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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.

CHAPEL HOUSE, PARK HOUSE ROAD, BRADFORD pdf icon PDF 150 KB

The Assistant Director Waste, Fleet and Transport Services will present Document “W” which outlines an application for a variation of a premises licence for Chapel House, Park House Road, Bradford, as follows:-

 

·         Include the external areas for the sale of alcohol from the hours of 11.00 to 23.00 for the Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday of the ‘Chapel Fest’ event.

·         Include the external areas for regulated entertainment from the hours of 11.00 to 20.00 for the Saturday and Sunday of the ‘Chapel Fest’ event.

 

Amend the following condition from;

 

·         No amplified sound, including music to be played or projected outside the premises

to

·         No amplified sound, including music is to be played or projected outside the premises with the exception of the Saturday and Sunday of the ‘Chapel Fest’ event.

 

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 THE VARIATION OF A PREMISES LICENCE FOR CHAPEL HOUSE, PARK HOUSE ROAD, BRADFORD, BD12 0HP

 

Commenced: 1100

Adjourned: 1225

Reconvened:1240

Adjourned: 1245

Reconvened: 1250

Concluded: 1252

 

Present

 

Members of the Panel

Bradford District Licensing Panel: Councillor M Slater(Chair), Councillor Godwin and Councillor Hawkesworth

 

Parties to the Hearing

 

Representing the Applicant:

Mr Blundell – applicant

Mr Dorrington – representing Greene King

Mr Warne – Solicitor

 

Representing Interested Parties

Councillor Warburton – Ward Councillor

Councillor Watson – Ward Councillor

 

Observer

PC Brown

 

Representations

 

The Assistant Director Waste, Fleet and Transport Services presented Document “W” which outlined an application for a variation of a premises licence for Chapel House, Park House Road, Bradford, as follows:-

 

·         Include the external areas for the sale of alcohol from the hours of 11.00 to 23.00 for the Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday of the ‘Chapel Fest’ event.

·         Include the external areas for regulated entertainment from the hours of 11.00 to 20.00 for the Saturday and Sunday of the ‘Chapel Fest’ event.

 

Amend the following condition from;

 

·         No amplified sound, including music to be played or projected outside the premises

to

·         No amplified sound, including music is to be played or projected outside the premises with the exception of the Saturday and Sunday of the ‘Chapel Fest’ event.

 

It was noted that objections to the application had been received from the three ward Councillors who each raised concerns as a result of the problems experienced at the Chapel Fest event held in 2018.

 

The applicant’s solicitor then made a detailed presentation in respect of the application, noting first the very detailed event management plan which had been circulated to all parties. He stressed that the variation applied for was to allow a four day community event to take place over the late May bank holiday. He detailed the events which would take place on each day, explaining that Friday and Monday would both be very low key events and that the majority of the event would take place over the Saturday and Sunday. He advised that the bands which would be performing would all be local acts and that the beer tent and marquee would showcase local beers, gins and ciders. All bottles would be decanted into plastic glasses with the exception of souvenir taster glasses which would be on sale for use at the event and to keep afterwards.

 

He advised that this would be the fourth Chapel Fest event and accepted that the previous year’s event had been unexpectedly busy and had therefore been difficult to manage. The result of that had been that some people had behaved as they should not have done, however the majority of the feedback from the event had been positive. He stressed that as the event grew so must its management.

 

He stated that the pub was a community pub which ran lots of community events and functions. It was considered to be a local pub and had received no complaints from neighbours. It  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.