Committee details

Licensing Sub-Committee membership is made up of three Members, drawn from the Licensing Committee.

The Licensing Sub-Committee undertakes the discharge of the Council’s functions under the Licensing Act 2003 as follows:

1.        To determine applications for personal licences where a police objection is made.

2.        To consider police objections requesting revocation of a personal licence where convictions come to light after grant or renewal.

3.        To determine whether to revoke or suspend a personal licence where convictions come to light after grant or renewal.

4.        To determine applications for Premises Licences/ Club Premises Certificates, where a relevant representation is made.

5.        To determine whether to grant or refuse a street trading consent.

6.        To determine applications for provisional statements, where a relevant representation is made.

7.        To determine applications to vary Premises Licences/Club Premises Certificates, where relevant representations are made.

8.        To determine applications to vary a designated premises supervisor, where a police objection is received.

9.        To determine applications for the transfer of Premises Licences where a police objection is received.

10.    To determine applications for interim authorities where a police objection is received.

11.    To determine applications to review Premises Licences/ Club Premises Certificates.

12.    To decide to object when the local authority is a consultee and not the relevant authority considering the application.

13.    To determine whether to give a counter notice following a police and/or local authority environmental health objection to a Standard Temporary Event Notice.

The Licensing Sub-Committee undertakes the discharge of the Council’s functions in respect of the following:

14.  To determine applications for hackney carriage driver licences where the applicant has relevant convictions and any other application which the Head of Service – Environment and Waste considers should be brought to a sub-committee.

15.  To determine applications for private hire vehicle driver licences where the applicant has relevant convictions and any other application which the Head of Service – Environment and Waste considers should be brought to a sub-committee.

16.  To refuse applications for the grant or renewal of gaming machine permits and permits in respect of premises used wholly or mainly for the provision of amusement by means of machines.

17.  To determine any licensing application referred to it by the Head of Service – Environment and Waste, other than policy issues.

18.  To determine applications for the grant, transfer, or revocation of a sex shop licence under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982.