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That in the absence of the Chariman and Vice-Chairman, a Chairman be appointed for this meeting only

That Councillor Alan Diskin be appointed as Chairman for this meeting.

Councillor Reece proposed that Councillor Diskin be appointed as Chairman for this meeting which was seconded by Councillor Lloyd.

RESOLVED:

That Councillor Diskin be appointed Chairman for this meeting only.

None.

None.

None were received.  

That the application for the sale of alcohol between the hours of 7am and 10pm at the premises 21-23 Chester Street, Flint, Flintshire be granted with the following conditions attached to the premises licence:

·         A digital, colour, hard disc CCTV system to be installed and remain operational whilst the premises are open to the public and maintained in good working order;

·         Recordings to be kept for a minimum of 28 days and made available for inspection by the Police or Local Authority, upon request, and

·         There must be a minimum of one member of staff trained and available to download CCTV footage at the request of the Police or Local Authority at all times when the premises are open

The Licensing Officer introduced the report which was for a request for a Premises Licence at 21-23 Chester Street, Flint which was shown on a location map which was attached as appendix 1 to the report.

                        The applicant was MDM Trans Ltd and the application had been advertised in the correct manner.

                        The application was for a new premises licence for the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises only for the following hours:

                                    Monday – Sunday   07.00 – 22.00

            REPRESENTATIONS BY THE APPLICANT

                        Mr Kamio Gadewski spoke on behalf of Mr Marcin Laskowski.

                        He explained that the store would sell Polish food and Polish alcohol only and provided the Sub-Committee and the responsible authorities with a copy of the price list that the alcohol would be sold for.  He said that in comparison to other stores in the vicinity, their liquors were of fine quality and the prices were generally more expensive.

                        When the store had been purchased there had been an issue with people drinking alcohol outside at the back of the store so immediately a gate had been erected which had eradicated the problem.

                        The store had been fitted with eight CCTV cameras, which included a night view, with one camera in the front of the store, one at the back and six inside.

                        Representatives from North Wales Police did not have any questions at this point.

            REPRESENTATIONS BY RESPONSBILE AUTHORITY

North Wales Police

            Ann Williams, Licensing Officer with North Wales Police said that the Police had submitted an objection on the grounds that the application was likely to undermine the licensing objective of Prevention of Crime and Disorder.          

            Whilst there was no Saturation Policy in place for the area which the premise was located, North Wales Police raised concern to the number of off licence premises situated within 100 yards of each other.

            Flint had been subjected to alcohol related anti-social behaviour, which in turn had had a detrimental effect on the residents, local businesses and also posed a drain on Police resources.  It was the view of North Wales Police that if the licence was granted it could result in an increase in further incidents of crime and disorder.

            Sergeant John Williams provided the Sub-Committee with a map of the area which provided details of the 15 off licenses already in operation in the vicinity of the premises, seven of which were within 100 metres of the premises under consideration today.

            North Wales Police had worked hard to tackle the problems of street drinking and anti-social behaviour in the town of Flint which had been a success as the problems had reduced. 

            In response, Mr Gadewski reiterated that only Polish alcohol would be sold and at a higher price than other popular brands of alcohol that were sold elsewhere.  He added that alcohol was not the main item to be sold from the store as that was food, but it was important that customers were able to buy from a whole range of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

There was one member of the press in attendance.