Agenda and minutes

The Chair Cllr A. Richards welcomed everyone to the meeting.

There were none.

That the minutes of the previous meeting held on the 10^th June 2024, be approved as a true and accurate record

Any urgent items at the discretion of the Chairperson pursuant to Section 100BA(6)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

There were none.

That pursuant to Section 100BA (2) and (7) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following items of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 and 15 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the above Act.

RESOLVED:               That pursuant to Section 100BA (2) and (7) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following items of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the above Act.

The applicant, nor his representatives, attended the meeting. The Committee voted to hear the case in his absence.

The Senior Licensing Officer provided the Committee with an overview to the private circulated report.

Decision:

That after hearing representations from the Senior Licensing Officer, and reviewing the private circulated report, the application was refused, for the following reasons:

1.           The Applicant did not meet the policy

2.      As the Applicant failed to attend the meeting, Members were unable to question the Applicant on whether he had exceptional circumstances.

Consequently, the Applicant had not satisfied Members that there were exceptional circumstances to depart from the policy.