Report by Director of Environment & Neighbourhoods

Further to Minute 3 of the Licensing Applications Committee held on 25 September 2018, the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report seeking approval to revisions to the Licensing Policy and the Cumulative Impact Assessment in respect of the Town Centre.  The report stated that the Council, as the named Licensing Authority for Reading, was required under the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 to review its licensing policy every five years. The current licensing policy would be in force until 22 October 2018. The report explained that the Council was also now required to publish a Cumulative Impact Assessment for any cumulative impact area in Reading. There had been a Cumulative Impact area in the town centre since 2010.  The report had appended the revised Licensing policy document at Appendix RF-1 and the Cumulative Impact Assessment at Appendix RF-2.

The following motion was moved by Councillor James and seconded by Councillor Maskell and CARRIED:

Resolved –

(1)            That the revised Licensing Policy, as attached to the report at Appendix RF-1, be  approved for implementation on 22 October 2018, as recommended by Licensing Applications Committee on 25 September 2018 (Minute 3 refers);

(2)            That the Cumulative Impact Assessment in respect of the Town Centre Cumulative Impact Area, as attached to the report at Appendix RF-2, be approved for implementation on 22 October 2018, as recommended by the Licensing Applications Committee on 25 September 2018 (Minute 3 refers).