Agenda and minutes

To select a Member to act as Chair of the meeting.

Resolved:

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

(Councillor Tim Grogan in the Chair)

There were no apologies for absence.

All Members are invited to declare at this point any interests they have in items appearing on this agenda, including the nature of those interests.

There were no declarations of interest.

To confirm the procedure to be followed at the meeting.

The attached procedure was noted.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director of Environment.

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Corporate Director of Environment which sought determination of an application for a new premises licence in respect of Hidden Wines Limited, 18 Crawford Close, Tockwith, York, YO26 7QT.

The Licensing Enforcement Officer introduced the report which had been circulated to all parties, and explained that the licence was for the following licensable activity:

Sale by Retail of Alcohol (online sales only, consumption off the premises)

Monday to Sunday - 09:00hrs until 20:00hrs

The Officer confirmed that all statutory requirements had been complied with.

Members heard that conditions had been submitted on behalf of North Yorkshire Police, these had been accepted in full by the applicant, and both North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service and the Planning Authority had confirmed that they had no objections to the application.

In terms of representations from other persons, six had been received on the objectives of prevention of public nuisance and noise, four of these had subsequently been withdrawn following additional information provided by the applicant and the Licensing Authority. The remaining two representations were shown in appendix 5 & 6 of the agenda pack.  Members were asked to note that some of the grounds for the representations may not directly relate to the licensing objectives but had been included in the interests of openness and transparency.

Members queried if any representations had been made by the Council’s Environmental Health service, the officer confirmed that they had not, and in relation to the two representations received, the officer was asked to sum up the main aspect of the complaints.  It was explained that the theme of the complaints was based on traffic and the deliveries for which the applicant had responded to and covered in their application regarding the promotion of the licensing objectives.

Submission by the Applicant

Mr Battles, Director and Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) of Hidden Wines Limited, addressed the Sub-Committee and explained that he and his wife wanted to start an online business, as he had worked in many great establishments and wine had always been of great importance to him, they decided to develop into the wine retail sector, but only in online sales.

Mr Battles stated that he understood why his neighbours could see the potential for a public nuisance risk, but that he was keen to reassure them that the property had the largest driveway on the street, which could accommodate four vehicles at a time if necessary.

In terms of delivery vans, he would ensure that the drivers pulled onto the drive as there would be sufficient space, and that the intention was to set delivery times, although they would not always be able to control external circumstances which may affect these, such as traffic.  The deliveries would be a quick stop-off, not unlike any normal grocery or Amazon-type delivery.

Members noted that with the company being a micro start-up, the business would start small due to the cost of starting a business, especially given the increase in duty on products such  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.