Agenda item

6.1

The Chief Licensing Officer submitted a report to consider an application, under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, for the grant of a City Centre Street Trading Consent for Fargate (Ref No. 123/17).

6.2

Present at the meeting were Adi Sela (Applicant), Jayne Gough (Licensing Strategy and Policy Officer), Samantha Bond (Legal Adviser to the Sub-Committee) and John Turner (Democratic Services).

6.3

Samantha Bond outlined the procedure which would be followed during the hearing.

6.4

Jayne Gough presented the report to the Sub-Committee, and it was noted that the applicant was requesting the grant of a Street Trading Consent on Fargate, which would be outside the agreed policy on numbers of consents in that area.

6.5

Mr Sela stated that he had noticed that there was no-one trading on Fargate at the present time and that, with regard to the food he was planning to sell, namely vegan, there were only two vegetarian restaurants/cafes currently operating in the City Centre.  He stated that his business would be called ‘No Meat Today’, and he would be selling quality vegan burgers and sausages, at a reasonable price.  Mr Sela stated that he had 15 years of experience of working with some of the best restaurants world-wide, and had recently attained the Level 3 Food Hygiene Rating. 

6.6

In response to questions from Members of, and the Legal Adviser to, the Sub-Committee, Mr Sela stated that he would be using a high quality liquid propane gas griddle, as recommended by the National Catering Association (NCA), with the gas bottle being placed inside the end box of the trade unit.  Mr Sela had worked closely with the NCA in connection with health and safety requirements regarding his business.  In terms of the position with regard to consent to trade on Fargate, which had been explained to him, Mr Sela stated that, although he had looked at Tudor Square, at which a consent was available, he did not consider this as a viable option in light of the low footfall.  He stated that his proposed trading hours would be from 10:00 to 18:00 hours, and that if consent was granted, he would be able to commence trading within three weeks.  In terms of his vision, Mr Sela stated that he had been born and raised in Israel, where there was a huge demand for vegan food, and he wanted an opportunity to offer high quality, vegan food, at a reasonable price, in Sheffield. 

6.7

RESOLVED: That the public and press and attendees involved in the application be excluded from the meeting before further discussion takes place on the grounds that, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, if those persons were present, there would be a disclosure to them of exempt information as described in paragraph 5 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.

6.8

Samantha Bond reported orally, giving legal advice on various aspects of the application.

6.9

At this stage in the proceedings, the meeting was re-opened to the public and press and attendees.

6.10

RESOLVED: That, in light of the information contained in the report now submitted, and the representations now made, approval be given for the grant of a City Centre Street Trading Consent, at a suitable location in the City Centre area (Ref No. 123/17), to be agreed by the applicant and the City Centre Management Team, before 31^st December 2017.

(The full reasons for the Sub-Committee’s decision will be included in the written Notice of Determination.)