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An APOLOGY was submitted on behalf of Councillor Arundale, Chair, and it was announced that Councillor Bell had agreed to sit on the Sub Committee and that Councillor Higgins would Chair the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest made by Members 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 Marton Cricket Club, Stokesley Road, Marton, Middlesbrough, TS7 8JU.

Summary of Proposed Licensable Activities

Sale of Alcohol (on and off sales) – 11.00am to 11.30pm daily.

Late Night Refreshment – 11.00pm to 12.00 midnight daily.

Plays, films, live music, recorded music, dance (indoors and outdoors) – 10.00am to 12.00 midnight daily.

The application also included a request to allow a maximum of four Large Scale Outdoor Events each year, which were subject to a number of proposed conditions.  It was proposed that these events would operate between the hours of 10.00am and 10.30pm.

Full details of the application and accompanying 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 Principal Licensing Officer presented the report outlining the application for a Premises Licence in respect of Marton Cricket Club, Stokesley Road, Marton, Middlesbrough, TS7 8JU. A copy of the application was advertised in the Evening Gazette on 27 December 2019, as required by the Licensing Act 2003.

The premises predominantly operated as a sports club providing cricket and hockey for members.  The club also had a healthy social side with its own committee to organise social events and activities at the club.

The club currently held a Club Premises Certificate, details of its current hours and licensable activities offered to its members were detailed in the report.

In recent years the club had applied for, and been granted, time limited Premises Licences to allow them to hold large outdoor events at the cricket club.  These events took place on 18 June 2016 and 8 July 2017 and were organised to deliver events to the local community as well as being used to generate income for the club.

In its application, the club stated that it wished to develop its facilities for non-member functions and events.  In order to do so, and to operate larger events without having to submit applications for time limited Premises Licences, the club had applied for a Premises Licence.

Representations

No representations had been received from any of the Responsible Authorities.

On 14 January 2020, following concerns raised by Cleveland Police, the applicant agreed to amend the application to include the following condition:-

“The event plan will be submitted for approval to the responsible authorities at least 28 days prior to each event and the event will not take place without the approval of Cleveland Police, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld.”

This condition would replace condition number 2 in the large scale even conditions submitted by the applicant.

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