Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 29 September 2011.

With the consent of the Sub-Committee, this item was withdrawn.

To consider whether it is in the public interest to exclude the public during the consideration of Agenda Item 5 (Licensing Act 2003: Application for a Review of the Premises Licence at the Moor Suite, Heaton Moor) as an appendix to the report contains information relating to an individual the disclosure of which would not be fair and would therefore be in breach of Data Protection principles.

RESOLVED – That in order to prevent the disclosure of information relating to an individual, the disclosure of which would not be fair and would therefore be in breach of Data Protection principles, the public be excluded from the meeting during part of Agenda Item 5 (Licensing Act 2003: Application for a Review of the Premises Licence at the Moor Suite, Heaton Moor).

Councillors and officers are invited to declare any interests which they have in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

No declarations were made.

Members of the public are invited to put questions to the Chair and members of the Sub-Committee on any matters within the powers and duties of the Sub-Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice. (Questions must be submitted prior to the commencement of the meeting on the cards provided.  These are available at the meeting and at local libraries and information centres).

No public questions were submitted.

To consider a report of the Service Director (Place Management).

The report details an application for the extension of the non-standard hours for the provision of late night refreshment at Curry Max, 288 Gorton Road, Reddish.

The Sub-Committee is recommended to consider the application for an increase in the non-standard operating hours for the premises licence at Curry Max, 288 Gorton Road, Reddish.

Officer contact: Sarah Tooth on 0161 474 4176, email: sarah.tooth@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Service Director (Place Management) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) requesting the Sub-Committee to consider the extension of the non-standard hours for the provision of late night refreshment at Curry Max, 288 Gorton Road, Reddish.

The Sub-Committee was advised that an application to extend the hours for the provision of late night refreshment was considered by the Sub-Committee at its meeting on 21 September 2011.  The Sub-Committee, after having heard objections from Greater Manchester Police, gave approval to a package of standard hours for the provision of late night refreshment. 

The Sub-Committee was further advised that owing to an omission from the report submitted at that meeting, consideration had not been given to an application for non-standard hours for the provision of late-night refreshment on New Year’s Eve, Christmas Eve and Sundays before Bank Holiday Mondays and all other Public/ Bank Holidays.

The Sub-Committee was therefore invited to regularise the matter.

It was then

RESOLVED – (1) That in addition to those matters dealt with by resolution by the Sub-Committee at its meeting on 21 September 2011, approval be given to the following non-standard hours for the provision of late night refreshment:-

·         23.00 to 02.30 hours, New Year’s Eve

·         23.00 to 02.00 hours, Christmas Eve and Sundays before Bank Holiday Mondays and all other Public/ Bank Holidays.

(2) That the non-standard opening hours be noted as:-

·         16.00 to 03.00 hours, New Year’s Eve

·         16.00 to 02.30 hours, Christmas Eve and Sundays before Bank Holiday Mondays and all other Public/ Bank Holidays.

To consider a report of the Service Director (Place Management).

The report details an application for the extension of the non-standard hours for the provision of late night refreshment at Moonlight, 278 Gorton Road, Reddish.

The Sub-Committee is recommended to consider the application for an increase in the non-standard operating hours for the premises licence at Moonlight, 278 Gorton Road, Reddish.

Officer contact: Sarah Tooth on 0161 474 4176, email: sarah.tooth@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Service Director (Place Management) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) requesting the Sub-Committee to consider the extension of the non-standard hours for the provision of late night refreshment at Moonlight, 278 Gorton Road, Reddish.

The Sub-Committee was advised that an application to extend the hours for the provision of late night refreshment was considered by the Sub-Committee at its meeting on 21 September 2011.  The Sub-Committee, after having heard objections from Greater Manchester Police, gave approval to a package of standard hours for the provision of late night refreshment. 

The Sub-Committee was further advised that owing to an omission from the report submitted at that meeting, consideration had not been given to an application for non-standard hours for the provision of late-night refreshment on New Year’s Eve, Christmas Eve and Sundays before Bank Holiday Mondays and all other Public/ Bank Holidays.

The Sub-Committee was therefore invited to regularise the matter.

