Agenda

The Committee is asked to note any apologies for absence and substitutions received from Members.

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee, held on Thursday, 21 July 2022.

Councillors are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Personal Interest, and the nature of it, in relation to any item on the agenda.

Subject to providing two working days’ notice, a Member of the Committee may ask the Chairman of the Committee a question on any matter in relation to which the Council has powers or duties which affect the District of Tendring and which falls within the terms of reference of the Committee.

The Committee will formally receive and note, for its information only, the Minutes of the meetings of the Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee held on Wednesday 4 May 2022 and Tuesday 31 May 2022.

The Committee will formally receive and note, for its information only, the Minutes of the meeting of the Premises/Personal Sub-Committee held on Friday 8 April 2022.

To report to the Committee details of licences that have been approved under Delegated Powers during the period 4 January 2022 to 31 August 2022.

As requested by this Committee at its 21 July 2022 (Minute 123 refers), this report sets out possible proposals for amending the delegations within the Council for considering (in the future) possible changes in the Hackney Carriage Fare Scale that applies in the District.  The Committee is invited to consider the possible proposals and, if satisfied with them, to approve the recommendations below.

This report submits for the Committee’s consideration a proposed revised Statement of Licensing Policy (at Appendix A to this report – with tracked changes).  The proposed revised Statement is submitted following a recent 28-day period of consultation on a draft revised Statement.  Essex Police (on behalf of the Chief Constable) made comments during the consultation period.  These are set out below in the ‘Current Position’ section of the report. The submitted revised Statement of Licensing Policy reflects changes based on feedback from the Committee at its meeting on 21 July and the submission from Essex Police.

Extension of provisions under the Business and Planning Act 2020 – Pavement Licensing Framework (oral report of the Deputy Chief Executive)

This item is to enable the Committee to receive an update on this matter. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Business and Planning Act 2020 introduced temporary provision for a fast-track process to allow businesses selling food or drink to obtain authorisation from the local authority for the placement of furniture such as tables and chairs on highway adjacent to their premises (“a pavement licence”). By virtue of the Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, the temporary provisions have been extended by twelve months to 30 September 2023.  This matter is within the remit of this Committee and the arrangements set out in the decision of 24 July 2020 (Decision - Operation of the new Pavement Licence Function - Business and Planning Act 2020 (tendringdc.gov.uk)) will continue in place.  A further written report will be submitted to a future meeting of the Committee.

The Sub-Committee is asked to consider passing the following resolution:

 “That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of Agenda Items 6, 7 and 8 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A, as amended, of the Act.”

To confirm as a correct record the exempt minutes of the meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 4 May 2022.