Agenda and draft minutes

The Membership of the Licensing Sub-Committee for this meeting was Councillors Rebecca Biegel, Ian Middleton and Barry Wood.

Resolved

(1) That Councillor Rebecca Biegel be appointed Chairman of the General Licensing Sub-Committee.

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest that they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting.

Note: Any Member with a disclosable pecuniary interest will not be able to participate in the hearing, and should therefore notify the Monitoring Officer in advance so that arrangements may be made for an alternate Member to attend.

There were no declarations of interest.

Report of Health Protection, Compliance and Licensing Manager

Purpose of report

To determine a New Street Trading Consent application for the location at Shakespeare Drive Bicester, Oxfordshire as applied for under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982.

Recommendations

There are no recommendations, but in considering the objection received and what is appropriate for the promotion of the Street Trading Policy as follows:-

·       Public Safety – whether the activity represents or is likely to
represent a substantial risk to the public. Factors taken into account will
include obstruction, fire hazard, unhygienic conditions or danger that may occur when a trader is accessing the site.

·       Public Order – whether the activity represents, or is likely to represent, a substantial risk to public order. All traders will conduct themselves in a professional manner.

·       Public Nuisance - whether the activity represents, or is likely to represent, a substantial risk to nuisance to the public from noise and/or odour particularly in residential areas. 

·       Appearance – the stall/vehicle must be maintained in good condition and be of smart appearance. The general appearance will be considered in order to determine that the business will not have a detrimental impact on the surrounding area.

The Health Protection, Compliance and Licensing Manager submitted a report to determine a request for a new Street Trading Consent application for the location Shakespeare Drive, Bicester, Oxfordshire as applied for under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982.

Resolved

(1)            As set out in the attached determination letter.