Venue: Committee Room 4 - City Hall, Bradford. View directions
Contact: Claire Tomenson
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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.
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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.
(Claire Tomenson - 01274 432457)
Minutes: There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents.
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MAHMOODS, 35 OAK LANE, BRADFORD The Assistant Director, Waste, Fleet and Transport Services, will present a report (Document “L”) that outlines an application for a new premises licence for the provision of late night refreshment.
Members are invited to consider the information and documents referred to in Document “L” and, after hearing individuals, bodies or businesses, determine the related application.
(Melanie McGurk – 01274 431873)
Additional documents: Minutes: RECORD OF A HEARING FOR A PREMISES LICENCE FOR THE PROVISION OF LATE NIGHT REFRESHMENT FOR MAHMOODS, 35 OAK LANE, BRADFORD,BD9 4QB
Commenced: 1010 Adjourned: 1045 Reconvened: 1105 Concluded: 1110
Present
Members of the Panel Bradford District Licensing Panel: Councillor M Slater (Ch), Councillor Engel and Councillor Hawkesworth
Parties to the Hearing
Representing the Applicant: Mr Khan - applicant Mr Gafoor - associate
Representing Responsible Authorities: Mr Fairclough – Environmental Health Officer Ms Caygill – Environmental Health Officer (Observing)
Observers: Four local residents
Representations
The Assistant Director, Waste, Fleet and Transport Services, presented a report (Document “L”) that outlined an application for a new premises licence for the provision of late night refreshment, noting that representations had been received from the Environmental Health Officer in respect of noise nuisance and the fact that the premises had been operating without the benefit of such a licence.
The applicant then made representations in support of his application, stressing that he had been unaware of the need for a licence as he had taken over the franchise at these premises and had merely continued the hours of operation already in place. As soon as he had been made aware of the issue he had applied for a licence. He also explained that many businesses in his area had failed and that, as he employed ten local people, it would be detrimental to his business if a licence was not granted. He stated that he operated a CCTV system; did regular litter picks outside the premises and displayed notices requesting that patrons leave quietly. He had held a meeting with local residents and as a result had arranged additional litter picks. He had agreed with a local Councillor to hold regular meetings with residents to allow them to express their concerns direct to him. He stressed that he was not applying for a licence to sell alcohol and that there was a culture of late night eating in Bradford which he wished to access. He also noted that another premises in the vicinity of Mahmood’s opened until 0100.
Members of the Panel then questioned him on his application, asking first whether the adjoining premises were commercial and whether there were parking restrictions. In response he confirmed that the premises from 33 to 43 Oak Lane were commercial and that before 1800 parking in front of the premises was restricted to a one hour stay.
Members then queried the opening hours of these premises and others in the vicinity and were advised that Mahmood’s had been opening between 1100 and 0200 and that other premises in the area had opening hours up until between 2000 and 0100.
A Member asked the applicant what steps he had already taken to comply with the regulations and was advised that fire exits and emergency exits had been clearly signed and a first aid kit was in place. The Member went on to ask also about the licensing objective to protect children from harm and ... view the full minutes text for item 3. |
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