To consider the head of legal and democratic service’s report.
Minutes:
Presenting the case for Abingdon on Thames Town Council were Nigel Warner, Town Clark and Karen Webb Guildhall Supervisor.
Councillor Tony de Vere, district ward councillor for Abbey and Barton, presented the case for the residents, who objected to some aspects of the application. He was accompanied by two residents: Patricia Atkins and John Atkinson. Councillor Julie Mayhew Archer, district ward councillor for Abingdon Abbey and Barton, was also in attendance.
The licensing officer presented her report. She confirmed that the applicant had accepted the conditions.
Nigel Warner presented the case for the applicants. He made the following points.
The interested parties case was presented by Councillor Tony de Vere. As part of his case he read statements from a group of residents from Abbey Close and Checker Walk; Mr Sayers, a local resident; Dr Halliday a local resident. (Dr Halliday is a district councillor but his representations were being made in a personal capacity.) Councillor de Vere and the residents made the following points:
Daniel Smith, the licensing lawyer advising the panel, advised that the matter before the panel for consideration was not general crime, disorder and nuisance, but only how the application might add to these. He also advised that there was no provision for granting a temporary licence but the licensing authority, police or other interested parties would be able to request a review in future if they wished.
Both parties summed up their cases.
In their summing up, the Guildhall agreed that they would do the following:
They also confirmed that they have a noise limiter and that fire doors are alarmed.
The representatives of the Guildhall said that they had listened to residents’ concerns and that they would be content to amend the application in line with the suggestion made, in writing, by the largest group of residents, although this would be varied for the day before public and bank holidays (including Christmas Eve, but excluding Maundy Thursday) which would be treated in the same way as Fridays and Saturdays.
Full details of the decision are attached.
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