Agenda and draft minutes

Licensing Sub-Committee - Wednesday 13 July 2022 2.30 pm

Venue: Committee Room B12. View directions

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Election of Chairman Minutes: Councillor D A Hammock was proposed, seconded and duly elected Chairman of the meeting.
2.	Apologies for Absence Minutes: An apology for absence had been received from Councillor Tom Maddison due to sudden ill health, with Councillor Anita Barham kindly substituting.
3.	Declarations of Interest To receive declarations of interest from Members including the terms(s) of the Grant of Dispensation (if any) by the Audit Board or Chief Officer and Director of Corporate Services. Minutes: There were no declarations of interests.
4.	Minutes of Previous Sub-Committees held on 2 and 30 July 2020 PDF 99 KB Additional documents: Minutes , 30/07/2020 Licensing Sub-Committee , item 4. PDF 171 KB Minutes: In the absence of any attending Member having participated in the Sub-Committee proceedings held on 2 and 30 July 2020 respectively, the published records for both meetings were assumed to be accurate as approved by the presiding Chairman on each occasion.
5.	Urgent Items The Chairman will announce his decision as to whether there are any urgent items and their position on the agenda. Minutes: The Chairman confirmed that there were no urgent items for the Sub-Committee to consider.
6.	Rules of Procedure PDF 275 KB Minutes: The Chairman introduced Members present and called upon others present to identify themselves. He then explained to the parties that the Sub-Committee intended to follow the procedure detailed in the Licensing Sub-Committee Rules of Procedure, circulated as Item 6 to the agenda, and asked the Clerk to confirm the emergency evacuation procedure for attendees.
7.	APPLICATION BY DARTFORD SOCIAL CLUB LTD FOR A VARIATION TO THE CLUB PREMISES CERTIFCATE HELD AT 59 LOWFIELD STREET, DARTFORD, KENT DA1 1HP PDF 177 KB View the background to item 7. Additional documents: Appendix A - Current Licence , item 7. PDF 124 KB Appendix B - Application , item 7. PDF 282 KB Appendix C - EH Objection , item 7. PDF 78 KB Appendix D - Resident Objection - redacted for Internet , item 7. PDF 87 KB Appendix E - QBit Objection , item 7. PDF 130 KB There are a further 2 documents.View the full list of documents for item 7. Minutes: The Council’s Licensing Manager introduced her report which explained that the Club had made an application under Section 84 of the Licensing Act 2003 to vary the Club Premises Certificate in respect of 59 Lowfield Street, Dartford, Kent DA1 1HP. The application was to vary the trading hours, with proposed additional conditions as set out in Part 4 to Appendix B of the report as follows: (a) Relevant licensable activities: §Sale and supply of alcohol for consumption by or on behalf of the club to members and guests on the premises. §Regulated entertainment, including films, plays, indoor sporting events, the performance of dance, live music and recorded music (b) Hours for the sale and supply of alcohol: Monday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:00 Friday and Saturday 11:00 to 00:30 Sunday 11:00 to 22:30 Sunday of the AGM 10:00 to 22:30 New Year’s Eve 11:00 to 01:00 (c) Hours for regulated Entertainment – Plays, films, performance of dance and indoor sporting events: Monday to Saturday 11:00 to 23:30 Sunday 11:00 to 23:00 Live Music: Monday to Thursday 19:00 to 23:00 Friday and Saturday 19:00 to 01:00 Sunday 12:00 to 22:30 Recorded Music Monday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:30 Friday and Saturday 11:00 to 01:00 Sunday 11:00 to 23:00 New Year’s Eve 11:00 to 01:30 (d) Other times premises proposed to be open to the public: Monday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:30 Friday and Saturday 11:00 to 01:00 Sunday 11:00 to 23:00 Sunday of the AGM 10:00 23:00 New Year’s Eve 11:00 to 01:30 It was noted that the Council’s Environmental Health Services had submitted a representation to the application as Responsible Authority, and that the attending Environmental Health Officer had been in touch with the Club over the implementation of Additional Conditions which would satisfy her concerns. The Chairman invited the Applicant’s representatives to put their case for variation to the current Club Premises Certificate. Mr Craig Chapman, Committee Member of Dartford Social Club advised the Sub-Committee that the Club had a long tradition in the Borough dating back over 100 years. The Club was currently run on a social, family friendly basis, but wanted to expand its operation to meet growing demand in Dartford’s night-time economy for longer licensing hours, and to showcase local bands, in addition to providing recorded music. The Club’s hall had recently been used for a Crafts Fair and local schools used the hall for a variety of after-school activities, all of which would benefit from a refurbishment of the Club premises. The Sub-Committee posed a number of questions to Mr Chapman and the Club’s Bar Manager, Michaela Tebble, and sought clarification on why the Club did not increase its membership to accrue more revenue, apply for individual temporary event notices (TENs) for band nights and what measures it proposed to limit noise and public nuisance concerns expressed by current residents of the adjacent Instone House, and for the future, given the substantial new residential development underway opposite the premises. In response ... view the full minutes text for item 7.