Councillor DW Greenow was elected as chairman for the regulatory sub-committee hearing.

To receive apologies for absence.

To receive any details of Members nominated to attend the meeting in place of a Member of the committee.

There were no substitutes present at the committee.

To receive any declarations of interest by Members in respect of items on the agenda.

In the opinion of the Proper Officer, the following item will not be, or is likely not to be, open to the public and press at the time it is considered.

RECOMMENDATION:         that under section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Schedule 12(A) of the Act, as indicated below and it is considered that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

1        Information relating to any individual.

2        Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual.

Under section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public was excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Schedule 12(A) of the Act, as indicated below and it is considered that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

1              Information relating to any individual.

2              Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual.

To decide whether to licence a vehicle outside the standard vehicle licence conditions.

SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF EXEMPT INFORMATION

Members of the council’s regulatory sub-committee considered the above appeal, full details of which appeared before the Members in their agenda and the background papers.

Prior to making their decision the members heard from Jo Barber representing the licensing authority.   The committee heard that the applicant was unwell and noted that this was the third time the committee had convened to hear the application having adjourned it twice to give the applicant with an opportunity to attend. The committee carefully considered whether to proceed in the absence of the applicant. It was noted that the applicant had been contacted by the licensing officer about the hearing but had not sent in any submissions or medical evidence and therefore decided to proceed in the absence of the applicant.

Having carefully considered those matters brought before them, the sub-committee were of the opinion that the application be refused as no exceptional or mitigating circumstances had been presented as to why the application should be granted outside of the terms of the licensing policy.

RESOLVED

It is the decision of the sub-committee that the application be refused.

To consider an application for a new premises licence in respect of ‘The Grapes, East Street, Hereford. HR1 2LW.

This application had been withdrawn from the agenda for the committee as the representations had been agreed with the licensing authority prior to the meeting.