Issue - meetings
Licensing Act 2003 – New Premises Licence –The Venue Convenience Store, Commonwealth Road, Garnlydan, Ebbw Vale
Meeting: 10/03/2022 - Statutory Licensing Sub-Committee (Item 5)
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Consideration was given to the report of the Senior Licensing Officer.
The Applicant was introduced to Officers and Members of the Committee and the Team Manager – Trading Standards and Licensing outlined the process to be followed at the meeting.
At the invitation of the Chair the Team Manager – Trading Standards and Licensing advised that the report informed the Statutory Licensing Sub-Committee of representations received in respect of an application for a new premises licence at The Venue Convenience Store, Commonwealth Road, Garnlydan, Ebbw Vale in order to enable the Sub-Committee to determine the application in accordance with the Licensing Act 2003.
The Team Manager advised that the application was submitted on 20th January, 2022 by Mr. Sunny Singh Sangha for a new premises licence at the premises at The Venue Convenience Store, Commonwealth Road, Garnlydan, Ebbw Vale. The convenience store was located inside ‘The Venue’ club building and permission had been granted by the Council’s Planning Team to reconfigure the internal area of existing club building to allow the convenience store to be incorporated.
The Team Manager continued that an application to vary the existing premises licence in respect of the club to identify this change had also been submitted to the Licensing Team for determination. As a result of the reconfiguration the existing club would retain its original entrance at the side of the building and the new convenience store would have a new entrance at the front of the building. There would be no access to either licensed premises from the other.
The Team Manager
advised that the Applicant wished to provide licensable activities,
supply of alcohol at the premises Monday to Sunday between the
hours of 08.00 am – 10.00 pm. The proposed opening times of
the premises would be Monday to Sunday
08.00 am – 10.00 pm.
In accordance with the Licensing Act 2003, as part of the consultation process, the Applicant had a duty to send copies of the application to Responsible Authorities. Therefore, consultation has been carried out with Gwent Police, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Immigration Service, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Trading Standards, Licensing Enforcement Officers, Planning, Environmental Health, Social Services departments and Aneurin Bevan Health Board. In addition, the Applicant placed a notice of the application at the premises for 28 days to enable Other Persons, i.e. local residents and businesses, to make representations, a notice was placed on the authorities website, also a notice was also published in the Gwent Gazette within 10 days of the date the application was received. There had been no representations received from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Immigration Service, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Trading Standards, Licensing Enforcement Officers, Planning and Environmental Health. However, it was noted that representations had been received from Gwent Police.
The Team Manager advised that the representations made by Gwent Police had been withdrawn as the Applicant agreed to include the conditions recommended by Gwent Police as detailed in the report.