Issue - meetings

Report ES18016

The Committee received an update on key licensing issues, including the appeal against the Licensing Sub-Committee’s decision on 210 High Street, Beckenham.

The number of licensing applications had fallen in recent years (from 77 in 2015 to 52 in 2017), and although objections were still being received to most new applications or major variations the Licensing Team were seeking to mediate and resolve concerns, meaning that considerably fewer Sub-Committee hearings were required. The Committee were asked to consider whether the mediation approach should continue, and whether a regular schedule of Licensing Sub-Committee meetings was still needed.

RESOLVED that

(1) The current approach being taken by officers to undertake mediation in response to representations against licensing applications should continue.

(2) In view of the significant reduction in the number of Licensing Sub-Committee meetings needed, meetings should be set up on an ad hoc basis rather than following a set programme.

(3) The position regarding an appeal against a Licensing Sub-Committee decision relating to 210 High Street, Beckenham be noted.