margaret Stokes (representation on page 69)

Kathleen Healey (representation on page 56)

Councillor Rachel Aron (representation on page 61)

David Hambidge (representation on page 62)

Charles Pascall (representation on page 65)

Lesley Gillon (representation on page 67)

Lynn Robertson (representation on page 70)

Adrian Hutton (representation on page 72)

Scott James (representation on page 73)

The Licensing Officer introduced the report which set out an application for a new premises licence under section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003 for Vodka Bar and Nightclub, Upper Brook Street, Winchester, SO23 8AL.

The application proposed to provide licensable activities as follows:

(a)   Plays (indoors only), films (indoors only), indoor sporting events (indoors only), boxing or wrestling entertainment (indoors only), live music (indoors only), recorded music (indoors only), performances of      dance (indoors only), anything of a similar description to live music, recorded music, and performances of dance (indoors only), all from 1000 to 0300 Monday to Saturday, 1000 to 0000 Sunday, 1000 to 1000 New Years Eve to New Years Day;

(b)  Late Night Refreshment (for consumption on and off the premises) from 2300 to 0300 Monday to Saturday, 2300 to 0000 Sunday, 2300 to 0500 New Years Eve to New Years Day; and

(c)  The Supply of Alcohol (for consumption on and off the premises) from 1000 to 0300 Monday to Saturday, 1000 to 0000 Sunday, 1000 to 1000 New Years Eve to New Years Day.

          The applicant proposed to operate the premises as:

“Mixed use of the top 2 floors mostly used as a food hall with several independent food traders and bars and a dedicated nightclub/event   space           area in the basement area. This concept is based on an existing premises which is already being successfully operated in Bournemouth in a venue called ‘Helch Market’ by the same company.”

The full application was set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

The Sub-Committee were advised that no representations had been received by Responsible Authorities. 19 written representations had been received from ‘Other Persons’ against the application, nine of whom were in attendance and addressed the Sub-Committee. The written representations were set out in full in Appendix 2 and related to all four of the licensing objectives; the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, the prevention of public nuisance and the protection of children from harm.

In conclusion, the Licensing Officer advised the Sub-Committee that, if minded to grant the application, there were conditions to consider, as set out in Section 5 of the report, which the Sub-Committee could consider and amend as appropriate to promote the licensing objectives. Any additional conditions considered by the Sub-Committee are subject to the applicant being given opportunity to respond and explain how this may affect their business operation.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.