Agenda and draft 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 a variation of a premises licence application in respect of Crimple Hall, Leeds Road, Pannal, Harrogate, HG3 1EW.

The Licensing Enforcement Officer, Wan Malachi, introduced the report which had been circulated to all parties. The Applicant had requested a licence to extend the retail sale of alcohol, live music and recorded music until 0200 hours on Fridays and Saturdays. A copy of the application and premises plan were provided at Appendix 1. It was highlighted that the Applicant had utilised Temporary Events Notices (TENs) on three occasions in 2023. It was also confirmed that there had been no noise complaints concerning the premises in 2023 for either the current premises licence activities or the periods covered by the TENs.

Correspondence between the Applicant and Environmental Protection had resulted in the agreement of additional conditions in order to promote the licensing objectives which were attached at Appendix 5. Three representations had been received from other persons which were indicated at Appendices 7.1 – 7.3. The options available to the panel were outlined at paragraph 13.0 of the report. 

In response to questions from the panel, it was confirmed that the last recorded noise complaint was received by Environmental Protection in September 2021 however this complaint was unsubstantiated. The Licensing Enforcement Officer confirmed that the current premises licence authorised licensable activities until 2330 hours. In response to a query from the other person, Councillor Howard West, it was confirmed that in accordance with section 13 of the Licensing Act 2003 and the North Yorkshire Statement of Licensing Policy, Pannal and Burn Bridge Parish Council were not deemed to be a responsible authority and had therefore not been consulted on this particular application.

Submission by the Applicant

Tori Watson, the Applicant from Crimple Ltd addressed the Sub-Committee and explained that the current premises licence had been in place since 2014 and Crimple Hall was continuing to hold more and more events as their reputation continued to grow. Ms Watson confirmed that no complaints had been received directly in relation to the premises and there had been no issues with customers requiring police intervention. Crimple Ltd fully supported adhering to and promoting all of the licensing objectives. It was confirmed that staff training would continue, and that CCTV was operated throughout the premises. A Challenge 25 age verification policy was operated throughout the premises and a log of refusals and any incidents was maintained.

The Applicant reported that a winding down period was in place on an evening to minimise noise and light pollution by ensuring that limited numbers of guests left the premises at the same time. Ms Watson explained that the events held at Crimple Hall were usually always private events and in the case that an in-house event was arranged, pre-booked tickets would be required. Due to a shortage of taxis within the area, the Applicants encouraged customers to pre-book taxis home. Signage instructing customers to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 46.