MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE

HELD ON TUESDAY 24 OCTOBER 2023

 

Present:       Cllr R Cheadle (Sub-Committee Member) 

                      Cllr A Cunningham (Sub-Committee Member) 

                      Cllr N Jory (Sub-Committee Member)

                        Cllr T Leech (Sub-Committee Member)

                        Cllr T Southcott (Sub-Committee Member)

 

Alan Parr, Solicitor (via MS Teams)

  Naomi Stacey, Specialist Licensing

                          Kathy Hoare, Senior Democratic Services Officer

                       Harry Lionis, Licensing Officer

 

Also in attendance:

 

                     Cllrs Dexter, West, Squire and Viney

            

 

*LSC 1        APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN

It was RESOLVED that Cllr Cheadle be appointed Chairman for the duration of the Sub-Committee meeting.

 

 

*LSC 2        DECLARATION OF INTEREST

On behalf of the Sub-Committee, a personal interest was declared by Cllr Cheadle on agenda item 5 (Minute *LSC 4 below refers) by virtue of the applicant being a fellow Member of West Devon Borough Council.  All Members remained in the meeting during the debate and vote thereon.

 

 

*LSC 3           EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS

It was RESOLVED that, in accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business as the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act is involved.

 

 

*LSC 4          TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO GRANT A HACKNEY CARRIAGE

                      AND PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER LICENCE

The Licensing Officer introduced the exempt report and set out the reasons for the Sub-Committee being required to determine this application.

 

Following a brief discussion, the Committee RESOLVED to grant the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licence in accordance with the published exempt agenda report.

 

 

*LSC 5          TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO GRANT A HACKNEY CARRIAGE

                      AND PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER LICENCE

The Licensing Officer introduced the exempt report and set out the reasons for the Sub-Committee being required to determine this application.

 

Due to some of the paperwork not being completed correctly by the applicant, the Committee RESOLVED to defer a decision on this application to a future date, to be arranged.

                    

 

(The meeting closed at 4.30pm)

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                                                                                                          Chairman