Issue - meetings

By way of update, Mr Slaney stated that there was no planning permission to operate at the proposed times, but an application was pending.

Applicant’s case:

Mr Gibson announced that the application was amended so that the hours the premises would be open to the public on Sundays were reduced from 23:00 to 22:00. The proposed late night refreshment hours were unchanged.

After closing to the public, the premises would appear shut from the outside with the cooking taking place in the rear.  Deliveries would be made following internet orders only. Although there had been an objection from the planning authority, there was nothing to prevent the licence being granted before planning permission had been obtained. If the licence were granted, the premises would comply with the current planning permission and not offer late night refreshments.

Delivery drivers would wait inside, be employed by the business and drive hybrid cars. There would be at most 2 vehicles and they would park at the front of the premises rather than the rear.

The premises was on a busy main road and most residents were at the rear, with Lidl between them and the premises.  It was not considered granting the licence would materially add to public nuisance in terms of noise. 

Questions to the applicant:

Cllr Harris asked if the unit above the premises was residential and the applicant stated it was an office. The applicant was not certain if the unit above the barber’s next door was residential.

In relation to days, the applicant stated he would be content with just Fridays and Saturdays if Members thought that necessary.

As for noise from the premises itself, the applicant stated the ventilation was the quietest system available and that the door to the premises was silent when opening and closing.

Cllr Webber asked about closing before 02:00 and the applicant responded the business was suffering so that if he was not able to open until 02:00 on at least Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays before bank holidays, he would need to close down with jobs lost.

Cllr Jeal obtained clarification that although orders could be placed through third-party apps, such as Deliveroo, only the applicant’s drivers would be used.

Objectors’ case

Mr White stated he would be content with a licence being granted until 00:00.  There would be noise from the ventilation as well as the vehicles coming and going.  The unit above the barber's was residential, so parking would be there or at the rear where there were also residents.  There was no longer a child protection concern as the premises wouldn't be open late on school nights.

In reply to the applicant’s question, Mr White confirmed there had been no noise complaints about the premises.

Mr White advised Cllr Jeal he was not aware of any premises in the area which had a licence to operate after 00:00.

Mrs Bywater said she agreed with what Mr White had stated and that she too would be content with operating up to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3