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Venue: Committee Room 4 - City Hall, Bradford. View directions

Contact: Claire Tomenson 

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1.

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.

 

2.

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. 

 

3.

NYLA STORES, 5 DRAKE FOLD, WYKE, BRADFORD pdf icon PDF 98 KB

The Assistant Director Waste, Fleet and Transport Services will present a report (Document “J”) which outlines an application for a new premises licence for the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises.

 

Members are invited to consider the information and documents referred to in this report and, after hearing interested parties, determine the related application.

 

(Melanie McGurk – 01274 431873)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RECORD OF A HEARING FOR A PREMISES LICENCE FOR THE NYLA STORES, 5 DRAKE FOLD, WYKE, BRADFORD, BD12 9NU

 

Commenced: 1102

Adjourned: 1127

Reconvened: 1152

Concluded: 1155

 

Present

 

Members of the Panel

Bradford District Licensing Panel: Councillor Slater (Ch), Councillor Hawkesworth and Councillor Whitaker

 

Parties to the Hearing

 

Applicants

Mr Hussain

Ms Atkinson

 

Interested Party

Councillor Warburton

 

Representations

 

The Assistant Director, Waste, Fleet & Transport Services presented a report (Document “J”) which outlined an application for a new premises licence for the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises at Nyla Stores. Members were also advised of two objections which had been received in respect of the application, from a ward councillor and a local resident.

 

The applicants then made representations in support of their application, stressing that they were trying to get their fledgling business off the ground and were currently struggling to do so. They considered that being able to offer the sale of alcohol would help make the business viable. They advised that they were willing to amend the hours of operation applied for in order to work with the local community, especially as they themselves had a young family to care for.

 

Members then questioned the applicants about their application, particularly in relation to the statement that they would be present at the shop at all times. The applicants corrected that statement as Mr Hussain would be at the shop from opening to closure but Ms Atkinson would not.

 

They were additionally asked if they were aware of licensing good practice such the Pubwatch and Challenge 25 schemes and confirmed that they were.

 

A ward councillor attended the meeting and explained his concerns in respect of the application, stating that there had been a significant increase in anti-social behaviour in the area; that the previous tenant had moved from these premises due to break-ins and that the Police had previously raised concerns about the security of the premises. He verbally passed on those concerns which had been raised by the crime prevention officer in respect of the vulnerability of the premises, which were a single storey converted cottage. The councillor stressed that he did not object to the operation of a business at the premises but requested that a decision be deferred until reassurance about security had been gained. He also requested that the proposed hours of operation be amended. He concluded by stating that he wanted the business to go ahead but wanted it to be safe and secure for both the applicants and the local residents.

 

The Panel then asked a series of questions, especially about why the Police had not submitted a formal representation in respect of this application. The Licensing and Local Land Charges Manager confirmed that all applications were notified to the Police but no representation had been made in respect of this one, however she had received an email from the crime prevention officer which had not been accepted as it had not arrived in time.

 

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