Agenda and minutes

Resolved: that Councillor Stuart Davies be elected Chairperson for the meeting.

Councillor Davies in the Chair

A Member must declare any disclosable pecuniary interest where it relates to any matter being considered at the meeting. A declaration of a disclosable pecuniary interest should indicate the interest and the agenda item to which it relates. A Member is not permitted to participate in this agenda item by law and should immediately leave the meeting before the start of any debate.

If the Member leaves the Chamber in respect of a declaration, he or she should ensure that the Chairperson is aware of this before he or she leaves to enable their exit from the meeting to be recorded in the minutes in accordance with Standing Order 37.

None declared.

Resolved: That the hearing procedure be adopted.

The Director of Public Health’s representative outlined the application for review and the report which detailed information provided by both the applicant, those in support of the application and those objecting to the application.

The Licence Holder spoke on the matter and answered the questions presented by the committee.

Resolved: that the Sub-Committee decided to grant the application, as applied for, for the Street Café Licence.

The Licence Holder answered questions from the committee in relation to the supporting documents they had provided.

For a matter to be considered as an urgent item, the following question must be addressed: “What harm to the public interest would flow from leaving it until the next meeting”.  If harm can be demonstrated, then it is open to the Chairperson to rule that it be considered as urgent.  Otherwise the matter cannot be considered urgent within the statutory provisions.

None.