Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading, RG1 2LU

Contact: Julie Quarmby - Committee Services  Email: julie.quarmby@reading.gov.uk

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Appointment of Chair for the Meeting

Minutes:

Councillor Maskell was nominated by Councillor Skeats and seconded by Councillor Rynn.  As there were no other nominations, Councillor Maskell was appointed Chair for the meeting.

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To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of Licensing Applications Sub-Committee 1 held on 16 March 2021.

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meetings of Licensing Applications Sub-Committee 1 held on 16 March 2021 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF A PREMISES LICENCE - 8A Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EP pdf icon PDF 814 KB

To consider an application for the grant of a premises licence – Gorillas, 8A Richfield Avenue Reading, RG1 8EP.

Minutes:

The Deputy Director of Planning, Transport and Regulatory Services submitted a report on an application for the grant of a Premises Licence in respect of Gorilla’s.8A Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EP.

The report stated that the application was for the grant of a premises licence to permit the following licensable activities:

Hours for the Sale of Alcohol for Consumption Off the Premises

Monday to Sunday                           0800 hours until 0000 hours

Opening Hours

Monday to Sunday                           0800 hours until 0000 hours.

The report explained that the premises would be operating as an on-line only, remote home delivery grocery business and that the premises would not be open to the public.

A copy of the licensing application form was attached to the report at Appendix DF1.

The report stated that during the 28-day consultation period, representations had been received from RBC Licensing, Thames Valley Police (TVP) and RBC Trading Standards which were attached to the report at Appendices DF2, DF3 and DF4 respectively.  Peter Narancic, RBC Licensing, had set out a list of suggested conditions in his representation at Appendix DF2.  The applicant’s agent had responded to the suggested conditions, including an example condition that had been agreed with another local authority in an email dated 24 June 2021, attached to the report at Appendix DF5.

The report stated that in determining the application the Licensing Authority had a duty to carry out its functions with a view to promoting the four licensing objectives, as follows:

  • The prevention of crime and disorder;
  • Public safety;
  • The prevention of public nuisance;
  • The protection of children from harm.

The report also stated that any conditions placed on the premises licence should be appropriate and proportionate with a view to promoting the licensing objectives and that the Licensing Authority could grant (subject to appropriate conditions to promote the licensing objectives), amend, alter or refuse an application should it be deemed appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives.

The report set out paragraphs 7.15, 8.11, 8.14, 8.16 to 8.19, 9.1, 9.3 to 9.5 and 9.8 to 9.11 of the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy.  The report also set out paragraphs 1.5, 8.41 to 8.49, 9.11 to 9.13, 10.46, 10.49 to 10.50 and 14.63 from the Secretary of State’s Guidance to the Licensing Act 2003 issued in April 2018.

Mr Craig Bayliss of Bryan, Cave Leighton Paisner Partnership, representing the applicant, attending the meeting remotely by phone, addressed the Sub-Committee and responded to questions.

Peter Narancic, RBC Licensing, Ian Savill, RBC Trading Standards and Declan Smyth, TVP, attending the meeting, addressed the Sub-Committee and responded to questions.

Robert Smalley, Licensing Enforcement Officer, presented the report at the meeting.

The Sub-Committee noted that this was a new type of operation within Reading, and were concerned to ensure that appropriate conditions were attached to the licence.  In particular they felt that conditions regarding age verification at the point of delivery, the provision of CCTV to act primarily as a deterrent and to ensure that counterfeit alcohol was not  ...  view the full minutes text for item