Agenda and minutes

Environment and Licensing Committee - Tuesday 4 October 2022 4.15 pm

Venue: Council Chamber. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services  Email: committees@gedling.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

7.

Apologies for Absence and Substitutions.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received by Councillors Najuk and Sam Smith.

8.

To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 6 September 2022 pdf icon PDF 112 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

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

 

9.

Declaration of Interests.

Minutes:

None.

10.

Application for Street Trading consent at Eagles Square Arnold pdf icon PDF 299 KB

Report of Corporate Director

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Corporate Director, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, asking members to consider an application for a Street Trading Consent for the Arnold Market to trade in a consent street in Arnold as detailed at appendix 1 to the report.

 

The report also sought approval for the consent to be for a period until the end of January 2023 which is a departure from the Council’s Street Trading Policy as detailed at Appendix 2 to the report.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

1)    Approve the application made by Gedling Borough Council for a Street Trading Consent for the Arnold Market to trade in a consent street in Arnold as shown attached to the report.

 

2)    Approve a departure from the Council’s Street Trading Policy and that the consent be until the end of January 2023.

11.

Any other item which the Chair considers urgent.

Minutes:

None.

12.

Exclusion of the Press and Public.

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.

Minutes:

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 reports on the grounds that the reports involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

13.

Change of Circumstance of Joint Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Drivers Licence

Report of Corporate Director of Environment, Communities & Leisure - Eugene Minogue

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Environment Communities and Leisure, 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.

 

FT attended the meeting and addressed the Committee.

 

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

 

RESOLVED:

 

To suspend FT’s licence for 42 days.

 

FT was given 21 days to surrender his licence.

14.

Application for a Three Year Joint Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Drivers Licence - ZHC

Report of Corproate Director of Environment, Communities & Leisure - Eugene Minogue

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Corporate Director of Environment, Communities and Leisure, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, regarding an application for a one year joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence for ZHC.

 

ZHC attended the meeting and addressed the Committee.

 

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

 

RESOLVED:

 

To refuse ZHC’s application for a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence.