The Operational Manager – Shared Regulatory Services presented a report which provided Cabinet with a proposed Cumulative Impact Assessment (Bridgend Town Centre) for consideration and noting. The approval of a Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) was a Council function and therefore presented to full Council at tomorrow’s meeting.

He explained that on 18 December 2019 Council approved the publication of a Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) for Bridgend town centre which informs decision making within the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy. The CIA expired in December 2022.

A CIA assesses various issues relating to the impact of licensed premises including crime and disorder, public nuisance, littering and other negative impacts on particular areas and sets out the evidence on which the Council basis its decision to publish a CIA.

The Operational Manager – Shared Regulatory Services stated that South Wales Police had requested that the CIA remain in its current form, details of which are attached at Appendix B. Further details on the streets that the CIA would cover including other relevant details were at section 3 of the report.

The Deputy Leader asked in relation to premises licence conditions, if these could be made more readily available for the public to be able to access, without the need to contact the licensing team at BCBC.  The Operational Manager – Shared Regulatory Services stated that he would look into whether this was possible going forward.

RESOLVED: That Cabinet noted the report and the option set out in 3.19 above, which will be presented to Council on 21 June 2023.