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Items
No. Item

41.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE

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

Minutes:

The Democratic Services Officer drew attention to the Emergency Evacuation Procedure.

42.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS

Minutes:

There were none.

43.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

At this point in the meeting declarations of interest are received from Members in any of the agenda items under consideration at the meeting.

(a) The agenda item number in which they have an interest to declare.

(b) The nature of their interest.

(c) Whether their interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest or an other interest (as defined in Part 4.4 Appendix B of the Code of Conduct and Rules for Registration of Interests).

Any Member who needs to clarify any matters relating to the declaration of interests is recommended to seek advice from the Council’s Monitoring Officer or a member of his staff before the meeting to expedite dealing with the item during the meeting.

 

Minutes:

There were none.

44.

TO ANNOUNCE ANY URGENT BUSINESS AGREED BY THE CHAIR

Minutes:

There was none.

45.

Minutes of the previous meetings: 24th August 2023 & 7th September 2023 pdf icon PDF 76 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee RESOLVED to approve the minutes for the meetings held on 24th August 2023 and 7th September 2023 and they were duly signed by the Chair.

 

46.

LICENSING PROCEDURE pdf icon PDF 80 KB

The Chair will, if required, explain the licensing procedure.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chair referenced the procedure and stated that both parties would be given a fair amount of time to make their statements and give their evidence to the Sub-Committee.

 

The applicant and other parties that were present confirmed that they had received and understood the licensing procedure.

47.

Application for a Tables and Chairs Permit - Flute, 9 Edgar Buildings, Bath, BA1 2EE pdf icon PDF 7 MB

Minutes:

The Team Leader, Legal Services addressed the Sub-Committee to explain that an email from one of the objectors to the application, Mr Paul Kentish, had been received in the afternoon of 18th October. She informed the meeting that the email contained a photo that he wished to submit as evidence. She confirmed that the photo had been shared with the applicant and that they had no objection to it being submitted. Members were content in the exercise of their discretion to admit this into evidence. A copy of the photo was handed out to all members of the Sub-Committee so that they could consider its contents.

 

The Public Protection Officer (Licensing) introduced the report to the Sub-Committee. He stated that they were being asked to determine an application for a Tables and Chairs permit for an outside seating area in front of Flute, 9 Edgar Buildings, Bath, BA1 2EE.

 

He informed the meeting that the times applied for the use of the permit were 08:00 to 23:00 every day.

 

He stated that objections to the application had been received from B&NES Highways Team, 5 members of the public and Councillor Paul Roper (Kingsmead Ward).

 

He explained that during the statutory consultation period, as a result of the objection from B&NES Highways Team to the original application, the applicant submitted an amended plan showing a reduced number of tables and chairs applied for and the B&NES Highways Team withdrew their objection having considered the amended plan. A copy of the amended plan was sent to all parties who had objected to the original application.

 

At the request of Malcolm Baldwin, Chair of the Circus Residents Association and with the approval of the applicant, a large scale copy of the amended plan was handed out to all parties present at the meeting.

 

Piers Warne, solicitor for the applicant addressed the Sub-Committee. He informed them that the area applied for would now comprise of 4 tables and 10 chairs rather than the 11 chairs that were shown on the amended plan.

 

He said that it was their view that there is significant distance between the proposed area and the dropped kerb / pelican crossing and that the pedestrian flow would naturally turn before reaching the seating area either after or before completing the crossing of George Street.

 

He added that the tables and chairs would also not block the vision of those people exiting Bartlett Street.

 

He stated that many premises within the city now have permits for the use of tables and chairs and that these can be utilised as a window for the whole premises to show members of the public what is on offer.

 

He said that following the withdrawal of the objection from the B&NES Highways Team he saw no reason why the application should not be granted as applied for.

 

He informed the Sub-Committee that if the permit was granted, they would have to re-apply in April 2024 for a subsequent one  ...  view the full minutes text for item 47.