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Items
No. Item

Apologies

Apologies were received from Cllr Colm McCarthy and Cllr Alvin Reid replaced him as the named reserve on the Agenda.

1.

Election of Chairman

To elect a Chairman for the meeting.

Minutes:

Cllr S Clarke was elected Chairman of the Sub-Committee.

 

2.

Declarations of Interest

To note any declarations of interest made by members in connection with an agenda item. The nature of the interest must also be specified.

Minutes:

There were none.

 

3.

Application for a new Premises Licence at Walhampton School, School Lane, Lymington SO41 5ZG pdf icon PDF 73 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

 

Decision of the Licensing Sub-Committee hearing held at Appletree Court, Lyndhurst on 6 December 2024 at 10.00 am.

                                                                                                                                      

 

1.           Parties and their Representatives attending the Hearing

 

Applicants:

 

Alison Bennett, Director of Finance and Operations, Walhampton School

Alyson Joos, Applicants Representative

Jonny Timms, Headteacher of Walhampton School

 

Objectors:

 

Mr and Mrs Olney

 

Mr David Harris (Representing Mr and Mrs DA Worthy)

 

Eileen Morton

 

Mrs Margaret Cooper

                                                                                                                                      

 

2.           Other Persons attending the Hearing

 

Council Officers:

 

Christa Ferguson – Licensing Manager

Peter Donelan - Licensing Compliance Officer

                                                                                                                                      

 

3.           Officers attending to assist the Sub-Committee

 

Richard Davies – Legal Advisor

Andy Rogers – Democratic Services Officer

                                                                                                                                      

 

4.           Absence of Parties

 

At the outset of the hearing, it was noted by the Sub-Committee that the following members of the public that submitted representations were absent:

 

Parties who were absent:

 

Hilary Teal

Mr and Mrs Kendrick

Mr and Mrs DA Worthy

Mr Gibbins

Mr Stephen Robinson

Sue and Jane MacPherson

Rob Pollock

Alison Husband

Mrs A Wrenn

Mr and Mrs Taunt

Mr Jason Ludlow

Sarah Fox

June Webb

Mr & Mrs Shakespeare

Carol Douglas

Mr and Mrs Morgan

Mr and Mrs King

Mr J Tennant

Michael and Jacqueline Street

 

 

The Sub-Committee agreed that the hearing could proceed in their absence.

 

5.           The Chairman explained the procedure for the hearing which all parties agreed to. 

The Legal Advisor then explained the reason for the hearing.

                                                                                                                                      

 

6.           Decision of the Sub-Committee

 

The purpose of the hearing was to determine a new premises licence application for Walhampton School, submitted under the Licensing Act 2003.

 

The Sub-Committee decided to grant the Application as applied for with the following Licensable activities and times permitted:

 

Films (indoors and outdoors)

Monday to Sunday 08:00 to 23:00

 

Live music (indoors and outdoors)

Monday to Sunday 10:00 to 24:00

 

Recorded music (indoors and outdoors)

Monday to Sunday 08:00 to 24:00

 

Late night refreshment (indoors and outdoors)

Monday to Sunday 23:00 to 01:00

 

Supply of alcohol (on the premises)

Monday to Sunday 10:00 to 24:00

 

Premises open to the public (for events)

Monday to Sunday 08:00 to 01:00

 

New Year’s Eve activities

To be extended until 01:00 on New Year’s Day

 

 

Other conditions:

 

In addition to the licensable activities detailed above, the licence shall be subject to all the conditions as offered by the Applicant, as well as those conditions required by the Police, and Environmental Health, as agreed by the Applicant, all of which are set out in the Licensing Manager’s report.

 

Mandatory conditions:

 

As provided in the Licensing Act 2003 and Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2010.

 

Additionally, the mandatory conditions regarding films and underage viewing should be added as stipulated in NFDC’s Licensing Policy.

                                                                                                                                      

 

7.           Reasons for the Decision

 

The Sub-Committee carefully considered the application along with the evidence, both written and oral, supplied by the Applicant and all those who had made relevant representations and attended the meeting.

 

The Sub-Committee noted that 11 of the initial 34 representations objecting to the application had been withdrawn as they were satisfied  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.