It was then

RESOLVED – (1) That in addition to those matters dealt with by resolution by the Sub-Committee at its meeting on 21 September 2011, approval be given to the following non-standard hours for the provision of late night refreshment:-

·         23.00 to 02.30 hours, New Year’s Eve

·         23.00 to 02.00 hours, Christmas Eve and Sundays before Bank Holiday Mondays and all other Public/ Bank Holidays.

(2) That the non-standard opening hours be noted as:-

·         16.00 to 03.00 hours, New Year’s Eve

·         16.00 to 02.30 hours, Christmas Eve and Sundays before Bank Holiday Mondays and all other Public/ Bank Holidays.

To consider a report of the Service Director (Place Management).

The report details an application from Karen Dyson (Manager of the Environment Team for Environmental Health and Trading Standards) on behalf of the Head of Environmental Health and Trading Standards at Stockport Council for a Review of the Premises Licence for The Moor Suite, Heaton Moor.

(Note: This report has a 'not for publication' appendix which will be circulated to members of the Sub-Committee only)

The Sub-Committee is recommended to consider the application for the review of the Premises Licence at The Moor Suite, Heaton Moor.

Officer contact: Sarah Tooth on 0161 474 4176, email: sarah.tooth@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Service Director (Place Management) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing an application on behalf of the Head of Environmental Health and Trading Standards, being a responsible authority under the Licensing Act 2003 exercising its statutory function to prevent public nuisance, for a review of the premises licence for The Moor Suite, Heaton Moor, under Section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003.

Representatives of the Head of Environmental Health and Trading Standards, the Chief Officer of Greater Manchester Police and persons making relevant representations in addition to the Licence Holder and his representative attended the meeting and answered Councillors’ questions in relation to the application. 

The Sub-Committee heard submissions from the representative of the Head of Environmental Health and Trading Standards that there had been numerous incidents of noise nuisance associated with the premises dating back to 2007 and that these had not abated despite efforts to curtail noise breakout.  In addition to supporting the representations made by Environmental Health and Trading Standards, the representative of the Chief Officer of Greater Manchester Police further submitted that the premises were failing to comply with current conditions that had been imposed on the premises licence, specifically that the premises had failed to employ a door supervisor after 23.00 hours thereby failing to promote the prevention of crime and disorder and protection of public safety licensing objectives.  The Sub-Committee noted that the Head of Environmental Health and Trading Standards had requested that the Sub-Committee gave consideration to the revocation of that part of the premises licence that related to regulated entertainment, namely live and recorded music.

The premises licence holder’s representative indicated that he wished to offer the following conditions to ameliorate the concerns expressed during the course of the hearing:-

·         All doors and windows (insofar as the latter have not already been blocked up) shall remain closed whenever Regulated Entertainment is taking place, except for access or egress or in case of emergency.

·         A tamper-proof noise-limiting device shall be installed (and maintained) in consultation with the Environmental Health Team. All amplified equipment used at the premises must be connected through the said noise limiter.

·         No off sales of alcohol shall take place after 23.00, nor shall alcohol be consumed outside the premises after this stated time.

·         That the number of persons admitted to the premises during the time the premises are being used for the purposes for which this Licence is granted shall not exceed the stated number and a Notice must be displayed above the entrance of the premises as follows:- “The Maximum Occupancy for Regulated Entertainment is 150.”

·         Registered door supervisors are to be employed at the premises when deemed necessary by the management, dependent on the type of function taking place. On those nights when doorstaff are employed, there will be one on duty from 20.30 and two on duty from 22.00, until the end of all licensable activities.

·         A member of staff shall patrol the exterior of the premises on a 20-minute basis from 23:00 until closing, to ensure that no disturbance is caused to the nearest noise-sensitive residential properties.

The Sub-Committee, having heard the interested parties, proceeded to consider the prevention of public nuisance, prevention of crime and disorder and protection of public safety licensing objectives in respect of the application, together with the relevant parts of the Council’s Licensing Policy and the guidance from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.  However, the decision was reached on consideration of all the arguments given in relation to this specific application.

It was then

RESOLVED – That having heard the application for a review of the premises licence at The Moor Suite, Heaton Moor made by the representative of The Head of Environmental Health and Trading Standards and as supported by the Chief Officer of Greater Manchester Police and those persons making relevant representations, and having considered all the evidence  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.