Agenda item

5.1

The Chief Licensing Officer submitted a report to consider an application made under section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 for the grant of a premises licence in respect of the premises known as Porter Pizza, 394-396 Sharrow Vale Road Sheffield, S11 8ZP (Ref No. 06/24).

5.2

Present at the meeting were David Musgrove (Applicant), Samantha Bond (Legal Adviser to the Sub-Committee), Shimla Finch (Principal Licensing Policy and Strategy Officer) and Jay Bell (Democratic Services).

5.3

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

5.4

Shimla Finch presented the report to the Sub-Committee, and it was noted that representations had been received from a local resident which could be found at Appendix ‘B’ to the report. The local resident had been invited to attend the hearing, but confirmed they would not be attending. Ms. Finch added that, during the consultation period, the applicant had agreed three conditions with South Yorkshire Police which can be found at Appendix ‘C’ to the report.

5.5

A Member of the Sub-Committee referred to the report at Appendix A, stating there had been a typing error on the application in respect of the starting hour for the supply of alcohol on Sundays, which read ’12:00’ and ought to be ’21:00’ and asked that it be amended for the record.

5.6

David Musgrove informed Members of the Sub-Committee that Porter Pizza was a family-owned business and believed it to be rooted as part of the local community as well as them being keen to invest in the local community which they were a part of. He believed that they had ran the business responsibly for the eight years in which it had been operating. Mr Musgrove explained that they previously made the decision to stop serving alcohol at 9.30pm on weekdays and 10.00pm on weekends and that they intend to follow the same precedent at this premises. He confirmed that the majority of their customers consumed water whilst they were eating and that the remaining was split between soft and alcoholic beverages. Of those who were consuming alcohol, it was mainly a glass of wine or a pint of beer to accompany their meals. He stated that drunkenness or any alcohol-related issues was not something they’ve had to deal with since operating with an alcohol licence. Mr Musgrove respected the local resident’s representations relating to noise nuisance and how alcohol could impact this, although from his experience this would be extremely limited. The only other noise pollution that Mr Musgrove was aware of was when the glasses were being emptied into the glass bin at the end of a shift, although he was open to reserving this duty until the morning. Mr Musgrove concluded by listing local initiatives that Porter Pizza had and would continue to be part of.

5.7

In response to a question from a Member of the Sub-Committee, David Musgrove explained that the only time the Police had been called due to Crime and Disorder was when the premises was broken into many years ago. Mr Musgrove confirmed that the new premises was approximately six doors away from the previous premises.

5.8

David Musgrove summarised the case on behalf of the applicant.

5.9

Shimla Finch outlined the options available to the Sub-Committee.

5.10

RESOLVED: That the public and press and attendees involved in the application be excluded from the meeting, and the webcast be paused, 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.

5.11

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

5.12

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

5.13

RESOLVED: That, in the light of the information contained in the report now submitted, the representations now made and the responses to the questions raised, the application for a premises licence in respect of the premises known as Porter Pizza, 394-396 Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield, S11 8ZP (Ref No. 06/24), be granted in the terms requested.

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