Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies for absence were submitted by Councillor T. Pilkington, B. Thomson (Assistant Director of Public Protection & Resilience), A. Bucior (Public Protection).

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.

There were no declarations of interest made.

The Minutes of the Licensing Hearing Sub Committee meetings held at 10.30am on the 14^th April 2026 and 10.30am on the 24^th April 2026 are attached.

The Minutes of the last Licensing Hearing Sub Committee meetings held at 10.30am on the 14^th April 2026 and 10.30am on the 24^th April 2026 were attached to the agenda.

Resolved:- That the minutes of the Licensing Hearing Sub Committee held on the 14^th April 2026 and the 24^th April 2026 be approved as a correct record.

A report from the Executive Director (Corporate Core) is attached:-

The Licensing Authority received an application for a Premises Licence to be granted under the Licensing Act 2003 in respect of Bubble Gum City, 10 Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom, BL0 9ND.

In making a decision, the steps the Sub-Committee can take are:-

•To grant the application in the terms requested

•To grant the application subject to conditions

•To amend or modify existing or proposed conditions

•To refuse the application

The Licensing Act 2003 and the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations are the relevant legislation.

The Panel would make a decision on the day of the hearing and the parties would be notified subsequently of the decision and the reasons for it by letter from the Licensing Office.

The Licensing Unit Manager presented the report and explained the applicant for the licence is Bubble Gum No1 Limited, 10 Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom, BL0 9ND. The proposed Designated Premises Supervisor had not been specified at the time of the application.

At this stage of the hearing, Mr Mustafa reported that he had been granted a personal licence via Bolton Council.

The Applicant had complied with all the necessary procedural requirements laid down by the Act.

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 Where representations are made and not withdrawn Members are required to determine them.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 was for the grant of a Premises Licence under Part 3 of the Licensing Act 2003.

Opening Times:

Monday to Sunday             08.00 to 22.00

Retail Sale of Alcohol (Off the premises):

Monday to Saturday           08.00 to 22.00

Sundays                            10.00 to 22.00

The conditions contained in the operating schedule submitted by the applicant were also attached at Appendix 1 in the agenda packs.

Three representations had been received from interested parties and this was attached at Appendix 2 in the agenda packs.

Trading Standards in their capacity as a responsible authority would give their reasons for making a representation. The representation was attached at appendix 3 in the agenda packs.

Greater Manchester Police in their capacity as a responsible authority would give their reasons for making a representation. The representation was attached at appendix 4 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  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.