Committee details

Licensing Sub-Committee

Purpose of committee

1 Licensing Sub-Committee

Composition: Three members of the Licensing Committee.

The Licensing Committee will appoint its Chair, Vice Chair and two further Councillors, who are members of the Licensing Committee, to act as Chairs of the Sub-Committees.

Each Sub-Committee will comprise a Chair and two other members of the Licensing Committee and will be empanelled ad-hoc by the Senior Manager, Democratic Support and Elections (political balance is not required and the two members may comprise other Licensing Sub-Committee appointed Chairs).

Terms of Reference:

1.1 To determine applications under the Licensing Act 2003 and the Gambling Act 2005, grant licences, permissions, issue permits, make variations (including rescinding licences), make orders or notices and undertake such other regulatory functions as may be referred from time to time, where objections or representations are received, including the following:

Matters to be dealt with	Sub Committee	Officer
Application for personal licence	If a police objection	If no objection made
Application for personal licence with unspent convictions	All cases
Application for premises licence/club premises certificate	If a relevant representation made	If no relevant representation made
Application for provisional statement	If a relevant representation made	If no relevant representation made
Application to vary premises licence/club premises certificate	If a relevant representation made	If no relevant representation made
Application to vary designated premises supervisor	If a police objection	All other cases
Request to be removed as designated premises supervisor		All cases
Application for transfer of premises licence	If a police objection	All other cases
Applications for interim authorities	If a police objection	All other cases
Application to review premises licence/club premises certificate	All cases
Decision on whether a representation is irrelevant frivolous vexatious etc.		All cases
Decision to object when local authority is a consultee and not the relevant authority considering the application	All cases
Determination of an objection to a temporary event notice	All cases
Determination of application to vary premises licence at community premises to include alternative licence condition	If a police objection	All other cases
Decision whether to consult other responsible authorities on minor variation application		All cases
Determination of minor variation application		All cases

1.2 To give consents for striptease, and to make objections to cinema advertisements and to prohibit films in accordance with former standard public entertainment licence conditions incorporated in premises licences.

1.3 Determine matters relating to hypnotism performances.

1.4 To determine applications for pavement licenses under the Business and Planning Act 2020 where adverse representations have been made and not withdrawn or other reasons why the Licensing Manager considers it relevant to refer the matter to the Licensing Sub-Committee.

Membership

Contact information

Support officer: Sarah Moorghen, Democratic Support - email smoorghen@lancaster.gov.uk.