Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Ellis and Scroggie. Councillor Strong attended as substitute.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record.

None.

The Chair brought forward the consideration of the following item and ensuing report on the agenda.

To move that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the ensuing report on the grounds that the report involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

RESOLVED:

That, the Members being satisfied that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the ensuing report on the grounds that the report involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Place, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, regarding a change of circumstances following information received about the holder of a Joint Hackney Carriage/ Private Hire Driver’s Licence.

WM attended the meeting and addressed the Committee.

In making the decision the Committee applied the Council’s approved Policy and Guidelines. 

RESOLVED:

To revoke the Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence held by WM, with immediate effect.

WM was advised of the right of appeal against the decision of the Committee.

The Chair opened the meeting to the public, ahead of consideration of the ensuing report

The Director of Place introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, asking Members to consider an application for a Street Trading Consent for an Arnold Christmas Market to trade in a consent street in Arnold on Friday 20^th November 2026 10:00hrs until 19:30hrs and on Saturday 21^st November 2026 09:00hrs until 16:00hrs.

Members requested that officers monitor the impact on local businesses.

Officers agreed to relay this to the Economic Development team.

RESOLVED:

1)    To approve the application (Appendix 1) for a Street Trading Consent for an Arnold Christmas Market to trade in a consent street in the location detailed at Appendix 2 to the report in Arnold on Friday 20^th November 2026 10:00hrs until 19:30 hrs and on Saturday 21^st November 2026 09:00hrs until 16:00hrs; and

2)    To depart from Section 4.1 of the Council’s Street Trading Policy (Appendix 3) to allow mobile food businesses to trade under this consent.

None.