NOTICE OF MEETING

SUB-COMMITTEE:    LICENSING & REGULATORY NO. 2

DAY/DATE:               FRIDAY, 1^ST FEBRUARY 2008

TIME:                       10.00AM                                    

VENUE:                    WEST COMMITTEE ROOM

                                MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS

                                EARLE STREET, CREWE

Despatch date:          24^th January 2008

Enquiries to:              Carol Jones

Tel:                           01270 537598

Fax:                          01270  537605

e-mail:  agendas@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk

To: Sub-Committee No. 2:  Councillors T E Ankers, A Crawford, C Waling (Chair) (for attendance)

Substitutes – Councillors W T Beard and D N Bebbington

To:       Other Members of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee (for information)

            Chief Executive, Executive Directors

            Licensing Team Officers – Legal Services

Notes to Members of the Public

The Licensing and Regulatory Committee consists of 15 elected Members.  Councillor Stan Davies is the Chair.  The Committee has 7 standing Sub-Committees.  Sub-Committees 1 to 5 (3 Members on each) deal with applications under the Licensing Act 2003, Sub-Committees 6 and 7 (8 Members on each) deal with personnel matters and Hackney Carriage and Private Hire licensing issues.  Councillor Terry Beard is Chair of Sub-Committee 6 and Councillor Stan Davies is Chair of Sub-Committee 7.

The Borough Council welcomes and encourages members of the public to attend its Committee, Board and Council meetings.  If you plan to attend, please report to the Reception Desk in the Municipal Buildings, where you will be provided with a Visitor’s Pass.

Car parking is not available at the Municipal Buildings, but there are several town centre car parks.  There is a disabled access to the rear of the Municipal Buildings, and this can be accessed through the side door on Vernon Way.  Please press the button for attention, and someone will meet you and escort you through to the main reception area.

You are asked to remain quiet whilst the meeting is taking place, and to enter and leave the meeting room, or public gallery of the Council Chamber, as quietly as possible.  Please ensure that if you have a mobile phone or pager, it is switched off for the duration of the meeting.

You are not allowed to have drinks or food in the meeting rooms, nor in the Public Gallery.  A “No Smoking” policy operates in the Municipal Buildings.

Fire Evacuation

If the fire alarm rings, you should make your way to the nearest exit with your belongings, as quickly as possible, and leave the building.  Please follow any instructions from staff about evacuation routes.

Copies of the agenda will be available if you attend. Agendas are also made available on the Internet and can be accessed via the Council’s website – see front page for details.

On occasions, members of the press and public will be excluded from the meetings when the business to be transacted is of a confidential nature, for example, dealing with individual people, contracts and financial affairs of other parties.

If you require any further information, please contact Carol Jones the Committee Officer (details on front page).

AGENDA

1          Declaration of Interests

Any Member present (including non-Sub-Committee Members) to declare any personal or prejudicial interest, and the nature of the interest, which they have in any item of business on the agenda and, if necessary, to leave the meeting prior to discussion of that item.

Members who also serve as County, Town or Parish Councillors are reminded of the need to make declarations in respect of any item which directly concerns the business of the appropriate authority.

Declarations are a personal matter for each Member to decide.  Whilst Officers will advise on the Code of Conduct and its interpretation, the decision to declare, or not, is the responsibility of the Member, based on the particular circumstances.

2          Licence Hearing

            Type of Application:    Variation of Premises Licence

            Address:                      The Earl, Nantwich Road, Crewe

            Applicant:                     TCG Acquisitions Ltd. of Regus House, Whitehill Way,

                                                  Swindon.

The report of the Executive Director of Environment and Development is attached (2) and includes a copy of the procedure to be adopted at the meeting.

The Sub-Committee is invited to determine the application.

Note:   In accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act, the Council is required to notify those attending meetings of the fire evacuation procedures.  A copy has previously been distributed to Members and instructions are located in all rooms within the Civic Suite.