Agenda and minutes

The Chair will draw attention to the emergency evacuation procedure as set out under Note 5 on the previous page.

The Democratic Services Office read out the procedure.

RESOLVED that a Vice-Chair was not required on this occasion.

Councillor Anthony Clarke substituted for Councillor Gabriel Batt for the hearing of the application by Grosvenor Casinos Ltd (Minute 9).

To receive any declarations from Members/Officers of personal/prejudicial interests in respect of matters for consideration at this meeting, together with their statements on the nature of any such interests declared.

Cllr Batt declared both a personal and prejudicial interest in the application by Grosvenor Casinos Limited (Minute 9). This is due to the fact that he has a shareholding amounting to at least 1/100^th of the total shares in a taxi company whose office on the application site would be removed if the proposal were implemented.

There was none.

The Chair will explain the procedure.

The Chair explained the procedure for the meeting. Copies of the procedure had been made available to members of the public attending the meeting.

Applicant: Apollo Resorts and Leisure Limited, represented by Mike Nuttall (Managing Director)

Interested Party: John Siddall (not present and not represented)

Mr Nuttall confirmed that he had received and understood the procedure for the hearing.

The Environmental Monitoring and Licensing Manager summarised the application. A representation had been received from an Interested Party in relation to the licensing objective of preventing gambling from being a source of crime and disorder, being associated with crime or disorder, or being used to support crime. The Interested Party had been called away on urgent business and was unable to attend the hearing. The Sub-Committee accepted late documents submitted by the Interested Party and the applicant.

Mr Nuttall stated the case applicant’s case and was questioned by Members.

Following an adjournment, the Sub-Committee RESOLVED to make a provisional decision to grant the application for a provisional statement and to exclude the default provision as to the hours of operation. The Sub Committee issued a Decision Notice, which is given as Appendix 1 to these Minutes.

Applicant: Gala Casinos Limited, represented by Ewen MacGregor (Group Legal Counsel for the Gala Coral Group)

Interested Party: John Siddall (not present and not represented)

Mr MacGregor confirmed that he had received and understood the procedure for the hearing.

The Environmental Monitoring and Licensing Manger summarised the application. A representation had been received from an Interested Party in relation to the licensing objective of preventing gambling from being a source of crime and disorder, being associated with crime or disorder, or being used to support crime. The Interested Party had been called away on urgent business and was unable to attend the hearing. The Interested Party had submitted a late document, which the Sub-Committee accepted in evidence.

Mr MacGregor stated the applicant’s case and was questioned by Members.

Following an adjournment the Sub-Committee RESOLVED to make a provisional decision to grant the application for a provisional statement and to exclude the default provision as to the hours of operation. The Sub Committee issued a Decision Notice, which is given as Appendix 2 to these Minutes.

Applicant: Grosvenor Casinos Ltd, represented by Suzanne Davies (Solicitor for the Applicant) and Andrew Cotton (Compliance Manager)

Miss Davies confirmed that she had received and understood the procedure for the hearing.

The Environmental Monitoring and Licensing Manager summarised the application. There had been two representations from Interested Parties relation to the licensing objective of protecting children and other vulnerable persons from being harmed or exploited by gambling. Neither of the Interested Parties had been able to attend the hearing.

Miss Davies stated the case for the applicant and was questioned by Members.

Following an adjournment the Sub-Committee RESOLVED to make a provisional decision to grant the application for a provisional statement and to exclude the default provision as to the hours of operation. The Sub Committee issued a Decision Notice, which is given as Appendix 3 to these Minutes.