Agenda and draft minutes

The Sub-committee to appoint a Chair for the meeting.

Resolved that Councillor Thirlaway be appointed Chair for this meeting.

Members of the Sub-committee are invited to declare any registerable and/or non-registerable interests in matters appearing on the agenda, and the nature of that interest.

There were no declarations of interest reported.

To give consideration to an application for the grant of a Premises Licence in respect of Stack, Empress Rooms, Spanish City, Whitley Bay, NE26 1AR.

The Sub Committee met to consider an application for the grant of a new Premises Licence in respect of Stack, Empress Ballrooms, Spanish City, Whitley Bay.

The applicant, Anson House 11 Limited sought permission to:

·       Permit the supply of Alcohol for consumption on and off the premises, the performance of plays (indoors), the exhibition of films (indoors and outdoors), indoor Sporting events, the performance of live music and recorded music (indoors), performance of dance (indoors), anything of a similar description to that falling within live music, recorded music or performances of dance (indoors):

Sunday to Thursday – between 10:00 and 00:00

Friday and Saturday – between 10:00 and 01:00

·       The provision of late-night refreshment (on and off the premises):

Sunday to Thursday – between 23:00 and 00:00

Friday and Saturday – between 23:00 and 01:00

·       The premises to be open:

Sunday to Thursday – between 08:00 and 00:30

Friday and Saturday – between 08:00 and 01:30

·       Non standard timings:

Licensable activities and opening times may be extended from the end of the specified finish times on New Years Eve to the start time on New Years Day and all activities to be extended by an additional hour on a Sunday preceding a Bank Holiday.

Following introductions the Sub-committee’s legal advisor outlined the procedure to be followed at the hearing.

Mr G Callum, Licensing Officer, presented details of the application, the representations received and the options available to the Sub-committee.

Councillor J O’Shea set out details of his support for the application.

Mr C Holland QC, on behalf of the applicant, introduced those present from the applicant’s team, presented details of the application and responded to questions from the members of the Sub-committee.

Each of the parties present at the hearing were given the opportunity of summing up their case and the Sub-committee retired to make its decision in private.

All parties were invited back into the hearing and the Chair announced the Sub-committee’s decision.

Resolved that the application for the grant of the premises licence in respect of Stack, Empress Ballrooms, Spanish City be approved as follows:

Opening Hours:                            

Sunday to Thursday from 8.00am to 12:30am

Friday and Saturday from 8.00am to 1.30am

Supply of Alcohol (on/off):      

Sunday to Thursday from 10.00am to midnight

Friday and Saturday from 10.00am to 1.00am

Regulated entertainment (being indoors only) hours :

Sunday to Thursday from 10.00am to midnight

Friday and Saturday from 10.00am to 1.00am

Late-night refreshment (on/off) hours:    

Sunday to Thursday from 11.00pm to midnight

Friday and Saturday from 11.00pm to 1.00am

External 2^nd Floor Terrace opening hours:

From 10.00am to 10.00pm daily or such earlier time as designated by the noise management plan or a planning condition

Non-standard times:

Sunday before a bank holiday:          

From 10.00am to 1.00am for all licenced activities and to close at 1:30am

New Years Eve:                                    

From 10.00am to 2.00am for all licenced activities and to close at 2:30am

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