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14.

Election of chair of the sub-committee for this meeting

Minutes:

Councillor Isabelle Linington proposed Councillor Stephen Gauntlett as Chair and this was seconded by Councillor Robinson.

15.

Apologies for absence/declaration of substitute members

Minutes:

There were none.

16.

Declarations of interest

Disclosure by councillors of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the councillor regards the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

Minutes:

There were none.

17.

Determination of a Premises Licence Application - Superfuzz Ltd pdf icon PDF 316 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chair of the Licensing Sub Committee welcomed all parties to the

hearing. Those attending introduced themselves and the procedure for the hearing was explained.

 

The Licensing Officer presented the Report to the committee and summarised

the Report as follows:

 

·       The application was for a premises licence and the application and plans were detailed in appendices 1,2 and 3 to the report. The licensable activities were detailed in 1.2 in the report.

 

·       No representations had been received from responsible authorities. Representations had been received from local residents and a petition objecting to the application had been received with 8 signatures from local residents. The objections in the representations related to noise and anti-social behaviour.

 

·       Based on the representations received it was considered unlikely that successful mediation would be unlikely prior to the Sub Committee hearing being held.

 

·       The following options were available to the Licensing Sub Committee when considering the application:

 

o   Grant the Licence in the same terms as it was applied for.

o   Grant the Licence but modify the conditions as appropriate for the promotion of the licencing objectives.

o   Grant the Licence but modify the hours of licensable activity as appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives.

o   Reject the application.

 

In response to a question regarding the validity of considering an application of this type during lockdown, it was confirmed that a statutory process was being followed.

 

It was noted that there was a residential element to the area around the premises being discussed, described as an industrial and retail park.

 

The applicant, Mr Andrew Mellor, addressed the Sub Committee and highlighted the following points:

 

·       There was substantial support from the community in Lewes for the business and the product and it was a practical decision to move the brewing part of the business back to Lewes and include a tap-room for visitors to sample the beer. The aim was to provide an inclusive environment and the hours applied for were to include off-sales.

 

·       Mr Mellor operated a public house in Lewes which, over the three previous years, had been turned into a more community friendly environment, supported by local residents. The same approach would be taken with the premises being discussed.

 

·       Noise at the premises would be kept to a minimum with soundproofing due for installation, and customers would enter and exit through the industrial space in Davey Lane.

 

·       The business model was not focused on excessive drinking and there was no intention to add to any existing anti-social issues in the town.

 

The following responses were provided to questions:

 

·       The location of the premises, the route taken into and out of the premises, and the location of the beer garden were confirmed.

 

·       Brewing would take place during the day. The proposal was for the taproom to be open weekday evenings 4-8pm and until 10pm at weekends (Saturday). A licence for live music had been applied for to accommodate specific events.

 

·       Mr Mellor had not had police involvement regarding anti-social behaviour at his pub  ...  view the full minutes text for item 17.