Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Sandwell Council House

Contact: Democratic Services 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

Members to declare any interests in matters to be discussed at the meeting.

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors W Gill, Z Hussain, O Jones and K Singh.

2.

Declarations of Interest

Members to declare any interests in matters to be discussed at the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no declartions of interest made.

3.

Minutes

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 22 March 2021 as a correct record

Minutes:

Resolved that the minutes of the meeting held on 22 March 2021 are approved as a correct record.

4.

Application for the grant of a new Premises Licence at Old Mill, Rydding Lane, West Bromwich, B71 2EX

Members to consider the application for the grant of a new Premises Licence at Old Mill, Rydding Lane, West Bromwich.

Minutes:

The Sub Committee considered an application for a new premises licence in respect of Old Mill, Rydding Lane, West Bromwich, following receipt of representations from the Police, the Fire Authority, residents and local ward members.

 

The licensable activities in relation to the application were plays, films, live music, recorded music, performance of dance, anything similar to that falling within the previous activities (on premises) Monday - Sunday 08.00 - 02.00 hours, late night refreshment (on premises) Monday - Sunday 23.00 - 02.00 hours, sale of alcohol (on/off premises) 08.00 – 02.00 hours. The proposed hours the premises would be open to the public was Monday - Sunday 07.00 - 02.30 hours.

 

The premise would be a Public House Bar and Grill, and would be predominantly offering breakfast, lunch and dinner. The premises would also be used for private functions such as weddings, birthdays and funerals.

 

The Chair advised that there had been significant changes to the application since it had been submitted, following representations from the Police. The applicant had agreed to a number of new amendments to the licence, including:-

-        closure time of 00:30 hours;

-        all regulated entertainment ending at 23:00 hours;

-        no outside bar or entertainment;

-        risk assessment to be carried out for private parties and functions;

-        door staff to be in use with a sign in register on commencement and end of duty to include name and contact information, register maintained on site available for inspection;

-        female members of door staff;

-        search policy in place on the premises.

 

Residents in attendance raised the following objections:-

 

        the Police were unable to cope with the crime levels in the local area and questioned whether the licence could be granted on a trial period;

        holding weddings would cause parking issues and the venue had been extended out into the car park, further reducing its capacity;

        the smoking area and beer garden had previously been a nuisance for residents as the area backed onto the gardens of several families.

 

The applicant’s representative addressed the Committee as follows:-

 

        the licence had previously been surrendered without the applicant’s knowledge. The applicant planned to open the premises as a bar and grill rather than pub. There was previously very little control of the licence under the pub company - it would now be a family run business with an approachable owner;

        the applicant had opted to include private function use in the application, however, they were unsure of the demand for events. There was a large overflow car park at the back of the building to accommodate parking;

        the representative apologised on his clients behalf for upsetting residents with the initial application and didn’t anticipate having the same issues as the previous licensee due to the way the premises would be run.

 

It was confirmed that the Sub Committee could not issue the licence on a trial period, however, in the event that there were any future issues, the Sub-Committee was  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.