1 Appendix 4 From: MARTIN GILBERT To: Licensing Subject: Application for a new premises licence at Yarnton Manor Date: 06 July 2015 19:17:51 I understand from a notice circulated to my Mothers home in Park Close Yarnton that an application has been made by Oxford Programs Ltd for a new premises licence under the Licencing Act 2003 for Yarnton Manor in Church Lane Yarnton. The provision of entertainment in the form of Indoor and outdoor films, live and recorded music plus also the provision of late night refreshments and alcohol till 3.00am This is unacceptable. The site is only some 300 meters from Park Close which is a sheltered housing complex where old and vulnerable people live. These residents will be greatly disturbed by loud music and possibly frightened by loud and drunk people at 3.00am Also the vehicle noise could be a big problem to these residents in the early hours of the morning. These activities are obviously designed to draw in large crowds of people. The lane to reach these premises is very narrow and not suitable for heavy traffic. Has The Manor adequate parking facilities? Has anyone stopped to consider these retired residents and the impact it will have on the rest of the village. I therefore object on behalf of my mother, who is 100 years old and registered blind. Martin Gilbert 2 Appendix 4 From: Ruth Astall To: Licensing Subject: Application for a new premises Licence for Oxford Programs Ltd at Yarnton Manor Church Lane Yarnton OX5 1PY Date: 23 June 2015 11:46:44 As a resident of Yarnton, I wish to raise the following objections to the above application: Church Lane, which leads to Yarnton Manor, is very narrow and only has footpaths for some of its length. Traffic attending events at the Manor would cause congestion and problems for residents in Church Lane and people attending church either for services or weddings, funerals, baptisms, etc.. Noise from live music and films would adversely affect residents living in the vicinity of the Manor, especially as the licence application covers events out of doors and until the early hours of the morning. The supply of alcohol until 3 a.m. could subject local residents to antisocial behavior and noise. Park Close, which leads off Church Lane, contains homes for elderly residents, who would be particularly affected by any disruption. Carers and emergency services could also be subjected to delays and parking problems. In view of the fact that the owners of Yarnton Manor have closed footpaths on their property to the public citing Child Protection issues, it would seem very inappropriate to be holding events of the nature for which the licence is applied. Mrs Ruth Astall, 19 The Spears, Yarnton, OX5 1NS 3 Appendix 4 lP~~C~li\ff.\D 0 3 JUL 2015 L=-------------- S ~ ~E~CX/'-0 W 14'1 u\ (=\Q f\J ''t""cr--J O:J:: FoRO O..t:- 5 ( T~ I sr J ul.-Y DE:A (<_ s ,· R. 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Johnson Wednesday, 01 July 2015 Licensing Officer Cherwell District Council Bodicote House Bodicote Banbury Oxfordshire OX15 4AA By mail and email Dear Ms Johnson We refer to the following application: Oxford Programs Ltd: Yarnton Manor, Church Lane, Yarnton OX5 1PY Licensing Act 2003 New premises licence application The applicants seek a licence to show films daily between 5pm and 2am the following day indoors and 5pm to 11pm outdoors; to perform live music on Thursdays to Sundays inclusive between 1pm and 3am the next day indoors and 1pm and midnight outdoors; to play recorded music on Thursdays to Sundays inclusive between 1pm and 3am the next day indoors and 1pm to midnight outdoors; to supply late night refreshment on Thursdays to Sundays inclusive between 11pm and 3am the next day; and to sell alcohol on Thursdays to Saturdays between 1pm and 3am the next day and between 1pm and midnight on Sundays. If granted, the applicants would have permission to engage in these activities four days per week, that is, 208 days a year. Clearly this is a major entertainment venture and one that will attract large numbers of customers to Yarnton Manor. We write formally to object to this proposal in accordance with the deadline for consultation of 6 July 2015, and ask that this formal objection be noted for the Hearing scheduled for Tuesday 28 July 2015. Our objection is based on the following considerations of public safety: The only access to the venue (Yarnton Manor) is via Church Lane. This is a cul-de-sac and consists of a single lane road with one passing space. It is unsuitable for access to the venue because: 1. The volume of traffic, both vehicular and pedestrian, that the venue will generate will make this narrow lane unsafe for motor vehicles and those on foot. 5 Appendix 4 2. Church Lane is the only access the public has to the Church of St Bartholomew and to Yarnton Cemetery. The volume of traffic generated on days when the venue is operating will render this access unsafe. This will particularly affect activities such as weddings at the Church and funerals at the Cemetery. 3. Parking on Church Lane is very limited, less than ten car spaces, and these are opposite the entrance to the venue, potentially blocking it. The applicants have not made adequate provision for parking for their customers. 4. Church Lane is used by Network Rail maintenance vehicles to access the railway line and if their access was disrupted by customers of the venue this would endanger public safety. Last week a double-decker bus collecting people from the Manor was stuck in Church Lane for two hours because it could not turn around in the narrow space. If emergency vehicles had needed to go past during this time it would have been a major problem. We ask that the current New Premises Licence Application be dismissed on the grounds that the transport infrastructure to the venue is inadequate, that it puts public safety in jeopardy and that the operation of the venue will adversely impact on members of the public wishing to visit the Church and Yarnton Cemetery. Yours sincerely Dr David Meredith Professor Deborah Oxley 6 Appendix 4 Dr Carmen Pinon 4 Poppy close, Yarnton Oxford OX5 1GZ To The Licensing Authority Cherwell District Council Council Offices Bodicote House Bodicote Banbury Oxon OX15 4AA 30th June, 2015 Dear Sirs I live near to Yarnton Manor and have seen that an application for a Premises Licence is being made to allow music to be played and alcohol to be sold until 3am. I would like to object to this to happen. I feel that if this licence was to be granted, then I and the neighborhood would suffer from a large amount of noise, great amount of disturbance and anti-social behavior because of the noise from events and customers arriving/leaving.