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(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Licensing Committee, 10/04/2019 Public Document Pack Democratic Services Section Chief Executive’s Department Belfast City Council City Hall Belfast BT1 5GS 4th April, 2019 MEETING OF LICENSING COMMITTEE Dear Alderman/Councillor, The above-named Committee will meet in the Lavery Room - City Hall on Wednesday, 10th April, 2019 at 5.00 pm, for the transaction of the business noted below. You are requested to attend. Yours faithfully, SUZANNE WYLIE Chief Executive AGENDA: 1. Routine Matters (a) Apologies (b) Minutes (c) Declarations of Interest 2. Delegated Matters (a) Applications Approved Under Delegated Authority (Pages 1 - 4) (b) Renewal of Street Trading Licence - Mr. J. Kerr (Pages 5 - 8) (c) Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival - Request to Operate Beyond 11pm (Pages 9 - 18) - 2 - Agenda Item 2a LICENSING COMMITTEE Subject: Licences Issued Under Delegated Authority Date: 10th April 2019 Reporting Officer: Stephen Hewitt, Building Control Manager, ext. 2435 Contact Officer: James Cunningham, Regulatory Services Manager, ext. 3375 Restricted Reports Is this report restricted? Yes No X If Yes, when will the report become unrestricted? After Committee Decision After Council Decision Some time in the future Never Call-in Is the decision eligible for Call-in? Yes No X 1.0 Purpose of Report or Summary of main Issues 1.1 Under the Scheme of Delegation, the Director of Planning and Building Control is responsible for exercising all powers in relation to the issue, but not refusal, of permits and licences, excluding provisions relating to the issue of Entertainments Licences where adverse representations have been made. Those applications which were dealt with under the Scheme are listed below. 2.0 Recommendations 2.1 The Committee is requested to note the applications that have been issued under the Scheme of Delegation. Page 1 3.0 Main report Key Issues 3.1 Under the terms of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 the following Entertainments Licences were issued since your last meeting. Type of Premises and Location Hours Licensed Applicant Application Ballyhackamore Working Mens Club, 1A Sandown Sun: 12.30 - 22.00 Renewal Mr Alan Warburton Road, Belfast, BT5 6GT. Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 23.00 Balmoral Bowling Club, Sun: 12.30 - 22.00 108c Belvoir Drive, Renewal Mr Annesley Harrison Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 23.00 Belvoir, Belfast, BT8 7DT. Bar Berlin, 265 Shankill Sun: 12.30 - 00.00 Renewal Ms Rebecca Pollock Road, Belfast, BT13 1FR. Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 01.00 Belfast Waterfront Hall, Mr John Griffin, 2 Lanyon Place, Belfast, Renewal Sun - Sat: 08.00 - 01.00 Belfast Waterfront & BT1 3WH. Ulster Hall Ltd Belmont Bowling Club, Sun: 12.30 - 22.00 6A Kincora Avenue, Renewal Mr George White Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 23.00 Belfast, BT4 3DW. Divis Community Centre, Ms Catherine 9 Ardmoulin Place, Renewal Sun - Sat: 08.00 - 01.00 Taggart, Belfast City Belfast, BT12 4RT. Council Dundela FC & Social Sun: 12.30 - 22.00 Club, Wilgar Street, Renewal Ms Susan Gilmore Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 23.00 Belfast, BT4 3BL. Falls Bowling Pavilion, Mrs Rose Crozier, Falls Park, Falls Road, Renewal Sun - Sat: 08.00 - 01.00 Belfast City Council Belfast. Family Entertainment Centre, Kennedy Centre, Mr Noel Bardon, Grant Sun - Sat: 08.00 - 01.00 564-568 Falls Road, Bardon Leisure Belfast, BT11 9AE. Fullerton Park Pavilion, Glenburn Road, Mrs Rose Crozier, Grant Sun - Sat: 11.30 - 23.00 Dunmurry, Belfast, Belfast City Council BT17 9BJ. Gort Na Mona GAC, Sun: 12.30 - 22.00 Ms Bridgeen Upper Springfield Road, Renewal Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 23.00 Mulvenna Belfast, BT12 7QX. Hibernian Sports & Social Sun: 12.30 - 22.00 Club, 71 Falls Road, Renewal Mr Gerry Mc Closkey Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 23.00 Belfast, BT12 4PD. Larionad An Droichid, 20 Cooke Street, Belfast, Renewal Sun - Sat: 08.00 - 01.00 Mr Sean Hayes BT7 2EP. Laurel Leaf Bar, Unit 14 Twin Spires Centre, 155 Sun: 12.30 - 00.00 Mr Brendan Mc Kee, Renewal Northumberland Street, Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 01.00 Sky Blue Pubs NI Ltd Belfast, BT13 2JF. Premises and Location Type of Hours Licensed Applicant Page 2 Application Laurelglen Roadhouse, Sun: 12.30 - 00.00 208 Stewartstown Road, Renewal Mr Conall Dunne Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 01.00 Belfast, BT17 0SB. Ligoniel & District Homing Sun: 12.30 - 22.00 Pigeon Cl, 46a Glenbank Renewal Mr Stephen Forsythe Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 23.00 Place, Belfast, BT14 8AN. Longfellows Bar, Renewal & Sun: 12.30 - 00.00 115-119 My Ladys Road, Mr Maxwell Swain Variation Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 01.00 Belfast, BT6 8FD. Malone Presbyterian Mon- Fri: 08.00 - 01.00 Church, 450 Lisburn Renewal Mr David Rowan Sat: 08.00 - 00.00 Road, Belfast, BT9 6GT. Monico Bar, 17 Lombard Sun: 12.30 - 00.00 Ms Nicole Mc Grath, Renewal Street, Belfast, BT1 1RH. Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 01.00 Fisherwick Inns Ltd Odyssey Bowl, Unit 2, 2 Queens Quay, Belfast, Renewal Sun - Sat: 08.00 - 01.00 Mr Brian McCormack BT3 9QQ. Ormeau Golf Club, 50 Sun: 12.30 - 02.00 Park Road, Belfast, BT7 Renewal Ms Mary Dawson Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 02.00 2FX. Parlour Bar, 2-4 Elmwood Sun: 12.30 - 22.00 Mr Robert Davis, Avenue, Belfast, BT9 Renewal Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 23.00 Wine Inns Ltd 6AY. Regent House Mews, Mr Patrick Donnelly, Sun: 12.30 - 00.00 2A Monagh Grove, Renewal Regent House Mews Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 01.00 Belfast, BT11 8EJ. Ltd Robinsons Bar, Mr Robert Davis, Sun: 12.30 - 03.00 38-40 Great Victoria Renewal Regency Hotel (NI) Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 03.00 Street, Belfast, BT2 7BA. Ltd Shaftesbury Bowling & Mrs Eileen Carol Rec. Club, 20A Annadale Renewal Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 23.00 Simpson Avenue, Belfast, BT7 3JJ. Shankill Leisure Centre, Mr Stephen Rosling, 100 Shankill Road, Renewal Sun - Sat: 08.00 - 01.00 Greenwich Leisure Belfast, BT13 2BD. Ltd St Georges Market, Ms Clodagh Cassin, 12-20 East Bridge Street, Renewal Sun - Sat: 08.00 - 23.00 Belfast City Council Belfast, BT1 3NQ. St Molua's Parish Church Hall, 639 Upper Sun: 08.00 - 00.00 Ms Helen Louise Renewal Newtownards Road, Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 23.00 Poots Belfast, BT4 3LR Taughmonagh Social Sun: 12.30 - 22.00 Club, 31A Finwood Park, Renewal Mr Colin Geary Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 23.00 Belfast, BT9 6QR. Tutti Frutti, Sweet Afton, Rita's & The Perch, 43 Sun: 12.30 - 03.00 Mr Paul Langsford, Franklin Street & 12 Renewal Mon - Sat: 11.30 - 03.00 Abacus Inns Ltd Brunswick Street, Belfast, BT2 7GG. Ulster Museum, 4 Stranmillis Road, Renewal Sun - Sat: 08.00 - 01.00 Mr Ray Williams Belfast, BT9 5AB. Page 3 3.2 Under the terms of the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 the following Amusement Permits were issued since your last meeting. Type of Premises and Location Hours Licensed Applicant Application Ms Mona Mavericks, 28 Bradbury Callaghan, Belfast Renewal Sun - Sat: 10.00 - 23.30 Place, Belfast, BT7 1RQ. Leisure Company Ltd Onassis Amusements, Ms Kelly Burns, 17-19 Queen Street, Renewal Sun - Sat: 00.00 - 00.00 Botanic Leisure Ltd Belfast, BT1 6EA. 3.3 Under the terms of the Street Trading Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 the following Street Trading Licences were issued since your last meeting. Type of Location Commodity Hours Licensed Applicant Application 16th- 17th March Mr Michael Moreland, Ventry Street Temporary Alcohol 14.00 – 23.00 Filthy McNasty’s 3.4 Under the terms of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 the following Road Closure Orders were made since your last meeting. Date and Hours Location Type of Activity Applicant permitted 15th March Ventry Street Concert 20.00hrs to Mr Stephen McCann 13.00hrs 18th March Belfast – various Spar Craic Race 10K 17th March Ms Connla McCann streets 2019 07.00 -11.00hrs Annadale Embankment, Ormeau Bridge, Queen’s 5K 3rd April Mr Kevin Murray Stranmillis Running Race 18.30 – 20.00hrs Embankment, King’s Bridge 3.5 Financial & Resource Implications None 3.6 Equality or Good Relations Implications/Rural Needs Assessment There are no issues associated with this report. Page 4 Agenda Item 2b LICENSING COMMITTEE Subject: To consider the renewal of a Stationary Street Trading Licence Date: 10th April, 2019 Reporting Officer: Stephen Hewitt, Building Control Manager, ext. 2435 Contact Officer: James Cunningham, Regulatory Services Manager, ext 3375 Restricted Reports Is this report restricted? Yes No X If Yes, when will the report become unrestricted? After Committee Decision After Council Decision Some time in the future Never Call-in Is the decision eligible for Call-in? Yes No X 1.0 Purpose of Report or Summary of main Issues 1.1 To consider initiating the process to refuse the renewal of the Stationary Street Trading Licence held by Mr Joseph Kerr for continuing non-payment of Licence fees and failure to use the Street Trading Licence to a reasonable extent. 2.0 Recommendations 2.1 Members are asked to decide whether: - 1. They are minded to refuse the renewal of Mr Kerr’s Licence as he has, without reasonable explanation, failed to pay any fees or charges due to the Council and, without reasonable excuse, failed to avail himself to a reasonable extent of his licence. 2. If Committee is minded to refuse to renew the licence to agree to consider the refusal of the Licence at a future meeting at which Mr Kerr would be invited to make representation regarding his failure to pay the fees due and non-use of his Licence. Page 5 3.0 Main report Key Issues Legislative background 3.1 The Street Trading Act (NI) 2001 places a statutory obligation on the Council to grant an application for a Street Trading Licence unless there are sufficient grounds to refuse it.
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