Agenda and minutes

Councillor R Conroy confirmed a Personal and Non-Prejudicial Interest, as his wife is the Ward Councillor for the location of the premises.  It was noted that there had been no discussion or correspondence with his wife on this matter.

Councillor Woods’ confirmed a Personal and Non-Prejudicial Interest in that that he was aware that an acquaintance County Councillor Patel, owned KP News who was objecting to the Application.

The Chair introduced the Sub-Committee and welcomed everyone to the meeting.

At this point in the meeting the Chair asked Mr Bayliss, The Licensing Officer why some of the applications had been accepted for the previous application for this premises but had been rejected on this occasion.  It was confirmed that Mr Bayliss had been on holiday at the time of the previous meeting and that some of the objections that had been accepted should have been rejected, in line with the relevant guidance. He also stated that this was a new application and looked at independently.

Outline of the Application by the Licensing Officer

The Licensing Officer outlined the application by Mehmet Dermen Bayran for a Premises Licence in respect of 85-87 Weedon Road, Northampton.  He then explained the procedure for the hearing.

Application for the Review

Representing the Applicant, Mr Alan Aylott, Solicitor, wished to confirm that the agenda pack that he had been provided contained the correct objections and information submitted for this application.  The Licensing Officer and the Sub-Committee confirmed this and that any information contained in the previous application would be disregarded as this was a new application and would be considered as such.

Mr Aylott wished to note the suitability of the Applicant due to objections raising concerns about the previous premises, which had led to problems in the area.  He confirmed that previous to owning this premises the Applicant had managed a Turkish Food Store in London for 6 years and in his management of this premises, for the last 14 months, he had received no concerns from relevant authorities.  As a Personal Licence holder it was also noted to the Sub-Committee that the Applicant had been deemed ‘Fit and Proper’ by a Licensing Authority.

The opening times of the store were confirmed as 09:00 to 20:00 and that these hours would continue if any Licence were to be granted and that this was a reasonable request.  It was noted that the objectors KP News Off License had a Licence to sell alcohol from 05:00 to 22:00 and that it should only be in certain circumstances that the Licensing Authority amend the premises opening hours for the sale of alcohol.

Mr Aylott wished to note to the Sub-Committee that none of the responsible Authorities had made objections to this application and if they had any concerns about the application and the Applicants ability to meet the Licensing Objectives, they would be duty bound to make an objection. 

It was confirmed that the application was simple with a comprehensive operating schedule and that the Applicant had placed additional conditions on the application in an attempt to allay some of the concerns of the Objectors and to help to substantiate his suitability to meet the Licensing Objectives.  It was noted that there was a comprehensive Training Manual in English and Turkish originally designed for Threshers Off Licence and adapted for the Applicant.

Mr Aylott wished to note that 19 objections had been received, likely  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.