Agenda and minutes

To receive and record apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Farrow, Kennedy and Smallcorn.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held on 15 January 2014.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held on 15 January 2014 be approved as a correct record.

To consider any matters arising from the minutes of the last meeting.

There were no matters arising from the minutes.

To receive and record any declarations of interests from members present in respect of any of the various matters on the agenda for this meeting.

There were no declarations of interests from any of the members present.

The Chairman reported that he continued to attend the majority of Pubwatch meetings and also provided details of potential future Licensing Sub-Committee meetings.

The Committee considered a report setting out the adoption of a deputation procedure. The Constitution adopted by the Council on 8 May 2013 did not include a provision for Committees, Boards or the Cabinet to receive deputations and it was up to each individual Committee, Board or Cabinet to adopt its own deputation procedure.

In response to a question the Democratic Services Officer agreed to review certain aspects of the wording of the procedure.

RESOLVED that the deputation procedure be adopted.

The Committee was asked to consider a report from the Senior Economic Development Officer concerning an application for a street trading consent to sell takeaway hot and cold food and drinks from a mobile catering trailer on Park Parade Precinct, Leigh Park. The application had been referred to the Committee in view of concerns raised by the Leigh Park Traders Association.

The Committee received a deputation from Mr Yates in support of his application.

The Committee discussed this application together with the issues raised by the deputee in detail including an amendment to refuse. Although concern was raised over how electricity would be supplied to the mobile catering trailer  the majority of the Committee considered that subject to this matter being resolved prior to any licence being issued the application be permitted. It was therefore:

RESOLVED that, subject to the installation of an electricity supply and the conditions set out in paragraph 3.6 of the report, street trading consent be granted to Mr Yates to sell takeaway hot and cold food and drinks from a mobile trailer on Park Parade Precinct, Leigh Park.