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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

20.

Election of Chair

To elect a Chair for the ensuing meeting. 

Minutes:

 20.1         It was proposed, seconded and

RESOLVED           That Councillor E J MacTiernan be appointed as Chair for the meeting.

21.

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:

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

22.

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:

22.1          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.

22.2          There were no declarations made on this occasion.

23.

Application for Street Trading Consent - Winchcombe Christmas Festival pdf icon PDF 105 KB

To determine whether or not to grant the street trading consent; whether to waive the application fee for the event; and whether to permit the event on an annual basis, subject to the necessary renewal application being made.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

23.1          The report of the Licensing Operations and Development Team Leader, circulated at Pages No. 1-6, outlined an application for a street trading consent for the Winchcombe Christmas Festival taking place on 6 December 2022.  The Sub-Committee was asked to determine whether or not to grant the street trading consent; whether to waive the application fee for the event; and whether to permit the event on an annual basis, subject to the necessary renewal application being made.

23.2          The Licensing Operations and Development Team Leader advised that the Winchcombe Christmas Market had been taking place for eight years without any problems or issues.  The event organiser had applied to Gloucestershire County Council for the necessary road closure order which was subject to statutory consultation and the Council’s Safety Advisory Group was also aware of the event.  The event had come to the attention of the Licensing team due to a Temporary Event Notice (TEN) enquiry being made; however, the buying and selling of goods required a street trading consent from the Licensing Authority.  The applicant had been very co-operative and had submitted the necessary paperwork as soon as possible.  Due to timescales, the application had not been advertised or consulted upon as required by the Council’s Street Trading Policy; however, the Town Council was involved with the event and it had been subject to consultation via other applications required, such as the County Highways road closure order.  Members were advised that North Street, Winchcombe, where the event would be held, had been designated as a prohibited street which meant that no street trading applications could be made for the area.  The Sub-Committee was requested to consider overriding this restriction to allow trading to take place on the prohibited street and to consider permitting the event on an annual basis, subject to a renewal application being made.  There was a fee for the application but the event organiser was a charitable committee so, although they received money from the traders, it was on a cost recovery basis and they had asked that consideration be given to waiving the fee for the event.

23.3          The Chair indicated that nobody was in attendance to represent the applicant and she invited questions for the Licensing Operations and Development Team Leader and the Environmental Health Manager.  A Member noted that the event had been taking place for eight years and he questioned whether any complaints had been received.  The Licensing Operations and Development Team Leader advised that the Licensing Authority had never received any complaints and no concerns had been reported to the Safety Advisory Group.  She clarified that, whilst the Licensing Authority had been unaware of the event taking place prior to the TEN enquiry, other departments within the Council were aware and it was intended to put in place better communications for other events which may be taking place without licensing permission in place.  In response to a query as to whether formalising the event by granting street trading consent would ultimately make  ...  view the full minutes text for item 23.

24.

Separate Business

The Chair 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:

24.1          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.   

25.

Review 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 review a private hire driver’s licence.

Minutes:

(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)

25.1          The Licensing Sub-Committee resolved to revoke a private hire driver’s licence with immediate effect as the applicant could not be considered a fit and proper person to hold a such a licence.