Councillor Thomas (J) was elected as Chairman for the meeting.

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of a Sub-Committee held on 20 April 2017, 27 April 2017 and 18 May 2017.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 20 April 2017, 27 April 2017 and 18 May 2017 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To consider an application for a Variation to a Premises Licence in respect of Cavern on the Quay, Ground Floor, 22 Victoria Parade, Torquay.

Members considered a report on an application for a Variation to a Premises Licencein respect of Cavern on the Quay, Ground Floor, 22 Victoria Parade, Torquay.  The Premises do fall within the Cumulative Impact Area.

Written Representations received from:

Oral Representations received from:

Decision:

That the application for a Variation to the Premises Licence in respect of Cavern on the Quay, Ground Floor, 22 Victoria Parade, Torquay be granted as applied for.

Reason for Decision:

Having carefully considered all the oral and written representations, Members resolved to grant the variation to the current Premises Licence, having been satisfied to do so would not undermine the Licensing Objectives.

In coming to this decision, Members had regard to the concern raised in the written representation from the member of the public. In doing so, Members noted that this application was not in respect of Live Music but instead on its own merits requesting earlier opening times and accompanying activities to permit the premises to offer an additional venue for families which were in keeping with other premises within the area. Despite this, Members did ask about noise emanating from the premises during its late operation and were satisfied by the measures taken by the Premises Licence Holder to prevent noise outbreak, as submitted by the Applicant and the Principle Licensing Officer.

In concluding, Members also noted that the Applicant had consulted with the Police, Public Protection and Children’s Safeguarding prior to submitting their application and that there were no representations from either of these or any other Responsible Authority before them. In light of this, Members deduced that there were no concerns by these Responsible Authorities in granting this application.

Should issues arise as a result of granting this application, a Review of the Premises Licence is available.