Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED

That Mr P Budge be elected Chairman of the Sub-Committee.

Members and officers are reminded to make any declarations of disclosable pecuniary, personal and/or prejudicial interests they may have in respect of matters on the agenda for this meeting.

There were no declarations of interests.

Application for a Review of a Premises Licence:

(a)           Chair opens the Hearing.

(b)           Items arising from Regulation 6 Notice (Notice of Hearing).

(c)           Notice of any representations withdrawn.

(d)           The procedure will then follow the Sub-Committee protocol and    procedure note attached (pages 1 to 5).

Applicant

Mr M Balmer, Sergeant, Licensing – Sussex Police

Ms P Giddings, Licensing Officer – Sussex Police

Ms J Irving, Licensing and Public Safety Manager – Sussex Police

Mr P Savill – Counsel for Sussex Police

Premises Licence Holder

Mr R Clark, Barrister

Mr G Cooper, Chapter Three Consulting Limited

Mr N Marshall, Premises Licence Holder

Mr C McFaul, Director of Blayde Security

Mr N Walton, Poppalston Allen Solicitors

Mr C William, Blayde Security

Before the start of the hearing it had been agreed to delay its start by fifteen minutes to enable discussions to take place between the representatives from Sussex Inns (premises licence holder) and Sussex Police.

The Chairman introduced all parties present. 

Mr Bennett confirmed to the Chairman that whilst constructive conversations had taken place between both parties they had advised that it would be helpful to the process of the hearing to adjourn the hearing to enable them to continue with their discussions

(the hearing adjourned between 9.50am and 10.30am)

The Chairman referred to the discussions that had taken place during the adjournment between both parties regarding the conditions proposed by Sussex Police.  Mr Bennett added that both parties had advised they were in a position to make representations to the Sub-Committee about where they were now and what they hoped to achieve within a five month period.

Mr Savill advised the Sub-Committee that the discussions during the adjournment had been positive and were ongoing.  He hoped that they would lead to the Sub-Committee being able to make a resolution at today’s hearing.  The discussions that had taken place concerned the conditions proposed by Sussex Police, which of those were acceptable and which were to be modified.  It was now a case of how the current position would go forward and whether both parties would ask the Sub-Committee to make a formal resolution today or adjourn to allow the new owner of the premises to make changes.  He requested a further adjournment during the hearing to allow discussions to continue.

(the hearing adjourned between 10.40am and 11.05am)

Mr Savill explained the current position of Sussex Police.    He referred to the very detailed review application submitted by Sussex Police.  For some considerable period of time the carrying out of the licensing activities at the premises had caused problems and the four licensing objectives had been undermined.  It was noteworthy that in the documentation provided by the premises licence holder there had not been a significant challenge to the review as the new premises licence holder was intent on moving forward.  He referred to the recent change of management at the premises and advised that there had not been any challenges to Mr Marshall’s running of other premises in Chichester.  It was a case of stepping into the unknown as the review was based on a history of the premises being run under a different management.  Sussex Police were prepared to proceed having recognised the changes that had been made to the running of the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.