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 1858 Bar and Restaurant, 42 High Street, Knaresborough, HG5 0EQ. 

The Sub-Committee were advised that an additional letter of representation had been received in relation to the above application. All parties present were provided with a copy of the letter and the Chair confirmed that this evidence would be considered by the Panel in their deliberations.

The Food, Licensing and Occupational Safety Manager, Gareth Bentley, introduced the report which had been circulated to all parties. The Applicant had requested a licence for the retail sale of alcohol, late night refreshments and recorded music until 0000 hours and live music until 2300 hours. A copy of the application was provided at Appendix 1.

Correspondence between the Applicant and North Yorkshire Police had resulted in the agreement of additional conditions in order to promote the licensing objectives which were attached at Appendix 4. Five representations had been received from other persons which were indicated at Appendices 5.1 – 5.5.

The options available to the panel were outlined at paragraph 13.0 of the report. 

Submission by the Applicant

Kim Lancaster, the Applicant’s representative, and business partner addressed the Sub-Committee and explained that there would be no public access to the rear of the premises, other than that permitted for deliveries which would take place during daily operational hours only. Ms Lancaster confirmed that contrary to previous plans, the outdoor area to the rear of the property would not be used for outdoor seating, and instead would accommodate an enclosed walk-in outdoor refrigerator. The Applicant’s representative provided clarification on several matters including the screening of windows to the rear of the building to minimise light pollution and the positioning of CCTV and motion censored security lighting. It was clarified that the operating hours were proposed to ensure flexibility to extend opening hours on special occasions, and the premises would not necessarily stay open until 0000 hours each evening. The Applicant intended to create a fine dining family restaurant which would not become a vertical drinking establishment due to the size of the seating area. It was confirmed that the premises was formerly a NatWest bank, and the air conditioning units were brand new and would not be in operation 24 hours a day with a minimal noise impact. Ms Lancaster explained that occasional live music was proposed for events such as weddings and christenings rather than frequent loud live music late at night.

In addition to the above submission, the Applicant, Jaime Wilkinson, informed the Sub-Committee that filters had been installed in the extractor vents in the kitchen to diffuse any cooking smells and all bins would be concealed in a gated area to the rear of the property which would not be visible to the nearby residential properties.

The Sub-Committee were informed that the Applicant and his business partner had extensive experience of running licensed premises.

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