Agenda and decisions

To elect a Chair for the ensuing meeting  

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In the event of a fire any person with a disability should be assisted in leaving the building.    

Pursuant to the adoption by the Council on 24 January 2023 of the Tewkesbury Borough Council Code of Conduct, effective from 1 February 2023, as set out in Minute No. CL.72, Members are invited to declare any interest they may have in the business set out on the Agenda to which the approved Code applies.

To review the premises licence for Ye Olde Black Bear, High Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5BJ. 

Premises:                                           Ye Olde Black Bear, High Street, Tewkesbury, GL20                                                           5BJ

Applicant:                                          Tewkesbury Borough Council’s Environmental Health                                                          Team

Application for a review of a premises licence under the public nuisance licensing objective.

Present:                                               Councillors N D Adcock, H C McLain and G M Porter                                                          (Chair).

Representatives of applicant:             Environmental Health Officer

                                                            Principal Environmental Health Officer

Representatives of the respondent:   Luke Haynes, Respondent (Premises Licence Holder)                                                         Leigh Shelvis, Solicitor

Responsible Authorities:                     None

Other Persons addressing the           Six Other Persons speaking in support of the review.

Sub-Committee:                                 Two Other Persons speaking in objection to the review.

                                                            Gloucestershire Councillor C M Cody – speaking on                                                            behalf of local residents.

                                                            Tewkesbury Borough Councillor M G Sztymiak –                                                                 speaking on behalf of local residents.

SUMMARY OF REPRESENTATIONS

1.      Aside from the applicant, no Responsible Authorities had made representations in relation to the application.

2.      332 representations were received from Other Persons during the consultation: 32 representations were made by residents living in close proximity and affected by the operations of the premises; 21 representations were received by parties who were against the review and offered relevant information; one neutral representation was from Gloucestershire County Councillor C M Cody; 267 representations were made by parties who were supportive of the operations of the business – these were not relevant representations under the Licensing Act 2003.

PREMISES LICENCE

The premises is licensed for the following activities and hours:

DECISION

Having considered the application; the evidence provided; the representations made by all parties, including those made at the hearing; the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003, the obligation to promote the four licencing objectives; the relevant sections of the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy and the Statutory Guidance it was resolved that the conditions of the premises licence be modified as follows:

CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THOSE RECOMMENDED BY THE RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES AND AGREED WITH THE APPLICANT

1.      The premises licence holder, or an authorised member of staff, must ensure that all public external doors and windows are closed when amplified regulated entertainment in the form of live and recorded music is taking place internally, except to allow entry and egress.  The public external doors must be on a self-closure fitting so that they cannot remain open. A plan showing public external  ...  view the full decision text for item 4.