Additional documents:
Report from the Licensing Team attached.
APPLICANT – RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES – INTERESTED PARTIES
Please ensure that you complete and return the attached ‘Attendance at Hearing Notice’ NO LATER than 5 (five) working days before the date of the hearing.
A party who wishes to withdraw any representations they have made should do so as soon as possible.
If you consider that the hearing is not necessary, the Licensing Authority may dispense with a hearing providing all parties subject to the hearing agree that a hearing is not necessary. If you consider this to be the case, then you should give notice to the authority as soon as possible.
Procedure to be followed at the hearing
The procedure is attached.
Additional documents:
Report from the Licensing Team attached.
APPLICANT – RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES – INTERESTED PARTIES
Please ensure that you complete and return the attached ‘Attendance at Hearing Notice’ NO LATER than 5 (five) working days before the date of the hearing.
A party who wishes to withdraw any representations they have made should do so as soon as possible.
If you consider that the hearing is not necessary, the Licensing Authority may dispense with a hearing providing all parties subject to the hearing agree that a hearing is not necessary. If you consider this to be the case, then you should give notice to the authority as soon as possible.
Procedure to be followed at the hearing
The procedure is attached.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Chairman asked the Sub-Committee Members and officers in attendance at the meeting to introduce themselves.
The Chairman asked the Applicants and their representative to introduce themselves:
Matthew Edwards – representing the Applicants
Hans Engstrom
Amanda Engstrom
The Chairman asked the Other Persons to introduce themselves:
Philip Kolvin QC – representing David Harkness and Judith Lyons
David Finch
Frances Browne
Claire Johnsen
Alan Piper
Richard Kemp
John Kemp – in support of the application
Diana Wilson – in support of the application
At the request of the Chairman, it was confirmed that no party to the Hearing wished to withdraw either their application or their representation.
At the request of the Chairman, the Licensing Officer confirmed that the Applicants had requested to call Nick Watson as a witness.
The Chairman asked the Licensing Officer whether any of the parties had indicated they wished to present documentary (or other) material. The Licensing Officer confirmed that supporting information had been submitted prior to the hearing date by Philip Kolvin QC and had been accepted by the Sub-Committee. She also confirmed that there had been a request to submit further supporting information by the Applicants today, but this had not been accepted by all parties.
The Chairman asked the Applicants and Other Persons to estimate the time required to present their case.
At the request of the Chairman, the Licensing Officer introduced Paper B/LaSub/21/5 to enable the determination of an application for the grant of a new premises licence in respect of Mount Farm Vineyards, Blooms Hall Lane, Stanstead. The Licensing Officer advised the hearing that 67 representations had been received from other persons, including local residents, businesses and the parish council. She also advised that no representations had been received from any of the Responsible Authorities.
At the conclusion of the Licensing Officer’s report, the Chairman asked each of the parties to the hearing in turn if they had any questions for the Licensing Officer. There were no questions for the Licensing Officer.
The Chairman asked the Applicants to present their case.
The Applicants’ representative, Matthew Edwards presented their case to the hearing. He explained that the licence application was for a small vineyard to enable ‘cellar door’ type sales to be made to the public. Mr Edwards invited Amanda Engstrom and Hans Engstrom to outline their application to the hearing and to answer questions regarding their business.
At the conclusion of the Applicants’ case, the Chairman asked each of the parties to the hearing in turn if they had any questions for the Applicant.
The Applicants, their representative and their witness answered questions from the Sub-Committee including: how they intend to manage the number of visitors and vehicles to the site, consultation with the parish council and neighbours, implementation of an appointment system for visitors, the protection of children visiting the site, local trades visiting the site, expected number of visitors at the busiest times of the year.
The Chairman invited the Applicants’ witness, Nick Watson to ... view the full minutes text for item 4
Report from the Licensing Team attached.
APPLICANT – RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES – INTERESTED PARTIES
Please ensure that you complete and return the attached ‘Attendance at Hearing Notice’ NO LATER than 5 (five) working days before the date of the hearing.
A party who wishes to withdraw any representations they have made should do so as soon as possible.
If you consider that the hearing is not necessary, the Licensing Authority may dispense with a hearing providing all parties subject to the hearing agree that a hearing is not necessary. If you consider this to be the case, then you should give notice to the authority as soon as possible.
Procedure to be followed at the hearing
The procedure is attached.
Additional documents:
Report from the Licensing Team attached.
APPLICANT – RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES – INTERESTED PARTIES
Please ensure that you complete and return the attached ‘Attendance at Hearing Notice’ NO LATER than 5 (five) working days before the date of the hearing.
A party who wishes to withdraw any representations they have made should do so as soon as possible.
If you consider that the hearing is not necessary, the Licensing Authority may dispense with a hearing providing all parties subject to the hearing agree that a hearing is not necessary. If you consider this to be the case, then you should give notice to the authority as soon as possible.
Procedure to be followed at the hearing
The procedure is attached.
Additional documents: