Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Chairman for the purposes of this meeting.

That Councillor Krishna Suresh be appointed Chairman of the Licensing Panel Hearing.

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:

(a)               all Members of the Committee, Sub Committee, Panel or Forum;

(b)               all other Members present in any part of the room or chamber.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no declarations of interests made by Members.

[Note:  Licensing Panel minutes are:-

(1)               approved following each meeting by the Members serving on that particular occasion and signed as a correct record by the Chairman for that meeting;

(2)               not submitted to the next panel meeting for approval.

Reasons: The Licensing Panel is constituted from a pooled membership. Consequently, a subsequent Panel meeting is likely to comprise a different Chairman and Members who took no part in the previous meeting’s proceedings. The process referred to at (1) above provides appropriate approval scrutiny].

(See Note at conclusion of these minutes).

To receive any questions, petitions or deputations (if any), under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rules 17, 15 and 16 (Part 4B) of the Constitution respectively.

[Note: These items are qualified by the requirements of the licensing legislation and will not be applicable to applications on the current agenda.]

RESOLVED:  To note that no public questions were put, or petitions or deputations received at this meeting.

Procedure to be followed at an oral hearing.

The Chairman asked the Panel Members, officers, Responsible Authority and other attendees at the meeting to introduce themselves.  An officer outlined the procedure for the conduct of an oral hearing, which was set out in the agenda.

Report of the Corporate Director Community & Environment.

In attendance:

During the introduction provided by the Licensing Officer, the applicant indicated that he wished to withdraw the application.  He would submit a revised application.  There was therefore no business for the Panel to determine.

RESOLVED:  To note that the applicant had withdrawn the application.