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Having taken into account the licensing act 2003 and the guidance issued under section 182 of the act, the Council’s statement of licensing policy and also the fact that objections to the application have been received from both Environmental Health and other persons on the basis that to grant the application would undermine the objectives relating to the prevention of public nuisance and public safety.

The committee have considered those licensing objectives in the light of what has been said and have listened to the arguments and are persuaded that it would not offend the licensing objectives to grant the application in part.

Environmental Health has been in contact with the applicant and have agreed to withdraw their representations for so long as the conditions agreed between themselves and the applicants are included in the license to ensure that the licensing objectives are met.

In their submissions other parties have made reference to the application being flawed in terms of notice of the application.  the committee took the view that the relevant legal notices had been given and therefore the application was in order.

The committee noted that Staffordshire police had not objected to the application in relation to crime and disorder or any other licensing objective.

Possible traffic related issues had also been identified in the representations but these did not fall within the remit of the committee for consideration.

Counsel for the objectors drew the committee’s attention specifically to paragraphs 8.33 to 8.41 relating to the steps to be taken to promote the licensing objectives and also paragraph 2.8 in the Council’s statement of licensing policy relating to the promotion of residential amenity.

Reference was also made to the Buddileigh application, which was held on land in the vicinity of the application site which was situated in similar proximity to residential property and where no complaints had been received.

Counsel for the objectors and the applicants had met in order to attempt to reach agreement on the application and counsel put forward their proposals in that regard.  whilst agreement could not be reached the committee considered these proposals and having taken all of the issues into consideration including the applicants views as to how they propose to manage potential risks, the committee are disposed, taking into account the matters referred to, to grant the application in the following manner and subject to the conditions which will be set out.

Firstly as regards the young farmers ball on the 8 august 2015 all licensable activities to end by 1 a.m. in the following morning and the function to be limited to 650 people in attendance.  The premises to close 30 minutes later.

In relation to other licensable events the position of the marquee shall be agreed in consultation with Environmental Health, the chair of the local parish Council, local ward Councillors and any other persons who, in the view of Environmental Health, could be affected by the licensable activities proposed.  The position of the marquee to be marked on  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.