Agenda item

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director, Neighbourhood Services which gave details of an application for the grant of a premises licence in respect of The Estate Office, Lambton Park, Chester-le-Street (for copy see file of minutes).

Plans showing the location and the layout of the premises and a copy of the application had been circulated to Members together with copies of representations which had been received from Interested Parties.

The Senior Licensing Officer presented the report and advised the Sub-Committee that a mediation meeting had been held on 4 February 2012 as detailed in the Biddick Hall application and the circulated document was also relevant for this application.

She also advised the Sub-Committee that Durham Constabulary had not negotiated a mediation agreement with the Applicant’s agent for these premises and page 118 of the document should therefore be disregarded.

Mr McManus and Mr McCallum confirmed that they had no objections to the application but Mr McCallum indicated that he had asked Mr Wilson for clarification if alcohol could be sold to staff and residents and that these concerns had now been alleviated after talking to Mr Wilson.

Mr Wilson advised the Sub-Committee that the application was required for telephone and internet sales and that no alcohol would be kept within the Estates Office.

At 11.40 am the Sub-Committee left to deliberate the application in private. After reconvening at 11.50 am the Chair delivered the Sub-Committee’s decision.

In determining the application, Members had considered the report of the Licensing Officer, Section 182 Guidance and the Council’s Licensing Policy, together with the verbal representations of the Applicant. They also took into account the verbal and written representations of Interested Parties.

RESOLVED

That the application for a premises licence be granted as follows subject to the following conditions:-