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Declarations of Interest 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. Minutes: None. |
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To receive for approval the Minutes of the 10/11/2020 Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Minutes of a meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee (B) dated 10 November 2020, be approved as a true and accurate record. |
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Application to Licence Hackney Carriage Vehicle Additional documents: Minutes: The Licensing Policy Officer presented a report, the purpose of which, was to ask the Sub-Committee to consider an application to grant a licence for a hackney carriage vehicle.
She explained that an application had been submitted by James Bickerstaff of Porthcawl, to licence a Renault Trafic vehicle registration number XF66 XBY as a hackney carriage vehicle to seat 8 persons.
The vehicle was pre-owned and first registered at the DVLA on 28 February 2017.
The Licensing Policy Officer proceeded, by advising that the application falls outside the Hackney Carriage Vehicle Policy approved by the Licensing Committee. The vehicle was not wheelchair accessible. A service report had been submitted for 17 March 2018, with the mileage received at 14,235 and 26 November 2020 with the mileage at 23,483.
On the 9 December 2020 an Enforcement Officer inspected the vehicle and the vehicle was found to be in good condition. A Vehicle Assessment Form is provided at Appendix A. At the time of inspection the mileage was recorded at 23,692.
The application fell outside the provisions of the Council’s Licensing Policy, for the reasons detailed in paragraph 4.5 of the report.
Members then retired to consider the matter further, whereupon on their return, it was
RESOLVED: The Sub-Committee considered the application to register YF66 XBY as a Hackney Carriage Vehicle.
Members noted that it fell outside of policy 2.1 of the Council’s Licensing Policy, for the reasons outlined in paragraph 4.5 the report.
Members noted that the policy could be relaxed as set out in paragraph 2.2 of the policy, namely the exceptional interior and exterior quality and the exceptional standards of safety. As such, the Sub-Committee granted the licence.
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Application to Licence Hackney Carriage Vehicle Additional documents: Minutes: The Licensing Policy Officer presented a report, the purpose of which, was to ask the Sub-Committee to consider an application to grant a licence for a hackney carriage vehicle.
An application was made by Wayne Griffiths of Maesteg to licence a Dacia Logan vehicle registration number LV18 PVL as a hackney carriage vehicle to seat 4 persons.
The vehicle is pre-owned and was first registered at the DVLA on June 2018.
The application falls outside the Hackney Carriage Vehicle Policy approved by the Licensing Committee. The vehicle is not wheelchair accessible. No service report has been submitted as no information was given to Mr. Griffiths when he purchased the vehicle.
On the 17 December 2020 an Enforcement Officer inspected the vehicle and the vehicle was found to be in good condition. A Vehicle Assessment Form is provided at Appendix A. At the time of inspection the mileage was recorded at 42,598.
The application fell outside the provisions of the Council’s Licensing Policy, for the reasons detailed in paragraph 4.5 of the report.
Members then retired to consider the matter further, whereupon on their return, it was
RESOLVED: The Sub-Committee considered the application to register LV18 PVL as a Hackney Carriage Vehicle.
Members noted that it fell outside of policy 2.1 of the Council’s Licensing Policy, for the reasons outlined in paragraph 4.5 the report.
Members noted that the policy could be relaxed as set out in paragraph 2.2 of the policy, namely the exceptional interior and exterior quality and the exceptional standards of safety. As such, the Sub-Committee granted the licence.
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Urgent Items 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. Minutes: None. |