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BELLS NEWS & BOOZE, 650 Huddersfield Road, Wyke, Bradford BD12 8JR pdf icon PDF 184 KB

The Interim Assistant Director Waste, Fleet and Transport Services will present a report (Document “C”) which outlines an application for the grant of a new premises licence for the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises at Bells News & Booze, 650 Huddersfield Road, Wyke, Bradford BD12 8JR.

 

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 NEW PREMISES LICENCE FOR BELLS NEWS & BOOZE, 650 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, WYKE, BRADFORD BD12 8JR (DOCUMENT “C”)

Commenced: 1000

Adjourned:     1115

Reconvened:  1135

Concluded:     1145

 

Members of the Panel:

 

Bradford District Licensing Panel: Councillors Slater (Chair), Dodds and Godwin

 

Parties to the Hearing:

 

Representing the Licensee:

 

Mr H Aman, applicant

Mr Z Azeez, witness

 

Interested Parties:

 

Ms T Hemmings-Fairlie, local resident in objection

Ms D Jowett, local resident in objection

 

Representations:

 

The Interim Assistant Director, Waste, Fleet and Transport Services presented a report (Document “C”)

 

The licensing officer in attendance summarised the background to the application and valid representations received as set out in the report. Members were informed that the application requested the grant of a premises licence for the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises at 650 Huddersfield Road, Bradford.  A number of representations had been received from local residents who had concerns of noise nuisance; the availability of alcohol resulting in the premises being targeted by criminals; youths congregating in the area and increased litter.  The representations were appended to Document "C” and summarised by the Licensing Officer.

 

The applicant addressed the Panel explaining that the concerns of neighbours had been considered.  He reported that he had taken account of peoples’ working hours and that young children may live in the area when the hours of operation had been requested. 

 

Members were assured that delivery drivers would be asked to unload quietly; not to leave radios playing and not to slam doors.  It was stressed that the premises were located on a busy main road and it was felt that the delivery vehicles would be quieter than the cars in the area.  It was reported that there was a public house located opposite the premises which played music and that customers would be asked to leave the off licence quietly.    

 

The applicant claimed that he had monitored parking provision at the premises for some time and at different times of the day.  He believed that there were sufficient parking spaces for customers. 

 

He maintained that the shop was for the convenience of local residents; was not open to attract youths or drug users and that he would work with the police if anti social behaviour was seen in the area.  The premises would be fitted with high definition CCTV cameras and the security system would allow him to receive links to his mobile telephone when the premises were closed.  The alarm system could be linked to the police.  Cameras outside of the premises would provide good night vision and increase security for local residents.

 

A witness called by the applicant addressed the meeting.  He reported that he had lived in the locality of the premises all his life and had monitored the area for parking.  He explained that the only deliveries being made would be newspapers and that the business would work closely with suppliers to limit noise disturbance.  The remainder of stock would be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.