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Venue: Committee Room 1 - City Hall, Bradford. View directions

Contact: Jill Bell/Jane Lythgow/Farzana Mughal 

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4.

DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST

(Members Code of Conduct - Part 4A of the Constitution)

 

To receive disclosures of interests from members and co-opted members on matters to be considered at the meeting. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

 

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

 

Notes:

 

(1)       Members may remain in the meeting and take part fully in discussion and voting unless the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest or an interest which the Member feels would call into question their compliance with the wider principles set out in the Code of Conduct.  Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

 

(2)       Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them.  A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 

 

(3)       Members are also welcome to disclose interests which are not disclosable pecuniary interests but which they consider should be made in the interest of clarity.

 

(4)       Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44.

 

Minutes:

No disclosures of interest in matters under consideration were received.

 

5.

INSPECTION OF REPORTS AND BACKGROUND PAPERS

(Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution)

 

Reports and background papers for agenda items may be inspected by contacting the person shown after each agenda item.  Certain reports and background papers may be restricted. 

 

Any request to remove the restriction on a report or background paper should be made to the relevant Strategic Director or Assistant Director whose name is shown on the front page of the report. 

 

If that request is refused, there is a right of appeal to this meeting. 

 

Please contact the officer shown below in advance of the meeting if you wish to appeal. 

 

(Jane Lythgow - 01274 432270)

 

Minutes:

There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents. 

 

6.

APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE FOR MASSEY'S, 87 WESTGATE, BRADFORD BD1 2RD. pdf icon PDF 94 KB

The Interim Assistant Director, Waste, Fleet and Transport Services will present a report (Document “P”) which presents an application for the grant of a Premises Licence for the sale of alcohol for consumption on and off the premises, the provision of regulated entertainment and the provision of late night refreshment at Massey’s, 87 Westgate, Bradford BD1 2RD.

 

Recommended –

 

Members are invited to consider the information and documents referred to in this report and determine what action should be taken.

 

(Melanie McGurk – 01274 431873)

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The report of the Interim Assistant Director, Waste, Fleet and Transport Services (Document “P”) presented an application for the grant of a Premises Licence for the sale of alcohol for consumption on and off the premises, the provision of regulated entertainment and the provision of late night refreshment at Massey’s, 87 Westgate, Bradford BD1 2RD.

 

Two letters of representation have been received from local businesses which raise concerns of noise nuisance from music being played at the premises and nuisance from smells permeating nearby premises. The representations are attached at Appendix 2 to Document “P”.

 

The applicant and licensee attended the meeting.  The applicant explained that he was a chef and that he had intended to open a restaurant however he had changed his plan to operate an off-licence with food deliveries.  The off-licence would operate from the room upstairs with a pool room downstairs and be open until 4am.  He referred to the issue of noise raised by the objectors and confirmed that the premises were sound proofed and that it had been a former music venue.  He noted that the premises were not currently open to the public.  There were builders on site and he maintained that he was unable to control whether they were smoking when they were in the premises.

 

The following responses were given to member questions:

 

·         There were no dwellings in the premises.

·         There was no car park but there were places to park in the area.

·         They would only operate late night for particular events and family days in the year.

·         All staff would be trained on what to look out for to prevent the use of illegal drugs.  There would be security cameras.  Staff would look out for anyone spiking drinks.  An assurance was given that proper arrangements would be in place to monitor the activities on the premises.

·         Customers would be advised to leave and arrive quietly and be notified notify where they could park.  There would be CCTV.

·         The applicant had worked in a pub and decided to run a restaurant and take away for the West Indian community as they was a demand for this.  He noted that members of the Afro Caribbean community were travelling to Leeds and Manchester for food and he wanted to provide it locally.

 

In summing up the applicant noted that this was a significant opportunity for him to provide a package offering food and a convenience store for his community .

 

Resolved –

 

That having considered all valid representations made by the parties to the hearing; valid written representations received during the statutory period, the published statement of licensing policy and relevant statutory guidance; the panel grants the application as applied for with the following conditions:

 

·         That noise from amplified and non-amplified music, singing and speech arising from regulated entertainment at the premises shall not be audible at the nearest noise sensitive premises.

·         That the premises license holder shall ensure that the external areas around the perimeter of the premises are  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.