Issue - meetings

Report of the Licensing Manager

The Committee received the report of the Licensing Manager in connection with an application for a Street Café Licence received from Greggs PLC.  The applicant had also requested a variation of the standard licence condition, which allowed a street café to operate between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 8.00 p.m. to allow them to operate from 7.00 a.m. each day of the week.

Greggs Plc had been invited to attend the meeting to make representations in support of their request, but were not in attendance. 

It was reported that the Council had established conditions attached to the grant of Street Café Licences.  In relation to this application number 4 stated:  “That the use of the Licensed Area shall cease before 2000 hours each day and shall not commence prior to 1000 hours.”  This was to keep the areas clear of obstruction to allow vehicular access for service vehicles and to allow street cleansing before the commencement of operation of the café, where necessary.

Greggs PLC had submitted a request to operate their Street Café area from 7.00 a.m. Mondays to Saturdays to facilitate and enhance early morning breakfast trade and allow their customers the choice of consuming non-alcoholic beverage with food outside, weather permitting.  The Street Café would replace the existing one located outside their premises on Cheapside, Lancaster.  County Highways officers, Council Planning and Environmental Health Services officers, the Police and other businesses in the area of the frontage had been consulted.

It was reported that no representations had been received by the closing date of 6^th October 2016.  County Highways had, however, noted that they would not wish to see any conflict with vehicular access for unloading purposes to neighbouring businesses or for City Council street cleansing.

It was proposed by Councillor Pattison and seconded by Councillor Charles:

 “That the request for a variation of the standard licence condition in relation to the permitted times of operation for the street café licence to allow Greggs PLC to operate from 7.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. be approved.”

Upon being put to the vote, 8 Members voted for the proposition and 1 against, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposal to be carried.

Resolved:

That the request for a variation of the standard licence condition in relation to the permitted times of operation for the street café licence to allow Greggs PLC to operate from 7.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. be approved.