Agenda and minutes

LICENSING ACT 2003

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE

DECISION NOTICE

Greenway Hall Golf Club, Stanley Road, Stockton Brook, Staffordshire, ST9 9LJ

Meeting:         Friday July 19^th 2024. 10:30am

Present:         Councillor K Hoptroff (chairman)

                        Councillor L Swindlehurst

                        Councillor J Garvey

Applicant:  Ms Deborah Jane Burton represented by Ms Sarah Clover of Counsel together with Mr Brett Barlow and Mr Adam Gregory.

Objectors:  Mr Colin Salmon, Mr Stephen Cooper, Ms Kate Rose and Mr Wesley Machin (speaking) together with Mr Martin Willis, Mrs Claire Vernon and Mrs Hancock

For the Licensing Authority:  Mrs S Bradbury, Licensing Officer

Also present: 

N de Bruin - Senior Legal Officer, and

S Beech, democratic services officer.

Introduction

The hearing was called to consider an application by Greenway Hall Golf Club, Stanley Road, Stockton Brook, Staffordshire, ST9 9LJ under the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003.

No interests were declared.

The Sub-Committee considered the written report, relevant legislation, s182 guidance and Staffordshire Moorlands Statement of Licensing Policy as well as verbal submissions made at the meeting before coming to a decision.

Caselaw referred to by the applicant namely the cases of R (on application of Daniel Thwaites plc) v Wirral Magistrates’ Court and Others (2008) EWHC 838 (Admin) and R (on application of Hope and Glory Public House Ltd) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court and Others (2011) EWCA Civ 31 were noted.

Decision

That the application be granted in accordance with the application subject to the following conditions:

1.    Notices to be displayed prominently requesting patrons to disperse quietly from the premises.

2.    All windows and external doors shall be kept closed at any time when regulated entertainment takes place, except for the immediate access and egress of persons.

3.    The licence holder or his representative shall conduct assessments of noise coming from the premises on every occasion the premises are used for licensable activities at 11pm and then half-hourly at monitoring points to be agreed with the Environmental Health Department of the council until such time as the premises close.  The noise to be monitored includes noise from music, car movements, from people or any other noise associated with use of the premises after 11pm.  A written record of the assessment shall be made at the time it is carried out and kept for 12 months.  The assessments shall be made available for inspection by the Licensing Authority on request within 5 working days.

4.    Where the noise assessment reveals that noise is emanating from the premises which is audible at the agreed monitoring points then steps must be taken and recorded on the assessment record to reduce noise from the licensed premises to a level at which noise from the premises is no longer audible at the monitoring points. 

5.    A complaint procedure shall be drawn up and agreed with the Licensing Authority.  The complaint procedure shall contain an agreed protocol for dealing with and recording all noise complaints received. All records of complaints shall be retained for 12 months and made available for inspection by the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.