Agenda item

4.1

City Centre Small Trading Stalls

4.1.1

The Chief Licensing Officer submitted a report to consider two applications for Street Trading Consents for small trading stalls in specific locations in the City Centre (Ref No. 73/12). 

4.1.2

The report stated that the applications had been submitted in response to letters of invitation that had been sent out to existing and past traders, and it had been made a requirement that any application submitted should be made in accordance with the City Centre Qualitative Criteria for Small Trading Stalls, which was attached at Appendix ‘A’ to the report.

4.1.3

Applications in respect of the invitation had been received from one applicant, who was interviewed by the Sub-Committee, and she presented her case in respect of her proposals to trade on Fargate and Tudor Square. 

4.1.4

RESOLVED: That the public and press and attendees involved in the applications 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 the public and press 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.

4.1.5

The Solicitor to the Sub-Committee reported orally, giving legal advice on various aspects of the applications.

4.1.6

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

4.1.7

RESOLVED: That after careful consideration of the applications now submitted, authority be given for the Chief Licensing Officer to grant Street Trading Consents for small trading stalls for a period of twelve months to C & B Catering, in respect of trading on Fargate (bottom) and Tudor Square, subject to the details regarding the proposed vehicles, and any accessories, and the precise location of the vehicles, being to the satisfaction of the Chief Licensing Officer, the Director of Development Services and the City Centre Manager.