Agenda and minutes

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The Chairman made a short address to remind everyone present that the meeting would be recorded and would be capable of repeated viewing on the internet, which could infringe their human and data protection rights.

To declare interests in any item on this agenda.

There were no declarations of interest made pursuant to the Council’s Members’ Code of Conduct.

To note the adopted procedure for the conduct of business by the Sub-Committee.

The Sub-Committee noted the agreed procedure for the conduct of business and the Terms of Reference.

Exclusion: To consider whether, under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press should be excluded from the meeting for the items of business set out below on grounds that they will involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the following paragraph(s) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended) or are confidential under Section 100(A)(2):

The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006, which came into effect on 1 March 2006, requires the Council to consider whether maintaining the exemption listed above outweighs the potential public interest in disclosing the information. Any member who considers that this test should be applied to any currently exempted matter on this agenda should contact the proper officer at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

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(a)        disclose any facts or matters on which the report or an important part of the report is based;  and

(b)        have been relied on to a material extent in preparing the report and does not include published works or those which disclose exempt or confidential information and in respect of executive reports, the advice of any political advisor.

The Council will make available for public inspection for four years after the date of the meeting one copy of each of the documents on the list of background papers.

RESOLVED:

That in accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press should be excluded from the meeting for the item of business set out below on the grounds that it would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the following paragraph(s) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended) or were confidential under Section 100(A)(2):

To determine an application for a Taxi drivers license.

The application was not heard due to the applicant not being able to attend.

To invite the public and press back into the meeting for the remaining items of business.

The Licensing Sub-Committee considered an application for a Street Trading Consent under the Local Government Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1982. The three councillors that presided over this item were Councillors R Morgan (Chairman), P Keska and M George. Cllr E Gabbett observed the meeting. Also present were N Sayers (Legal Officer), D King (Licensing Manager), D Houghton & P Jones (Licence Officers), T Larsen (Democratic Service Officer) and R Moreton (Webcaster).

The Chairman welcomed the applicant and introduced the members and officers present.

The Licensing Officer informed the Sub-Committee of the circumstances under which the licence could not be dealt with under delegated authority.

The applicant made a short statement in support of the application before answering questions from members of the Sub-Committee and the objector.

The Objectors from Loughton Resident Association made their statement.

The Applicant made his closing statement.

The Panel retired to consider the application.

The Chairman invited the applicant, Licensing Officers and objector back into the chamber and informed the applicant of the Sub-Committee’s decision.

DECISION:

The decision of the sub-committee is that the Consent shall be granted subject to the following conditions:

1.     This Authority’s standard conditions.

2.     The sale of Artwork.

3.     Trading hours:

a)    Monday to Saturday 09:00 – 18:00

b)    Sunday 09:00 - 17:00

c)     The Consent holder must ensure that business operations from the licences area align with existing local business arrangements and charters, including regular markets and street trading consents.

4.     The public area immediately surrounding the stall shall be regularly cleared of waste, wrapping etc, and left in a tidy state at the end of trading on each day.

5.     The consent is permission to trade from a portable stall. The stall must be no larger than 3x3 meters in size and removed at the end of each day of trading and situated and operated from the street location on the pavement outside 214 High Road, Loughton.