Agenda item

4.1

The Chief Licensing Officer submitted a report to consider an application for the review of a premises licence, made under the Licensing Act, 2003, in respect of the premises known as The Timbertop, 334 Shirecliffe Road, Sheffield, S5 8XD.

4.2

Present at the meeting were Simone Wraith (Manager of the premises), Deborah Potts (Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS)), Berwick Ulcena (Premises Licence Holder (PLH)), Benita Mumby, Lizzie Payne and Gayle Kirby (South Yorkshire Police), Julie Hague (Licensing Manager, Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board), Matt Proctor (Licensing Enforcement and Technical Officer), David Hollis (Solicitor to the Sub-Committee and Jennie Skiba (Democratic Services).

4.3

Councillor David Barker asked those present if they had any objections to the report, to which Berwick Ulcena (PLH) asked for a copy of the report, stating that he had not seen it prior to the meeting and that he had only been made aware the previous day that this meeting was to be held.

4.4

At this point in the proceedings, David Hollis asked Matt Proctor to confirm the date the Notice of Hearing had been served on all parties.  Matt Proctor stated that, as can be seen in Appendix C to the report, all Notices were served on the 16^th September, 2014.  David Hollis then asked Mr. Ulcena  on what date he had received a report from the Police, to which he replied that he had received it in August.

4.5

David Hollis then asked Mr. Ulcena if he was willing to carry on with the hearing, to which he responded that he felt he needed more time to prepare and maybe take legal advice.  Mr. Hollis then asked the applicants if they were prepared to adjourn the hearing to allow more time, to which they stated that they were.

4.6

RESOLVED: That the 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.

4.7

David Hollis reported orally, giving legal advice on various aspects of the application.

4.8

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

4.9

RESOLVED: That (a) the review of the premises licence in respect of The Timbertop, 334 Shirecliffe Road, be adjourned until the 23^rd October, 2014, to give the Premises Licence Holder sufficient time to consider the application and take any legal advice he deems necessary; and  

(b)  both parties be reminded that any further incidents that may occur or evidence of proper management between now and the next hearing date can be submitted as evidence to the rearranged hearing.