Agenda, decisions and minutes

Licensing Committee - Thursday, 28 July 2005 1.30 p.m.

Venue: Swansley Room

Contact: Maggie Jennings  01954 713029

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

Apologies for absence have been received from Councillors Mrs J Williamson and Mrs CAED Murfitt.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Mrs SA Hatton, Mrs CAED Murfitt, Dr JPR Orme and A Riley. 

2.

Election of Chairman

To elect a Chairman for the coming year. 

Decision:

AGREED that Councillor RE Barrett be elected Chairman of the Committee for the coming year.

Minutes:

On the nomination of Councillor NJ Scarr, it was unanimously agreed that Councillor RE Barrett be elected Chairman of the Committee for the coming year. 

3.

Election of Vice-Chairman

To elect a Vice-Chairman for the coming year. 

Decision:

AGREED that Councillor Dr JR Williamson be elected Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the coming year.

Minutes:

It was nominated by Councillor J Shepperson, seconded by Councillor DALG Wherrell and unanimously agreed that Councillor Dr JR Williamson be elected Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the coming year.

4.

Minutes of Last Meeting

To confirm the Minutes of the last meeting held on 26 May 2005 as presented to Council on 23 June 2005. 

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting held on 26 May 2005 were agreed as a correct record. 

5.

Declarations of Interest

Members need only declare an interest in circumstances where there is an item on the agenda that may cause a conflict of interests. 

Minutes:

Councillor Mrs HF Kember declared an interest as one of the local Members for Great Shelford and Councillor Nightingale declared an interest as a member of Great Shelford Parish Council.

6.

Great Shelford - Consent Streets pdf icon PDF 70 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED

to designate all the streets in Great Shelford as Consent Streets under the terms of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 and proceed to advertise the Resolution to take effect from 1 September 2005.

Minutes:

Great Shelford Parish Council had requested that all Streets in the village be designated Consent Streets in order that trading could be controlled. A Notice of Intention was published in the local press on 11 June 2005 and no objections were received. The Committee 

 

RESOLVED

to designate all the streets in Great Shelford as Consent Streets under the terms of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 and proceed to advertise the Resolution to take effect from 1 September 2005.

 

One Member raised the query that in the likelihood of additional streets being created in the village, would the Consent Street status automatically apply to those new streets? In response, the Assistant Licensing Officer informed the Committee that the initial Order of Intention listed all the streets in the village, however the Resolution would state ‘All the Streets within that village’. The Assistant Licensing Officer undertook to seek clarification on the matter.