Agenda and minutes

Venue: Meadfoot Room, Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR

Contact: Governance Support 

Items
No. Item

15.

Election of Chairman/woman

To elect a Chairman/woman for the meeting.

Minutes:

Councillor Ellery was elected as Chairman for the meeting.

16.

Café Rio, Maidencombe Beach Café, Steep Hill, Torquay, TQ1 4TS pdf icon PDF 312 KB

To consider an application for a new Premises Licence in respect of Café Rio, Maidencombe Beach Café, Steep Hill, Torquay, TQ1 4TS

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members considered a report on an application for a Premises Licence in respect of Café Rio, Maidencombe Beach Café, Steep Hill, Torquay.

 

Written Representations received from:

 

Name

Details

Date of Representation

Member of the Public

Representation in support of the Application for a Premises Licence.

31 January 2023

Member of the Public

Representation objecting to the Application for a Premises Licence on the grounds of ‘The Prevention of Public Nuisance’, ‘Public Safety’ and ‘The Prevention of Crime and Disorder’.

2 February 2023

Member of the Public

Representation objecting to the Application for a Premises Licence on the grounds of ‘The Prevention of Public Nuisance’, ‘Public Safety’ and ‘The Prevention of Crime and Disorder’.

23 February 2023

Member of the Public

Representation objecting to the Application for a Premises Licence on the grounds of ‘The Prevention of Public Nuisance’, ‘Public Safety’ and ‘The Prevention of Crime and Disorder’.

25 February 2023

Member of the Public

Representation objecting to the Application for a Premises Licence on the grounds of ‘The Prevention of Public Nuisance’, ‘Public Safety’ and ‘The Prevention of Crime and Disorder’.

23 February 2023

Member of the Public

Representation objecting to the Application for a Premises Licence on the grounds of ‘The Prevention of Public Nuisance’, ‘Public Safety’ and ‘The Prevention of Crime and Disorder’.

23 February 2023

 

Oral Representations received from:

 

Name

Details

Applicant

The Applicant outlined their application and responded to Members questions.

Member of the Public

A Member of the Public outlined their objection to the application.

Member of the Public representing the Maidencombe Residents Association

A Member of the Public representing the Maidencombe Residents Association outlined their representation objecting to the application and responded to Members questions.

Member of the Public

A Member of the Public outlined their representation objecting to the application for a Premises Licence and responded to Members questions.

 

Decision: 

 

That the application for a Premises Licence in respect of Café Rio, Maidencombe Beach Café, Steep Hill, Torquay be approved as applied for. 

 

Reason for Decision: 

 

Having carefully considered all the written and oral representations, Members unanimously resolved to grant the application having been reassured by the Applicant’s professional and committed approach as demonstrated in her oral representation, and the comprehensive list of conditions contained in the Application for a Premises Licence.  

 

Members noted similar concerns raised by Interested Parties, however Members did not consider there to be any evidence before them which would cause them to consider refusing the application or applying additional conditions. It was confirmed by the Applicant that a composting toilet had been installed within the premises since the application was made which addressed the concerns raised by the residents in this regard. 

 

Whilst oral representations from local residents and a local business raised concerns around public safety, potential excessive consumption of alcohol, increased littering, together with an increase in anti-social behaviour and vandalism, Members determined that there was no evidence before them that in granting the application, these affects were either foreseeable or likely to be attributable to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 16.