Agenda item
Report of the Head of Service Environmental Services, Licensing and Community Safety - Application for the Review of a Premises Licence
Devonshire Bar and Lounge, 4-5 Devonshire Square, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1AB (WK202008380)
Minutes:
Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Service Environmental Services, Licensing and Community Safety that gave details of an application for a review of the premises licence for the Devonshire Bar and Lounge, Bexhill relating to the failure of the Premises Licence Holder to uphold the ‘prevention of crime and disorder’, ‘public safety’ and ‘prevention of public nuisance’ licensing objectives. Two responsible authorities made representations and there were two representations made by interested parties.
Prior to the commencement of the hearing, the Deputy Legal Services Manager gave advice to the Applicant regarding the grounds on which the licensing review application could be considered.
The Chairman welcomed all who were present and gave general advice regarding the hearing. The Panel then proceeded to hear the case following the adopted procedure and all parties present at the hearing were invited to address the Panel.
The Panel heard from the Senior Environmental Health Officer (Licensing) who presented the report of the Head of Service Environmental Services, Licensing and Community Safety and Peter Savill, 12CP Barristers, (the Applicant’s legal representative) who presented the case for the review.
The Panel then heard from the Environmental Health Officer (Pollution) and the Environmental Health Officer (Food and Health Safety) for the Responsible Authorities, Cllr Bayliss, one of the Interested Parties and finally, from the Premises Licence Holder’s legal representative, James Rankin.
The Panel also gave full consideration to the witness statements provided in the report by Sussex Police and the additional information supplied by the Premises Licence Holder.
The Panel deliberated the application, which was determined having regard to the licensing objectives, together with the Guidance under section 182 of the Licensing Act and the local Licensing Policy and retired to make their decision in private session. It was agreed to notify all parties of the Panel’s decision within five working days.
RESOLVED: That the Premises Licence be amended by a reduction in hours and the imposition of 11 conditions, as set out within the Decision Notice at Appendix 1.
Supporting documents:
- Devonshire Bar and Lounge (WK202008380), item LP20/6 PDF 354 KB
- Appendix A, item LP20/6 PDF 200 KB
- Appendix B, item LP20/6 PDF 339 KB
- Appendix C, item LP20/6 PDF 844 KB
- Appendix D, item LP20/6 PDF 256 KB
- Appendix D1, item LP20/6 PDF 279 KB
- Appendix D2, item LP20/6 PDF 340 KB
- Appendix D3, item LP20/6 PDF 415 KB
- Appendix D4, item LP20/6 PDF 128 KB
- Appendix D5, item LP20/6 PDF 337 KB
- Appendix D6, item LP20/6 PDF 256 KB
- Appendix D7, item LP20/6 PDF 292 KB
- Appendix D8, item LP20/6 PDF 219 KB
- Appendix D9, item LP20/6 PDF 366 KB
- Appendix D10, item LP20/6 PDF 316 KB
- Appendix D11, item LP20/6 PDF 342 KB
- Appendix D12, item LP20/6 PDF 287 KB
- Appendix D13, item LP20/6 PDF 284 KB
- Appendix D14, item LP20/6 PDF 284 KB
- Appendix D15, item LP20/6 PDF 339 KB
- Restricted enclosure View the reasons why document LP20/6/21 is restricted
- Appendix F, item LP20/6 PDF 2 MB
- Appendix G, item LP20/6 PDF 2 MB
- Appendix H, item LP20/6 PDF 256 KB
- Appendix I, item LP20/6 PDF 158 KB
- Appendix J, item LP20/6 PDF 1 MB
- Appendix 1 - Decision Notice, item LP20/6 PDF 165 KB