Councillor Addis 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 March 2015.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 26 March 2015 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To consider an application for a Premises Licence in respect of The Cliff Railway Café, 10 Babbacombe Downs Road, Torquay TQ1 3LF.

Members considered an application for a Premises Licence in respect of The Cliff Railway Café, 10 Babbacombe Downs Road, Torquay TQ1 3LF.

The Premises do not fall within the Cumulative Impact Area.

Written Representations received from:

Members noted that there have been no additional Representations received from any other Responsible Authority or any Interested Party.

Oral Representations received from:

The Senior Licensing Officer read the Representation submitted by the Safeguarding Children’s Board and advised that the Applicant had agreed with the conditions proposed in the Representation.

Other information:

Members were advised that the Applicant had indicated agreement to most of the proposed conditions from the Police, Public Protection and the Safeguarding Children’s Board.

Decision:

That the application for a Premises Licence in respect of The Cliff Railway Café, 10 Babbacombe Downs Road, Torquay TQ1 3LF be granted as follows:

1.         A CCTV system shall be installed at the premises to the satisfaction of the police, and must operate at all times the premises are open to the public.  All recordings must be kept for a minimum of 14 days, during which time the police shall have access and be provided with downloaded images at any reasonable time.

2.         Food shall be available at all times the premises are open to the public.

3.         The consumption of alcohol shall be restricted to persons who are seated at tables and notices shall be displayed accordingly within the outside seating area.

4.         The outside seating area shall be regularly monitored by waiting staff, who will ensure that customers remain seated at all times, that items of crockery, glasses and bottles are not taken outside the area and that tables are cleared of crockery, glasses and bottles as soon as possible.

5.         Notices shall be displayed within the outside seating area advising customers not to take glasses/bottles out of the area.

6.         The premises shall operate a Challenge 25 Policy whereby any person who appears under the age of 25 will be required to produce an approved form of identification.

7.         All staff shall receive training in relation to their responsibilities with regards to the Licensing Act, in particular regarding drunkenness, drugs and underage issues.  The management will also provide regular refresher  ...  view the full minutes text for item 48.