Councillor Addis was elected as Chairman for the meeting.

To consider a report on an application for a Variation to a Premises Licence in Respect of Vaughan’s Café Bar, 3-4 Vaughan Parade, Torquay.

Members considered a report on an application for a variation to a Premises Licence in respect of Vaughans Café Bar, 3-4 Vaughan Parade, Torquay.  The Premises do fall within the Cumulative Impact Area.

Written Representations received from:

Applicant’s response to Representations:

A letter from the Applicant’s Solicitor dated 13 January 2012 showing acceptance of the four proposed additional conditions and two replacement conditions representing rewording of conditions 1, 2 and 4 at Part (b) of their application (Prevention of Crime and Disorder) in response to the Representation made by the Police.

Additional Information

The Police did not attend the meeting as there has been an agreement on the proposed conditions between the Police and the Applicant.

Oral Representations received from:

Decision:

That the application for a Variation to the Premises Licence in respect of Vaughan’s Café Bar, 3-4 Vaughan Parade, Torquay be granted as applied for, subject to the proposed conditions to be added and removed as suggested by the Police and agreed by the Applicant.

Reason for Decision:

Having carefully considered all the written and oral Representations, Members resolved to grant the application for a Variation to the Premises Licence having been satisfied that the consultation between the Police and the Applicant has resulted in an agreed position in respect of the Licensing Objectives being promoted. 

Members considered the Council’s Policy on the Cumulative Impact Area and resolved to depart from this Policy, as they believed on the evidence before them and the imposition of the agreed conditions, that the grant of the application would not add to Crime and Disorder or Public Nuisance.