Agenda item

The Sub-Committee is requested to determine the application.

Applicant:   Deal Town Football Club (2001) Limited

The following papers are attached.

(i)         Licensing Team Leader’s report.

(ii)        Appendix A – Original application.

(iii)       Appendix B – Map of the area.

(iv)       Appendix C – Email amendment to application.

(v)        Appendix D – Representations.

The procedure to be followed by the Sub-Committee is attached to this agenda.

The sub-committee considered an application from Deal Town Football Club (2001) Ltd in respect of Deal Town Football Club, The Charles Ground, St Leonard’s Road, Deal CT14 9AU. The application was for the grant of a premises licence for:

Films

Supply of Alcohol (for consumption on the premises)

During the consultation process, 23 relevant representations were received from local residents. The applicant was contacted and the nature of the representations was discussed. The applicant then amended their application as followed:

Films

To be removed from the application.

Supply of Alcohol (form consumption on the premises)

All parties were given the opportunity to withdraw/amend their objection based on the amendments. Following consultation, of the 23 relevant representations to the original application, 11 withdrew them and 12 remained.

On the basis of the representations of the applicant and the representative, and other persons, the sub-committee found the following facts to be established:

(i)               There had been no representations made by any of the Responsible Authorities, including the Police.

(ii)             That having considered the 23 relevant representations objecting to the application the applicant amended the application to try to address the issues raised in the objections.

(iii)            Having discussed the application with PC Noddings during the consultation period, CCTV had been installed both inside and outside the premises and if the application were granted a condition would be included as followed:

‘CCTV is to be in operation at the premises, recorded for a minimum period of 28 days and provided to Police or Authorised Officers on request.’

(iv)            The football club currently had a Club Premises Certificate which authorised the carrying out of licensable activities as followed:

On the premises

Alcohol Sales

Sunday 12:00 to 23:30 hrs

Monday 11:00 to 23:00 hrs

Tuesday 11:00 to 23:00 hrs

Wednesday 11:00 to 23:00 hrs

Thursday 11:00 to 23:00 hrs

Friday 11:00 to 23:00 hrs

Saturday 11:00 to 23:00 hrs

Non Standard Timings

Good Friday: noon to 22:30 hrs

New Year’s Eve: 11:00 to 23:00 hrs; when on a Sunday: noon to 22:30 hrs

(v)             Residential properties were within close proximity of the football club, with properties being on all four side of the ground. At the hearing the objectors stated that there were issues with: light pollution from the lights at the ground; loud music, in particular the bass, from within the clubhouse; talking and shouting from patrons outside the clubhouse; noise from bottles being emptied into bins at the end of the night and; smokers congregating outside the fire doors of the premises.

(vi)            The Licensing Team Leader advised that no complaints regarding the football club and clubhouse had been made to the Licensing Team or Environmental Health.

(vii)          Ms S Dunning stated that the floodlights at the ground were used during evening matches and security lights were used for patrons leaving the premises and were turned off by the last members of staff leaving the clubhouse.

In reaching its findings the sub-committee took into account the following:

(i)               Dover District Council’s Licensing Policy.

(ii)             The Licensing Act 2003 and the guidance given under Section 182 of the Act.

(iii)            Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

(iv)            The judgment in the case of Daniel Thwaites PLC V Wirral Borough Magistrates Court [2008] EWHC 38 (Admin).

RESOLVED:     (a)       That the application for a premises licence in respect of Deal Town Football Club, The Charles Ground, St Leonard’s Road, Deal CT14 9AU be GRANTED as follows:

Supply of Alcohol (for consumption on the premises)

(i)               On all days there will be a drinking up time of 15 minutes after the terminal hour.

(ii)              The fire doors are to remain closed from 20:00 hrs.

(iii)            The bottles bins are to be used no later than 21:30 hrs.