Agenda item

The Report of the Deputy Chief Executive is attached.

A procedure note which explains what happens at a Licensing Sub-Committee, follows.

The Chairman opened the meeting and invited the Head of Corporate Governance to explain some issues of concern.

The Head of Corporate Governance explained that one of the members appointed to the Sub-Committee was not able to attend due to the weather conditions. Additionally the Sub-Committee was concerned that the police had not been able to send a representative to attend the hearing.

Due to the sensitive long history of this site, which attracted a great deal of public interest, it was not considered appropriate to proceed with only two members of the Sub-Committee. It was therefore decided to adjourn the hearing to a date when both the police and all three members of the Sub-Committee could be present.

None of the parties present made any representations or observations on this proposal.

Resolved to adjourn the hearing to a date to be agreed when all parties would be available to attend.