Agenda and minutes

To receive any declarations of interest.

There were no declarations of interest received at this point in the meeting.

A report of the Director of Public Health and Public Protection was circulated outlining an application for a Premises Licence in respect of 1 Lansdowne Road, Longlands, Middlesbrough, TS4 2LW, Ref No: OL/22/01.

Summary of Proposed Licensable Activities:-

Sale of Alcohol (Off Sales) - Monday to Sunday: 8.00am – 11.00pm.

Full details of the application and operating schedule were attached at Appendix 1.

The Chair introduced those present and explained the procedure to be followed at the meeting. It was confirmed that all parties had received a copy of the Regulation 6 Notice and copy of the report and accompanying documents, in accordance with the Licensing (Hearings) Regulations 2005.

Details of the Application

The Licensing Manager presented the report outlining the application for a Premises Licence in respect of 1 Lansdowne Road, Longlands, Middlesbrough, TS4 2LW. A copy of the application was advertised in the Evening Gazette on 3 December 2021, as required by the Licensing Act 2003. 

It was highlighted that the application was made on behalf of Dart Food Group and was currently a food store that closed at 9.00pm and now wished to sell alcohol.  In addition, the premises had operated using Temporary Event Notices for the periods 24 - 29 December 2021, 31 December 2021 - 6 January 2022 and 8 - 14 January 2022, permitting them to sell alcohol.

Representations

Two representations were received in relation to the application, as follows:-

·        15 December 2021 – From Mr Singh, local resident, objecting to the application on the grounds of the prevention of crime and disorder and prevention of public nuisance.  (Copy attached at Appendix 2).

·        5 January 2022 – From Mr Coates, local resident, objecting to the application on the grounds of the prevention of public nuisance,  (Copy attached at Appendix 3).

Applicant in Attendance

The applicant, Mr Salim, was in attendance and presented the case in support of his application and addressed the issues within the representations. He explained that the application was made on behalf of Dart Food Group which was a big discount food retailer – operating 37 stores across Manchester and Birmingham, with plans to open a further 12 stores across Teesside.  Each store had an average of 40 freezers selling frozen foods as well as toiletries and hardware items.

The applicant explained that alcohol would be displayed on shelving only behind the checkout so that it could only be given to customers by a member of staff.

The applicant also outlined the measures that would be taken to uphold the licensing objectives and to address the representations made against the application.

Members of the Committee, the Licensing Manager and the Council’s legal representative asked questions of the applicant which were responded to accordingly. This included:-

·        Details and provision of an amended floorplan of the proposed layout of the store.

·        The applicant confirmed that he would be willing to agree to a condition that no products above ABV 6.5% would be sold.

·        The applicant confirmed that there had been no  ...  view the full minutes text for item 21/12