Councillor Ellery was elected as Chairman for the meeting.

It was reported that the membership of the Sub-Committee had been amended for this meeting by including Councillor Barbara Lewis instead of Councillor Barnby.

To consider an application for a Premises Licence in respect of 5 Walls Hop House, 43 Winner Street, Paignton.

Members considered a report on an application for a Premises Licence in respect of 5 Walls Hop House, 43 Winner Street, Torquay.

Written Representations received from:

Oral Representations received from:

Decision:

That the application for 5 Walls Hop House, 43 Winner Street, Paignton be granted, as applied for.

Reason for Decision:

Having carefully considered all of the written and oral Representations, Members resolved to grant the Licence, having been reassured by the Applicant’s detailed and thorough oral representation.

In coming to their decision, Members had regard to the concerns raised by two Members of the Public, and whilst sympathetic to those anticipated concerns, Members were mindful that their written and oral Representations were largely based upon assumptions, rather than being evidence based.

Members noted that there were no Representations from any of the Responsible Authorities and that the Applicant had engaged with Responsible Authorities, prior to submitting the application. Members therefore drew proportionate inference, that the Responsible Authorities did not have any concerns in respect of this application.

In concluding, Members further noted that should issues arise as a result of this grant, a Review of the Premises Licence is available to Interested Parties and the Responsible Authorities.