North Yorkshire Council

 

General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee

 

Minutes of the meeting held on Friday, 17 October 2025 commencing at 11.45 am.

 

Councillors Derek Bastiman, Tim Grogan and Andrew Lee.

 

Officers present: Chris Doyle, Licensing Enforcement Officer; Sarah Owen, Regulatory Solicitor; Steven Smith, Regulatory Solicitor; and David Smith, Senior Democratic Services Officer.

 

In attendance: The applicant.

 

 

Copies of all documents considered are in the Minute Book

 

 

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Election of Chair

 

Decision

 

That Councillor Tim Grogan be elected as Chair for the duration of the meeting.

 

(Councillor Grogan in the Chair)

 

 

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Apologies for absence

 

There were no apologies for absence.

 

 

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Disclosures of interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

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Procedure for meeting

 

Decision

 

The Sub Committee agreed the procedure for the meeting as outlined by the Chair.

 

 

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Application for the renewal of a Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence - 055D

 

The Corporate Director – Environment asked the Sub-Committee to consider whether to grant an application for a hackney carriage vehicle licence that did not comply with the standard criteria as stated in the Council’s Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy.

 

The Sub-Committee considered the following:

·         The meeting papers, including a report from the Licensing Enforcement Officer

·         Oral evidence from the Licensing Enforcement Officer

·         Oral evidence from the Applicant

·         A physical inspection of vehicle 055D by the Sub-Committee.

 

In reaching their decision the Sub-Committee gave the following factors significant weight.

·         The vehicle had just passed a compliance test

·         The vehicle was well presented both inside and outside, confirmed following a physical inspection of the vehicle

·         The impressive detail and chronology of the vehicle’s mechanical inspections;

·         That the recent MOT history showed that the vehicle had not had any advisories recorded

·         When questioned the Applicant confirmed the mileage of the vehicle as 207,600 miles and that he serviced and maintained the vehicle himself as he used to work as a mechanic

 

Decision

 

The decision of the sub-committee was to GRANT the application to licence hackney carriage vehicle number 055D for a period of twelve months, with one additional condition that the vehicle be subject to a mechanical inspection three times per year.

 

 

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The meeting concluded at 1.30 pm.

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