(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 must consider their interests, and act according to the following:

(2)      Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

(3)      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. 

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

(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)

The Assistant Director, Waste, Fleet and Transport Services will present a report (Document “R”) which invites Members to consider an application for variation of a premises licence to extend permitted hours for the sale of alcohol for consumption on and off the premises at the Queens Hotel, 863 Thornton Road, Bradford BD8 0HH.

Recommended –

Members are invited to consider the information and documents referred to in Document “R” and after hearing individuals, bodies or businesses, determine the related application.

(Melanie McGurk – 01274 431873)

The Assistant Director Waste, Fleet and Transport Services presented a report (Document “R”) outlining an application for variation of a premises licence to extend permitted hours for the sale of alcohol for consumption on and off the premises at the Queens Hotel, 863 Thornton Road, Bradford BD8 0HH.

Members were advised that there had been two representations received from individuals which raised concerns of noise nuisance from the premises and also from music played in cars parked in the car park.  Concerns were also raised regarding anti-social behaviour in the car park and the disturbance caused to nearby residents, noise from the smoking and outdoor drinking area, the failure to comply with existing permitted hours and conditions on the licence and noise from bottles being emptied into the outside bin. 

The applicant’s legal representative addressed the meeting and reported six additional conditions that his client was prepared to have imposed should the application be granted.  It was explained that the additional conditions were in an attempt to address the concerns which had been raised and to allow the applicant to operate a more effective dispersal policy from the premises. 

Members were advised that the premises had operated as a pub since the 1900s and served the local community.  It was stressed that the applicant was very experienced, she had turned the premises around and ran a very tight ship.  It was confirmed that she was a tenant of Admiral Taverns, she lived above the premises and checked the outside of the premises daily when regulated entertainment was taking place to ensure there was no noise escaping.

The extension of hours was being sought for Friday and Saturday nights only and would allow customers to remain on the premises whilst waiting for a taxi or lifts home. It was explained that many customers drove or walked to the premises but relied on taxis to get home.  The extension of hours would allow them to remain inside as opposed to congregating outside. 

The legal representative referred to a previous application for variation made in April 2022 and reported that only two representations had been made for the new application as opposed to eight previously.  The applicant had tried to demonstrate they she had addressed previous concerns and it was stressed that no representations had been received from responsible authorities. 

It was explained that the business had operated increased hours with the use of four Temporary Events Notices which had been utilised over eight days in August 2023.  It was believed that no complaints had arisen and that this had demonstrated that customers being able to remain on the premises later into the night reduced the disturbance of customers leaving at one terminal hour.

 It was stressed that the applicant did not intend to operate the later hours every weekend and that she spoke regularly with local residents.  The issues occurring in a car park next to a shop operating for 24 hours per day and from motorists cruising in the area  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.