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Representations Minutes: Mr Taylor made his representations to the Panel, on behalf of the objectors in attendance, and raised the following concerns:
· Their objections were primarily around the extension of trading hours. · As a courtyard, their homes were in close proximity to the rear of the property where the business was situated. When the business was operating as a café, it had not previously caused major issues; there had been some problems around parking and littering but this was within the confine of the current trading hours. · Extending the licensing hours would conflict with the trading hours imposed within the building’s planning consent which only allowed the business to operate between 7:00 and 18:00. · Operating later into the night would generate greater noise pollution from the patio area. · Parking is already an issue on Lower Street and on a Saturday night, all pavement parking is taken up. The business is supposed to have six parking spaces, but there are only two available as the patio is filled with tables and chairs. · The whole rational of extending hours and the sale of alcohol would create significant problems to immediate neighbours. |
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Apologies for Absence and Declarations of Interest To receive any apologies for absence and declarations of interest. Minutes: There were no apologies for absence or declarations of interest. |
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Variation of a Premises Licence To consider the appliation for a variation to the current Premises Licence of Bear and Eden, Brewery Barn, 31 Lower Street, Stansted Mountfitchet. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Senior Licensing Compliance Officer presented their report for a variation to the current Premises Licence of Bear and Eden in Stansted Mountfitchet. The application sought to extend the terminal hour for the sale of alcohol from 18:00 until 23:00 Monday to Sunday, as well as to amend the current sale of alcohol on the premises to include off sales.
In response to questions from members, the officer clarified the following:
· To date, the Licensing Team had received two complaints about the business; one regarding social distancing measures during Covid-19 restrictions and another for table and chairs positioned outside. · The applicant had confirmed that they did not intend to operate outside the trading hours imposed to the planning consent on the property. Should a variation to the licensing activities be granted, the owner would then have to obtain an amendment to the conditions attached to their planning consent before they could operate under the revised trading hours.
The applicant, Ms Denman, addressed the Panel. She said that she empathised with the comments made in the letters of objection and had proposed additional conditions in her application as a result. These conditions included no customers to be seated outdoors after 19:00, no customer access from the rear of the building and all deliveries to be made through the front door. She also confirmed that the application had been amended to only offer onsite alcohol sales.
In regards to the parking provisions, she explained that parking was only available to staff and clear signage had been displayed. If they found customers to be parking in areas where they shouldn’t, then staff would ask them to move their vehicle.
The applicant agreed to the following conditions requested by the Panel:
· To impose a time curfew on disposing of rubbish in the secure bin store, located to the rear of the property. · To erect signage at the rear of the building to inform customers that there was no access through the back entrance.
She confirmed that she would still offer to modify the terminal hours to 22:00 on Monday to Saturday and 18:00 on Sundays.
To summarise, the applicant said that in the last seven years, the property has had four tenants whom all ran a coffee shop. The large overhead costs to run a business in the building meant that they had to look to offer more in order to operate successfully.
An objector raised a question clarification as to whether the business would be able to operate in their proposed trading hours, given they exceed the current granted trading hours for the property. The Chair said that the Panel were not there to consider planning matters.
Meeting adjourned at 13:15 for the Panel to deliberate.
The meeting reconvened at 13:31
DECISION NOTICE – BEAR AND EDEN, BREWERY BARN, 31 LOWER STREET, STANSTED.
The application before the panel today is for the grant of a variation to the current licence PL0398 in respect of Bear and Eden, Brewery Barn, 31 Lower Street, Stansted, ... view the full minutes text for item LIC38 |