Agenda and draft minutes

Carole Berry - Resident

Susan Brydges - Resident

Brenda Hegarty - Resident

Julie Hegarty - Resident

Charles Holland – Counsel for the applicant

Gill Sherratt – Licensing Matters

Rajkumar Palinisamy - Applicant

Jill Wolfendale – Environmental Health

At the opening of the meeting it was confirmed that the applicant and their representative(a) were unable to attend the meeting.

RESOLVED: That in the interests of fairness and natural justice, the hearing of the application to vary the Premises licence of Padiham Service Station be adjourned to the 11th of May 2023 at 10.30am.

The reconvened meeting opened.

To receive any apologies for absence

There were no apologies for absence.

In accordance with the Regulations, Members are required to declare any personal or personal and prejudicial interests they may have and the nature of those interests in respect of items on this agenda and/or indicate if S106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.

There were no declarations of interest from anybody present in relation to the application under consideration.

To determine a Premises Licence application under the Licensing Act 2003 relating to Padiham Service Station, Burnley Road, Padiham.

The sub-committee considered a report relating to an application under section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003 (The Act) received from Park Garage Group PLC to vary a premises licence for Padiham Service Station, Burnley Road, Burnley Road, Burnley.

The variations requested were:

·       To increase the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises to 24 hours from Monday to Sunday inclusive from 0700 to 2200 Monday to Sunday

·       To add late night refreshment between 2300 and 0500 Monday to Sunday

·       To add specified conditions (section M of the application form at Appendix A).

During the prescribed period, representations had been received from Environmental Health and from nine members of the public.

Following presentation of the report by Lisa Tempest on behalf of the Licensing Authority, the applicant’s Counsel, Mr Charles Holland, informed the sub-committee that the applicant wished to withdraw the application for a 24 hour premises licence and instead wished to seek to vary the existing licence as follows:

·       To increase the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises to 0600 to 0200 from Monday to Sunday inclusive (from 0700 to 2200 Monday to Sunday)

·       To add late night refreshment between 2300 and 0200 Monday to Sunday

·       To increase the opening hours on the face of the licence, from 0600 to 0200 from Monday to Sunday inclusive (from 0700 to 2200 Monday to Sunday)

 At 10:59 Members RESOLVED to adjourn the meeting for 15 minutes to allow all parties time to consider the applicant’s request to withdraw the application for a 24 hour premises licence and instead to vary the existing licence.

The meeting reconvened at 11:17.

Jill Wolfendale presented the case on behalf of Environmental Health which, she informed the meeting, she considered to be still valid in spite of the applicant’s request to withdraw the application for a 24 hour premises licence and instead to vary the existing licence.

All parties had an opportunity to ask questions.

Mr Holland asked a number of questions on behalf of the applicant and Ms Wolfendale responded accordingly.

The residents present considered that their representations were still valid in spite of the applicant’s request to withdraw the application for a 24 hour premises licence and instead to vary the existing licence.

Mr Heggarty made representations to the Sub-committee.

All parties had an opportunity to ask questions.

Members of the Sub-committee and Mr Holland asked a number of questions and Mr Heggarty responded accordingly.

Ms Berry made representations to the Sub-committee.

All parties had an opportunity to ask questions.

Members of the Sub-committee asked a number of questions and Ms Berry responded accordingly.

Ms Brydges made representations to the Sub-committee.

All parties had an opportunity to ask questions.

Members of the Sub-committee asked a number of questions for clarification purposes arising from Ms Brydges’ representation to which Mr Holland responded.

Ms Tempest read out the written representations of objectors who were not in attendance.

Mr Holland, Mr Palinisamy and Ms Sherratt presented the applicant’s case.

All parties had an opportunity  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.