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In accordance with the Council's current Code of Conduct (adopted July 2012), which includes all the provisions relating to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPI), personal and prejudicial interests , Members are asked to declare any DPI and also any personal interests (and whether or not such personal interests are also "prejudicial") in relation to any matter on the Agenda for this meeting. A DPI is defined in The Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012 No. 1464) and Appendix 3 of the Council’s Code of Conduct.  A personal interest is defined in paragraph 2.8 of the Code and a prejudicial interest is defined in paragraph 2.9. In the interests of complete transparency, Members of the County Council, who are not also members of this committee, are encouraged to declare any interests they may have in any matters being discussed even though they may not be under any obligation to do so under any relevant code of conduct.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Committee noted the procedure to be followed under the Licensing Act 2003 when an objection to a Temporary Events Notice (TEN) has been received.  The Chairman introduced the members of the Sub-Committee and the Officers present at the hearing.

The Chairman confirmed that the Notice Giver was not present at the hearing.

The Licensing Officer presented the report as detailed on page 5 of the agenda and drew members’ attention to the following points:

·         A standard temporary event notice had been received under the Licensing Act 2003 from Mr Matthew Runacre for Bruton Unionist Club and further that an objection notice has been duly served by Ms Sally-Anne Webster on behalf of the Environmental Protection Team;

·         The Temporary Event Notice was for a live band, singers and DJ event on 21^st January 2017;

·         The proposed activities requested was sale by retail of alcohol and the provision of regulated entertainment from 20:00 hours to midnight;

·         The venue was subject to a club premises certificate, which permits live and recorded music and the supply of alcohol from 11:00 to midnight on Saturdays: however this is only for its members and bone fide guests and does not include members of the public;

·         The conditions attached to the club premises certificate as outlined in the agenda;

·         The conditions relating to live or recorded music that would be suspended if members were minded to impose any conditions on the Temporary Event Notice where certain conditions are met.  This would mean that providing the requirements are met, that the public nuisance conditions would only apply from 23:00 to midnight;

·         The options available to the Sub-Committee.

In response to questions, members were informed of the following:-

·         An Abatement Notice was issued in relation to the event held on 10^th December 2016.  A copy of the Notice was served on the Club Secretary, the Club and on the person who had submitted the TENs application for that date;

·         The Licensing Officer was unaware of the relationship between the applicant who had submitted the TENs on 21^st January and the person who had submitted a TEN for an event on 10^th December.

The Chairman invited the Environmental Health Officer to address the Sub-Committee.  She advised that she objected to the TEN’s application on 21^st January at the Bruton Unionist Club.  The Environmental Protection Team had received several complaints in the past about the noise associated with Dub Club events.  The first complaint had been received in August 2016 and had been logged on the out of hours system.  The Environmental Health Officer informed members that a statutory noise nuisance was established on 10^th December and an Abatement Notice was served.  She explained that there was an appeal period and during this time she had received no communication from Bruton Unionist Club as to how they intended to manage the noise nuisance.

The Sub-Committee was then addressed by the Environmental Health Officer (Food Safety) who was the Officer on call on the evening of 10^th December.  She explained that she had received a call from the Dean help line at 22:25 hours with regards to noise from the Unionist Club in Bruton.  The complainant had informed her that the music had been ongoing since 18:30 hours.  She arrived in Bruton at 11:25 hours and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 28.