Agenda and minutes

Virtual Meeting, Licensing Hearing Sub Committee - Thursday, 12th June, 2025 1.00 pm

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Items
No.	Item
1.	APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Minutes: Apologies for absence were submitted by B. Thomson (Assistant Director of Operations Strategy).
2.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members of the Licensing Hearing Sub Committee are asked to consider whether they have an interest in any matter on the agenda, and, if so, to formally declare that interest. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest made.
3.	MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING PDF 325 KB The Minutes of the last Licensing Hearing Sub Committee meeting held at 1.00pm on Thursday the 24^th April 2025 are attached. Minutes: The minutes of the last Licensing Hearing Sub Committee meeting held at 1.00pm on Thursday the 24^th April 2025 was attached to the agenda. Resolved:- That the minutes of the Licensing Hearing Sub Committee held at 1.00pm on the 24^th April 2025 be approved as a correct record.
4.	APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE TO BE GRANTED UNDER THE LICENSING ACT 2003 IN RESPECT OF MELIS 2 LTD, 6 THATCH LEACH LANE, WHITEFIELD, M45 6BE PDF 378 KB A report from the Executive Director (Operations) is attached:- Minutes: The Licensing Authority received an application for a Premises Licence to be granted under the Licensing Act 2003 in respect of Melis 2 Ltd, 6 Thatch Leach Lane, Whitefield, M45 6BE. The applicant for the licence is Melis 2 Ltd, 6 Thatch Leach Lane, Whitefield, M45 6BE. Mr Mohammad Hamasalih of Owl Barn Hampsons Farm, Coal Pit Lane, Smithills, Bolton, BL1 7PE is the proposed Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS). The Applicant had complied with all the necessary procedural requirements laid down by the Act. The Licensing Unit Manager presented the report and as part of the statutory process the responsible authorities and interested parties are entitled to make representations in relation to the grant of a licence. Where representations are made and not withdrawn Members are required to determine them. Representations must be relevant to the licensing objectives defined within the Act. The objectives are:- • the prevention of crime and disorder • public safety • prevention of public nuisance and • protection of children from harm The application is for the grant of a Premises Licence under Part 3 of the Licensing Act 2003. Opening Times: Monday to Sunday 12.00 till 23.30 New Years Eve 12.00 till 02.00 Supply of Alcohol (on the premises only): Monday to Sunday 12.00 till 23.00 New Years Eve 12.00 till 02.00 Late Night Refreshment (Indoors) Monday to Sunday 23.00 till 23.30 New Years Eve 23.00 till 02.00 Dance (indoors) Monday to Saturday 12.00 till 23.30 New Years Eve 12.00 till 02.00 Due to the Live Music Act 2012, there is no need to licence this activity until after 23.00. Recorded Music (Indoors) Monday to Saturday 12.00 till 23.30 New Years Eve 12.00 till 02.00 Due to the Live Music Act 2012, there is no need to licence this activity until after 23.00. The conditions contained in the operating schedule submitted by the applicant were contained at Appendix 1 in the agenda packs. Three representations (Not two as stated in the report) had been received from interested parties and they had been invited to make their representations at the hearing. The representations were attached at Appendix 2 in the agenda packs. After hearing the representations made and the evidence presented, Members are obliged to determine the application with a view to promoting the licensing objectives and having regard to the Authority’s Licensing Policy and National Guidance. The Secretary of State’s Guidance to the Licensing Act 2003 is provided to licensing authorities in relation to the carrying out of their functions under the 2003 Act. It also provides information to magistrates’ courts hearing appeals against licensing decisions and has been made widely available for the benefit of those who run licensed premises, their legal advisers and the general public. It is a key medium for promoting best practice, ensuring consistent application of licensing powers across England and Wales and for promoting fairness, equal treatment and proportionality. Section 4 of the 2003 Act provides that, in carrying out its functions, a licensing authority must ‘have ... view the full minutes text for item 4.