Agenda and draft minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies were received from Cllr Hosker.

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the last meeting, held on 20^th February 2025.

The minutes of the last hearing on 20^th February 2025 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

To receive any declarations of interest from Members relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the provision of the Code of Conduct and/or indicate if S106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.

Members should consider whether any of the items listed on the agenda represent a conflict with any interests previously declared or new interests.  They should also consider whether their register of interests requires updating as a result of any new undeclared interests.  It is a requirement in law that any new or changed interests are declared within 28 days.  It is incumbent on Members to notify Officers of these changes.

There were no declarations of interest.

To consider the exclusion of the Public from the meeting before discussion takes place on the following item of business on the grounds that in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, if the public were present there would be a disclosure to them of exempt information within the meaning of Part VA of the Local Government Act 1972.

RESOLVED, THAT: The public be excluded from the meeting before discussion took place on the following item of business on the grounds that in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, if the public were present, there would be a disclosure to them of exempt information within the meaning of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

SKT was present at the meeting, represented by Philippa Curtis of DRN Solicitors, and accompanied by IA.

Ms Curtis presented a request for the hearing to be adjourned, and outlined the reasons for the request.

Mr Hall made representations regarding the adjournment on behalf of the Licensing Authority.

The Committee RESOLVED to adjourn to consider the representations.

The Committee having considered the representations RESOLVED to adjourn the meeting until 8^th May 2025 to a time to be confirmed [subsequently confirmed as 12 noon] in the interests of natural justice, and to allow SKT to be appropriately represented.