The Assistant Director of Planning, Transport and Regulatory Services submitted a report on an application by Thames Valley Police for the review of the Premises Licence in respect of Bar Iguana/Premier 11 St Marys Butts, Reading, RG1 7LN.

The Sub-Committee considered a request from Jean Champeau, Principal Licensing Officer, to adjourn the hearing until 26 March 2020.  He explained that, at the meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 5 March 2020 to hear the review of the Premises Licence for Favourite chicken and Pizza, he had informed the Sub-Committee of his concerns regarding the late provision of paper work and CCTV footage (Minute 17 refers).  The Sub-Committee had agreed that the meeting be adjourned to 26 March 2020 to allow all the required paper work to be collated and presented to all the parties concerned including the Licensing Applications Sub-Committee.  At that meeting Mr Champeau also indicated that he would be making the same request at this review hearing.

In consultation with Reading Borough Council Legal Services, Mr Champeau requested that this review hearing be adjourned to 26 March 2020.  He added that if the Sub-Committee was minded to adjourn this hearing to 26 March 2020, both parties be directed to provide all additional evidence by 5pm 13 March 2020.  He confirmed that:

1.    All evidence should be lodged in a bundled form and cross-referenced with any CCTV supplied;

2.    That any CCTV should have a brief description detailing what it was and why it was being evidenced;

3.    That 5 copies of each CCTV is submitted;

4.    That the evidence should be submitted no later than 5pm 13 March 2020

Resolved –

That consideration of the review of the Premises Licence in respect of Bar Iguana/Premier, 11 St Mary’s Butts, Reading, RG1 7LN be adjourned until 26 March 2020, to allow both parties to resubmit all evidence produced after the review application was served as follows:

(a)         All evidence to be lodged in a bundled form and cross-referenced with any CCTV supplied;

(b)         Any CCTV to have a brief description detailing what it showed and why it was being produced as evidence;

(c)          That five copies of each CCTV submission be provided to Reading Borough Council;

(d)         That the bundle be submitted no later than 5.00pm on 13 March 2020.