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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Tewkesbury Borough Council Offices, Severn

Contact: Democratic Services Tel: 01684 272021  Email:  democraticservices@tewkesbury.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

11.

Election of Chair

To elect a Chair for the ensuing meeting. 

Minutes:

11.1          It was proposed, seconded and

RESOLVED          That Councillor G J Bocking be appointed as Chair for the meeting.  

12.

Announcements

When the continuous alarm sounds you must evacuate the building by the nearest available fire exit. Members and visitors should proceed to the visitors’ car park at the front of the building and await further instructions (during office hours staff should proceed to their usual assembly point; outside of office hours proceed to the visitors’ car park). Please do not re-enter the building unless instructed to do so.

 

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

Minutes:

12.1          The evacuation procedure, as noted on the Agenda, was advised to those present. 

13.

Declarations of Interest

Pursuant to the adoption by the Council on 26 June 2012 of the Tewkesbury Borough Council Code of Conduct, effective from 1 July 2012, as set out in Minute No. CL.34, Members are invited to declare any interest they may have in the business set out on the Agenda to which the approved Code applies.

Minutes:

13.1           The Committee’s attention was drawn to the Tewkesbury Borough Council Code of Conduct which was adopted by the Council on 26 June 2012 and took effect from 1 July 2012.

13.2           There were no declarations made on this occasion.

14.

Application for the Grant of a Street Trading Consent pdf icon PDF 151 KB

To determine an application for street trading consent in respect of Gambet Road, Brockworth. 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

14.1          The report of the Senior Licensing Officer, circulated at Pages No. 1-42, outlined an application for a street trading consent for a location at Gambet Road, Brockworth.  The Sub-Committee was asked to determine whether or not to grant the street trading consent.

14.2          Members were advised that an application for a street trading consent in respect of Gambet Road, Brockworth had been submitted to the authority, a copy of which was attached at Appendix A to the report.  The application was for consent to trade every day between the hours of 1630 and 2300, selling a variety of fast food and cold soft drinks.  The proposed location for the trading vehicle was shown at Appendix B to the report.  No objections or comments had been received from local residents or the Parish Council during the consultation process; however, objections had been received from Gloucestershire Highways in respect of traffic congestion and the position of the bus stop and cycle lane, and  from Gloucestershire Constabulary on the grounds of anti-social behaviour, congestion, noise and odours.  These were attached at Appendix C to the report.  The role of the Sub-Committee was to determine the application with a view to promoting the Council’s Street Trading Policy and Paragraph 1.3 of the report highlighted the various factors which should be taken into consideration.  The Sub-Committee could grant consent if it considered the location to be suitable for street trading or refuse consent because it considered the location to be unsuitable for street trading.  Should Members be minded to grant consent, this could be for a trial period e.g. no longer than 12 months.  It was noted that there was no right of appeal against refusal of a street trading consent.

14.3          A Member queried whether there was a record of anti-social behaviour in the area and the Senior Licensing Officer explained that he had looked at the Police website for incidents in Gambet Road and the surrounding areas over the last six months and this had shown 35 reported crimes, 15 of which were related to anti-social behaviour.

14.4          The Chair invited the applicant’s representative to address the Committee.  The applicant’s representative explained that the application had been submitted at the end of 2019 and he was aware there had been two objections from Gloucestershire Constabulary and Gloucestershire Highways.  In terms of the Police objection, it had been suggested that the proposed location, within a residential area, was not the right location for a food van; however, he was hoping that a more detailed explanation would be provided as to why that was the case.  He had also looked at the crime statistics for the area using the data available from the Police and had found there were very isolated cases of anti-social behaviour within the area with incidents being reported in early 2018 and in March and August 2019.  There were a variety of other crimes, such as vehicle crime, burglary and violence against a person, which were unrelated to anti-social behaviour.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.

15.

Separate Business

The Chairman will move the adoption of the following resolution:

 

That under Section 100(A)(4) Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

Minutes:

15.1           On a proposal from the Chair, it was

RESOLVED          That, under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely discussion of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act. 

16.

Application for the Grant of a Private Hire Driver's Licence

(Exempt –Paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 – Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual)

 

To determine an application for the grant of a private hire driver’s licence.

 

Minutes:

16.1          The Sub-Committee refused an application for a private hire driver’s licence.