Agenda and minutes

To receive the minutes of the meetings held on 30^th December 2015 and 13^th January 2016.

          Resolved – That the minutes of the meetings held on 30^th December 2015 and 13^th January 2016 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

          The Committee considered a report of the Council’s Licensing Manager setting out possible exemptions to the licence conditions for dog day care “crèches” under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963.

          Resolved – (1) That the report be noted.

          (2) That the exemptions set out in paragraph 3.17 of the Licensing Manager’s report be approved.

                    (3) That, Officers, in consultation with the Chair of the Licensing Committee, be authorised to determine similar exemptions to those set out in (2) above, on a case by case basis.

          The Committee considered (a) a report of the Council’s Licensing Manager setting out a draft Cumulative Impact Policy for the Broad Green area, (b) the views of Wiltshire Police in support of the introduction of a Cumulative Impact policy for the Broad Green area.

          Resolved – (1) That, subject to the exemption “Restaurants where “alcohol is only served with a meal” being amended to read “Restaurants where “alcohol is only served for consumption on the premises with a meal”  the draft Cumulative Impact Policy for the Broad Green area, as set out in Appendix 2 of the report of the Council’s Licensing Manager be approved as the basis for a consultation in accordance with Section 5(3) of the Licensing Act 2003.

          (2) That, further to (1) above, it be agreed that the consultation include Premises Licence holders, businesses, Statutory Bodies and community representatives and that the draft policy covers the spatial area considered by the Licensing Committee at its meeting held on 13^th January 2016.

          (3) That, further to (1) above, it be agreed that the consultation exercise shall include focused questions regarding the principle of the Cumulative Impact area, whether the evidence supports its designation, the extent of the area and any potential limitations that should apply.

(report to follow)

          The Committee considered a report of the Council’s Licensing Officer setting out requests from the Swindon Hackney Carriage Trade seeking an increase in the maximum scale of fares for licensed Hackney Carriage Operators in the Borough, and (b) the views of Mr. Keith Radway (Swindon Black Cabs) and Mr Andrew Lucas in support of their submitted applications.

          Resolved – That the consideration of the applications submitted to the Committee to increase the maximum scale of fares be deferred pending the receipt of a report from the Council’s Licensing Officer reviewing the applications and setting out a proposed alternative scale of fares for Members’ consideration.

          That with the agreement of the Committee this report was withdrawn.