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

Members/Officers.

Apologies for absence were received from the following Members:-

Councillor P John – Family commitment

Councillor D G Owen - Holiday

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.

Councillor G W Davies declared a prejudicial interest in Agenda item 7. in that he knew the applicant. He left the meeting whilst this application was being considered

The Assistant Chief Executive – Legal and Regulatory Services submitted a report, in respect of an application received from Darker Enterprises Limited for the renewal of the Sex Establishment Licence in respect of the above premises, which was being placed before the Sub-Committee for consideration, as powers have not been delegated under the Scheme of Delegation to Officers to process this by that method.

The Licensing and Registration Officer confirmed that the Company were not going to be represented at the meeting.

Details regarding the current Licence were detailed in Paragraph 3. of the report, with no representations or objections having been received from the public in respect of the application for the renewal of the Licence. Information regarding the statutory requirements that needed to be followed in terms of advertising the application, etc, were shown in Paragraph 4. of the report and these had been fully complied with by the applicant.

Paragraph 4.7 of the report, outlined guidance for Members with regard to the powers the Sub-Committee had as to the determination of the application, whilst Paragraph 4.8 gave grounds upon which the applicant could appeal against the Sub-Committee’s decision should they resolve to refuse the application.

Appendix A to the report, detailed the Council’s Standard Conditions and the Special Conditions the current Licence was subject to.

Following consideration of the application by Members, it was

RESOLVED:

That the Sub-Committee renewed the Licence subject to the existing terms and conditions as shown in Appendix A to the report.  

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.

EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

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.