To elect a Chairman/woman for the meeting.

Councillor Addis was elected as Chairman for the meeting.

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meetings of Sub-Committee held on 21 and 28 July 2011.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 21 July 2011 and 28 July 2011 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To consider the report on an application for a Premises Licence in respect of Kingsway Minimart, 83 Kingsway Avenue, Paignton.

Members considered a report on an application for a Premises Licence in respect of Kingsway Minimart, 83 Kingsway Avenue, Paignton.

Written Representations received from:

Additional Information:

The Senior Licensing Officer circulated two photographs, one showing the parade of shops which included the Kingsway Minimart and a second photograph which provided an aerial view of Kingsway Avenue.

With the agreement of the Licensing Sub-Committee the Applicant’s Representative circulated a training document titled ‘Section 3: Training Licensing Rules and Procedure Pamphlet’ and the full training manual.

Oral Representations received from:

Decision:

That the application for a Premises Licence in respect of Kingsway Minimart, 83 Kingsway Avenue, Paignton be granted as applied for subject to the amended conditions proposed by the Applicant in reference to the CCTV system that shall now read:

‘The CCTV system of an evidential standard shall be in operation at all times the premises are open to the public.  All recordings from that system shall be kept for a period of 31 days and the Police shall have access to recordings at any reasonable time.’

In addition to the condition offering documents to Responsible Authorities for inspection, the condition will include that of the refusal book and shall read:

‘Appropriate staff training to be satisfactorily completed and recorded.  Training records and refusal book shall be made available for inspection upon reasonable request by a relevant officer of a Responsible Authority.’

Reason for Decision:

Having carefully considered all the written and oral Representations, Members resolved to grant the application with the amended conditions.  Careful consideration was given to the Representation made by the Interested Party, however Members were not satisfied that these concerns could be substantiated in respect of this application.

Members further noted the absence of any Representations from the Police or Trading Standards which alleviated the concerns of Members on the issues raised by the Interested Party.

In addition Members were reassured the proposed procedure for training and documentation of that training, should seek to address any concerns in respect of underage sales.

In conclusion Members are satisfied that this application will seek to promote the Licensing Objectives.  Should issues arise as a result of this grant then Members would encourage a Review of this Licence.