To receive apologies for absence (to include reasons, where appropriate) from

Members/Officers.

Apologies for absence were received from the following Member for the reason so stated:

Councillor E Venables – Child care commitments.

To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest (if any) from Members/Officers in accordance with the provisions of the Members Code of Conduct adopted by Council from 1 September 2008.

None.

To receive for approval the public Minutes of the Licensing Sub-Committee of 4 August 2015.

RESOLVED:              That the minutes of the Licensing Sub-Committee of 4 August 2015 be approved as a true and accurate record. 

The Licensing and Registration Officer submitted a report regarding an application by Parrott Motors Limited to licence a Skoda Octavia vehicle registration number CP12 WWS as a private hire vehicle to seat four persons.  The vehicle is pre-owned and was first registered at the DVLA on 17 July 2012.  The applicant had provided a service history for the vehicle and an MOT certificate which had been carried out on 30 June 2015. 

          The applicant was present in support of the application and the Sub-Committee adjourned the meeting in order to view the vehicle.

On inspecting the vehicle, the mileage was confirmed as being 57,011 miles.

The applicant informed the Sub-Committee that in the event of his application being successful he intended to use the vehicle to undertake airport transfers and a regular private hire booking which the company has

The Licensing and Registration Officer informed the Committee that the application fell outside the Policy guidelines for the first licensing of vehicles and which would normally be refused; however, a relaxation of the Policy may be considered in exceptional circumstances. 

The Sub-Committee retired to consider the application further and on their return it was:

RESOLVED:              That the Sub-Committee considered the application to licence a Skoda Octavia vehicle registration number CP12 WWS as a private hire vehicle to seat four persons.  The Sub-Committee noted its policy and the date of first registration of the vehicle.  In deciding whether to grant the licence the Sub-Committee considered paragraph 2.2.5 of the policy and note the exceptional condition of the interior and exterior as well as the exceptional standards of safety and comfort.  The Sub-Committee granted the application. 

To consider any other item(s) of business in respect of which notice has been given in accordance with Rule 4 of the Council Procedure Rules and which the person presiding at the meeting is of the opinion should by reason of special circumstances be transacted at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

There were no urgent items.

The reports relating to the following items are not for publication as they

contain exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 of Part 4 and/or Paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information)(Variation)(Wales) Order 2007.

If following the application of the public interest test the Committee resolves pursuant to the Act to consider these items in private, the public will be excluded from the meeting during such consideration.

RESOLVED:               That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business as they contain exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 12 of Part 4 and Paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

                        Following the application of the public interest test it was resolved that pursuant to the Act referred to above to consider the following items in private, with the public excluded from the meeting, as it was considered that in all the circumstances relating to the items, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, because the information would be prejudicial to the applicants.

To receive for approval the exempt minutes of the Licensing Sub-Committee of 4 August 2015.