Councillor Ellery was elected as Chairman for the meeting.

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of a Sub-Committee held on 26 January 2023.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 26 Janaury 2023 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To consider an application for a new Premises Licence in respect of The John Bull, 68 – 70 Chatto Road, Torquay, TQ1 4HU

Members considered a report on an application for a Premises Licence in respect The John Bull, 68 – 70 Chatto Road, Torquay.

Written Representations received from:

Oral Representations received from:

Decision

That the application for a Premises License for the John Bull, 68 – 70 Chatto Road, Torquay, TQ1 4HU, be refused. 

Reasons for Decision:

Having carefully considered all the written and oral representations, Members unanimously resolved to refuse the application, as they could not be satisfied on the evidence before them, that to grant the application as submitted, with the additional condition proposed in respect of signage being erected at the premises exit points alone, would result in all the Licensing Objectives being promoted.

In coming to their decision, Members noted the Applicant’s legal representative submissions, that the application before Members was a replicate of the previous premises licence which had lapsed, due to an administrative error on their part, and having noted the objections raised, removed live music to alleviate residents’ concerns. However, Members noted that it was not a like for like replicate of the previous premises licence, and they were of the unanimous opinion, that the Applicant had failed to address the issues raised in respect of noise from patrons, in what is a high-density residential area. This was not only from the Applicant’s proposed operating schedule which in Members opinion, was absent of the basics they would have expected to see for this type of premises in that location, but also, when asked by Members how noise from patrons would be managed, they determined that the response provided by the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.