*LSC11
TheSubCommitteeconsidereda reportthatsoughttodeterminean application for a newpremiseslicenceat Meavy Parish
Hall, The Green, Meavy, Yelverton. TheChairmanread out theorderoftheprocess.
TheLicensingOfficerproceededtopresentthe applicationandthecontentsof her report. She confirmed that the applicant had met
with the Police and agreed to additional conditions set out in
presented appendix B. As a result, the
Police had confirmed that they had no other objections. There were no objections from statutory
consultees, however, four representations had been received
objecting to the application. Further
to additional information supplied by the applicant, one of those
objections had been withdrawn. The
Licensing Officer set out the key elements within the report, and
reminded the sub-committee that the
application must be judged against the four licensing
objectives.
1.
AddressbyMr Michael Parle on behalf of the applicant
During his presentation, Mr Parle made the following points:
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He outlined the reason for the application being the
need to protect the future of the Parish Hall
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The committee were looking to arrange fund raising
events
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Traditional events such as whist drives were no
longer popular
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The cost of applying for Temporary Event Notices,
both financial cost and time for volunteers to complete the
application process
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The wish to make the events more
attractive
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Concerns about additional traffic generation not
being valid as the events that were no longer popular such as whist
drives and quizzes attracted people from outside the
village.
2.
Addressby Miss Amanda Steers objecting to the
application
During her presentation, Miss Steers made the
following points:
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She reminded the sub-committee of the issues
associated with an event that had taken place in 2016 that resulted
in complaints, the Police did nothing and Environmental Health
could not be contacted as apparently the computers were
down
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Events have been held without the appropriate
permission
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On a normal night there can be a parish council
meeting in the hall and bell ringers practising in the church so it
all gets a bit much
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There will be more traffic
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The buildings, roads and village green
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