The Sub-Committee will elect a Chairman for the meeting.

It was moved by Councillor A Cossens, seconded by Councillor Thompson and:- RESOLVED that Councillor J Henderson be elected as Chairman for the meeting.

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

There were no apologies for absence nor substitutions.

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee, held on Wednesday 31 July 2024.

It was moved by Councillor A Cossens, seconded by Councillor Thompson and:-

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 31 July 2024, be approved as a correct record and be signed by the Chairman.

Councillors are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registerable Interests of Non-Registerable Interests, and the nature of it, in relation to any item on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest on this occasion.

To inform Members that an application has been received for the Grant of a premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003 from Mrs Selvabhavani Sujananth to sell/supply alcohol and that an objection notice of the licence has been received from an interested party.

The Applicant and their representative failed to attend the meeting and as such, the Chairman of the Sub-Committee believed that, being within the public interest it was necessary for the Applicant to be in attendance, and so adjourned this item, A.1 Grant of the Premises Licence, Kings Local, 65-67 Kings Avenue, Holland-on-sea, Essex. Ref: 24/00399/PREMGR, to a later date as to be arranged outside of this meeting.

To consider passing the following resolution:

“That under Regulation 14 of the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005 the public be excluded from the meeting for the items of business to be considered below on the grounds that the public interest in so doing outweighs the public interest in that part of the hearing taking place in public”.

It was moved by Councillor A Cossens, seconded by Councillor J Henderson and:-

RESOLVED that under Regulation 14 of the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005 the public be excluded from the meeting for the item of business to be considered below on the grounds that the public interest in so doing outweighs the public interest in that part of the hearing taking place in public.

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the exempt minute of the meeting of the Sub-Committee held on Wednesday, 31 July 2024.

It was moved by Councillor A Cossens, seconded by Councillor J Henderson and:-

RESOLVED that the Exempt Minute of the meeting of the Sub-Committee, held on Wednesday, 31 July 2024 be approved as a correct record and be signed by the Chairman.