MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE LICENSING PANEL HELD AT COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT ON THURSDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2003 COMMENCING AT 10.00 AM

 

Present :

 

Mr C B W Chapman (Chairman), Mr J R Adams, Mrs M J Lloyd, Mr A J Mundy, Mr R C Richards

 

Apologies :

 

                        Mr J Effemey, Mrs M A Jarman, Mrs J White

 

Also Present (Non Voting) :

 

                        Mr D J Knowles, Mr R G Mazillius

 

 

 

 


36.             MINUTES

 

RESOLVED :

 

            THAT the minutes of the meeting held on 17 January 2003 be confirmed.

 

37.             DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest at this stage.

 

38.             REPORT OF THE STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND INFORMATION AND COUNTY TREASURER

 

Application for the Grant of an Occasional Public Entertainment Licence for Shepards Wharf Boat Yard, Medina Road, Cowes

 

The Strategic Director referred to the application submitted by Mr M Friend of Oddball Promotions, 33 St Andrews Street, Cowes for the grant of an occasional Public Entertainment Licence for Shepards Wharf Boat Yard, Medina Road, Cowes.  Copies of two letters addressed to the Senior Licensing Officer from Mr B Oxford, who was acting as the agent for the applicant, dated 8 February 2003 and from Mr M Friend dated 11 September 2002, respectively, were circulated to the Panel.  An objector also provided an extract purported to be from the minutes of the November meeting of the Cowes Harbour Commissioners and a plan of the site concerned for the Panels attention.

 

The Panel, in noting the petition received in objection to the application, were also made aware that no objections had been received from the Hampshire Constabulary, the local member or from Cowes Town Council.  Consideration was given to the comments of the Environmental Protection Section, The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and the Building Control Department.

 

Two objectors were present and addressed the Panel on behalf of the signatories to the petition.

 

Mr Oxford, the applicants’ agent, and the applicant were both present and outlined the case and the measures undertaken in an endeavour to control the noise nuisance and enforce good order at the premises.  The applicant indicated his willingness to comply with any conditions the Panel wished to impose, in particular to those in relation to the installation of an electronic sound limiter and required fire regulations.  The Panel were also advised that the applicant had held discussions with Cowes Harbour Commissioners, since their November 2002 meeting, to address their concerns regarding the entertainment facility provided at Shepards Wharf.  As a consequence of those discussions and of those with Cowes Town Council, the application provided a compromise by requesting the grant of a licence for substantially reduced hours and days from that entertainment provided during 2002.  

 

The Panel adjourned to private session.  Upon reconvening in public the Panel indicated that careful consideration had been given of the applicants’ history and of the evidence he had provided.  The Panel had also taken into account the evidence presented by the officers and the objectors.  The grant of a licence provisional on compliance with conditions showed the concern at the matters raised.  The grant of an Occasional Public Entertainment Licence for the reduced hours reflected the minute from the November meeting of the Cowes Harbour Commissioners and the evidence of the objectors.  The Panel also wished to draw the applicants’ attention to all the Councils’ standard conditions relating to disturbance and public order (Condition 4.2) and to those relating to the use of registered door stewards.  However, this was not to detract from the importance of all the other standard conditions.  It was emphasised that breach of any of the conditions would be viewed very seriously by the Panel and the Senior Licensing Officer and would result in appropriate action being taken.

 

RESOLVED :

 

            THAT it be agreed to grant a provisional, occasional Public Entertainment Licence for Shepards Wharf Boat Yard, Medina Road, Cowes subject to compliance with specific conditions relating to a noise limiter, fire regulations and the production of an electrical certificate and with all other relevant, standard conditions.

 

            The times to be granted are as follows :

 

            Friday, 20 June 2003                          until midnight

            Saturday, 21 June 2003                      until midnight

            Thursday, 1 July 2003                         until midnight

            Friday, 1 August until

            Saturday, 9 August 2003 inclusive     until 0200 hours the following morning

            Friday, 15 August 2003                       until midnight

            Saturday, 16 August 2003                  until midnight

            Friday, 22 August 2003                       until midnight

            Saturday, 23 August 2003                  until midnight

            Friday, 12 September 2003                until midnight

            Saturday, 13 September 2003            until midnight

 

            All Public Entertainment to commence at 10.00 pm on all days.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                        CHAIRMAN