Agenda and draft minutes

Councillor Hunt was elected as Chair for the meeting.

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

The Panel considered an application for a premises license for the Asda Express, Arno Vale Road.

In addition to the written representations including the community petition, in the bundle the panel considered additional information provided by the applicant in advance of the hearing and heard live evidence from:

• Richard Taylor (Solicitor for the Applicant)
• Lucy Johnstone (National Licensing Manager for the Applicant)
• Terry Buttle (Responsible Authority, Environmental Health)
• Steven Steele (Interested Party)
• Paul Pete (Interested Party)
• Daniel Pearson (Interested Party)
• Kelly Charlesworth (Interested Party)
• Louise Dalton (Interested Party)
• Catherine Turner (Interested Party)
• Patricia Parker (Interested Party)
• Gavin Donaghue (Interested Party)
• Julie Chambers (Interested Party)
• Canice Doyle (Interested Party)

In making its decision, the Panel had regard to the Gedling Borough Council Licensing Policy, the guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 and the Human Rights Act 1998 and had carefully considered all the evidence presented to it, including the agreed conditions with the police, including the amended opening hours of 7:00AM to 11:00PM from the 24 hours opening as originally applied for and the proposed condition set out in the Operating Schedule in the application.

The Panel made this decision to promote the 4 Licensing Objectives:

1. Prevention of crime and disorder;
2. Public safety;
3. Prevention of public nuisance;
4. Protection of children from harm.

RESOLVED to:

Grant the application for a Premises Licence subject to the opening hours of 7:00AM to 10:00PM and the agreed Police conditions as set out below, subject to the amended opening hours:

Conditions agreed with the Police

1. A bound and sequentially paginated refusals book or electronic record must be kept at the premises to record all instances where admission or service is refused.

2. Such records must show:

a)    The basis for the refusal;

b)    The person making the decision to refuse; and

c)     The date and time of the refusal.

Such records must be retained at the Premises for at least 12 months and must be made available for inspection and copying by the Police or any other authorised person upon request.

3. A bound and sequentially paginated incident book or electronic record must be kept to record all instances of disorder, damage to property and personal injury at the premises. This book must be made available for inspection and copying by the Police or any other authorised person upon request and all such books must be retained at the premises for at least 12 months.

4. A CCTV system must be installed and operative in the premises when licensable activities are taking place.

All recordings used in conjunction with CCTV must:

a)    be of evidential quality

b)    must display accurate time and date stamps all year round to account or day light savings.

c)     be retained for a period of 31 days

d)    Cover the point of sale, and entrance and exit

e)    The CCTV System should be installed in a location that is safe and accessible.

f)      Recordings to be made available for inspection to the Police or any other authorised person when requested.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.