Agenda and minutes

Eastbourne Borough Council Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 1st November, 2022 6.00 pm

Venue: Court Room at Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, BN21 4UG

Contact: Committee Services on 01323 410000

Items
No.	Item
15.	Appointment of Chair Minutes: Councillor Belsey proposed, and Councillor Morris seconded that Councillor Maxted be appointed as Chair for this meeting. RESOLVED: That Councillor Maxted was appointed Chair for the meeting.
16.	Apologies for absence / declaration of substitute members Minutes: There were none.
17.	Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPIs) by members as required under Section 31 of the Localism Act and of other interests as required by the Code of Conduct Minutes: There were none.
18.	Application for a new Premises Licence: Tesco Express, 83-85 Terminus Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3NJ. PDF 160 KB Report of the Director of Service Delivery. Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Application for a new premises licence - Redacted , item 18. PDF 3 MB Appendix 2 - Plan of premises , item 18. PDF 303 KB Appendix 3 - Police Representation. , item 18. PDF 604 KB Appendix 4 - Representation from a member of the public. Redacted , item 18. PDF 592 KB Appendix 5 - Representation from a member of the public. Redacted , item 18. PDF 66 KB Decision Notice , item 18. PDF 68 KB Minutes: The Chair of the Licensing Sub Committee welcomed all parties to the hearing and detailed the procedure for the hearing. Those attending introduced themselves. The Specialist Advisor for Licensing, Jade Marshall, presented the report to the Sub-Committee, summarised the details and answered questions. The applicant’s legal representative, Mr Jeremy Bark, addressed the Sub Committee and responded to questions. Mr Mark Favell, Tescos Store Manager and Ms Hardish Purewal, Tescos UK Licensing Manager, also addressed the Sub Committee and responded to questions. The representers, PC Daren Spalding and Phil Joseph from Sussex Police, addressed the Sub Committee and responded to questions. Mr Adam Godden, representer, also addressed the Sub Committee and responded to questions. Mr Bark summed up. Mr Godden and Sussex Police also summed up. Following all the evidence presented, the Sub-Committee retired to consider and determine the application. Michele Wilkinson, Housing and Regulatory Lawyer was in attendance to assist with any legal queries. The Lawyer confirmed the decision would be sent to the parties within five working days of the date of the hearing. RESOLVED: To grant the premises licence as was applied for with the addition of the conditions offered in additional document supplied to the Council on 31 October 2022 and agreed with Police prior to the hearing, as set out in the Decision Notice. (Minutes Appendix 1).