To consider the report of the Environmental Health and Licensing Manager.
Minutes:
The Chair introduced the Committee and set out the procedure. The Litigation Solicitor set out the Council’s policy and the requirements under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982.
The Principal Licensing Officer presented the report that advised the Committee that Mr B and Mr S were seeking approval to engage in street trading at a number of locations within the city, selling artisan coffee and individually wrapped pre-packaged cakes and biscuits from a converted Smart Car, measuring 240cm x 120cm.
Mr B and Mr S had applied for a roving consent to trade for a 12 month period specifically at Pynes Hill, Sowton Industrial Estate and the Marsh Barton Industrial Estate areas. The proposed trading days and times would be Monday to Friday, from 08.00 to 14.00. No representations had been received and the applicants business had received a 5 star rating from Environmental Health Department in October 2017.
Mr B and Mr S were in attendance and spoke in support of their application. They had started the business in September 2017 selling coffee. They operated a quirky and unique business operating Monday to Friday selling locally sourced products at affordable prices. They commented that they had operated at events in the city including the food festival.
In response to questions from Members, Mr B and Mr S responded:-
· The coffee cups would be 100% recyclable and bio-degradable. They would also provide a further incentive of discounted coffee for customers who brought their own mugs;
· Refuse would mainly consist of coffee stirrers, but everything would 100% recyclable and rubbish would be taken away when the car moved on;
· There was a support car available if required to cater for larger events;
· The drinks were made from ground coffee and locally sourced for freshness. The car was a convertible with an attached steel compartment to trade from. The passenger seat would be fitted with a fridge but the car would remain road worthy;
· The Pynes Hill and Marsh Barton areas had a demand for the services and would be ideal locations to trade at. The car would park, allowing customers to come and buy tea, coffee and cakes;
· The discount for customers providing their own mugs would be displayed on the menu, through social media and word of mouth;
· The cakes were locally made by Devon Foods in Honiton;
· There were no specific locations or confines for the roving licence, the option to trade anywhere would be ideal.
RESOLVED that the application be approved for 12 months with the following conditions:
(a) In the event that issues do arise from this consent, then they should be referred back to the Licensing Committee at the first available opportunity;
(b) That all of the conditions contained within Appendix A of the Street Trading Policy dated June 2015 should be included on the consent;
(c) That the consent holder will provide a bin for customer use and that the consent holder will ensure that any rubbish in the vicinity (within 100m of the business), emanating from the business is cleared away at regular intervals;
(d) The use of A boards and flags is prohibited;
(e) The consent holder will not conduct fly posting.