Cllr David Simpson was appointed chair.

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The notices and paperwork were agreed to be complete and accurate.

Jon Payne introduced the application for premises, describing the unusual circumstances of the application.  There would be no customers on the property, as this was a delivery service with alcohol being taken from the site to customers’ addresses.  Customers would be turned away should they appear on the premises.

Mr Payne corrected the draft conditions, item 5, which should read 5.5% alcohol by volume.  Mr Payne also gave more detail on item 8 in the terms and conditions, regarding ID checks, which he felt was a more secure system than the snap decision taken in a standard face to face encounter.  There would be a Challenge 25 policy and as delivery was to the customer’s address they should be able to produce ID.

Mr Payne explained that street drinking was not possible with this business model, and that delivery would not take place if the customer appeared intoxicated or aggressive in any way (item 17).

Mr Thompson explained the ambience of the street, which had industrial workshops two doors down.  There was a track at the back of the property, past allotments.  There was one neighbour who had not lodged an objection.

Cllr West asked for clarification as to why minimum age signs were needed on the property if no customers were going to arrive.  Mr Payne responded that there would not be any signs and the property would look no different to a normal residence.

Cllr West also asked about who would be delivering the alcohol, to which Mr Thompson replied that it would be himself or other appropriately trained staff.

Sgt Sparham asked for clarification as to the licensable area, and Mr Payne explained it was only the shed that required a licence.  No alcohol would be kept in the property itself unless there was an emergency.  Sales would take place from the shed.  Sgt Sparham also queried the hours given in the application, to which Mr Payne said section L should have been left blank and asked the members to strike this out.  Sgt Sparham also asked about the customer demographic.  Mr Thompson said the customers would all be adults over 18, people who were late night drinkers, and went on to explain how he would be helping the police by keeping delivering to people’s houses and thereby not adding to outdoor drinking.  Sgt Sparham also stated the problem of houses with back tracks being burgled, and asked about measures that would be taken to stop this.  Mr Thompson explained there would be CCTV and alarms fitted, and that he had lived in the property for 9 years and not seen any criminal activity.

Sgt Sparham also asked about the additional conditions for unloading or loading between certain hours and how this would be enforced.  Mr Thompson said this would not be difficult as the business was small, and when it grew he would look for alternative premises.  He also explained the van would be loaded  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.