Agenda item

Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment

Recommendations:-

1.    That approval be given to begin the second stage of public consultation, in line with the option agreed by Cabinet in June, in respect of the Council’s Licensing Act 2003 Statement of Licensing Policy.

2.    That Cabinet agree that Officers undertake a Cumulative Impact Assessment for the Wickersley area, to support the Licensing Act 2003 Statement of Licensing Policy.

Consideration was given to a report in respect of a revised Statement of Licensing Policy under the Licensing Act 2003 and sought approval to commence formal consultation on the revised policy.

It was reported that Section 5 of the Licensing Act 2003 required a licensing authority to prepare and publish a statement of its licensing policy at least every five years. The Council’s present Statement of Licensing Policy was last published in 2011, and was therefore due for review and republication in 2016; however this review did not take place due to the Council’s focus on taxi and private hire licensing.

In June 2019 the Cabinet had given approval to a two stage approach to consultation to develop the Policy. Following the initial consultation, the Council was in a position to review and publish a revised Statement of Licensing Policy for consultation between January and March 2020, with a view to the Statement of Licensing Policy being presented to Cabinet for recommendation to the Council on 25 March 2020.

Resolved:-

1.    That approval be given to begin the second stage of public consultation, in line with the option agreed by Cabinet in June, in respect of the Council’s Licensing Act 2003 Statement of Licensing Policy.

2.    That officers be authorised to undertake a Cumulative Impact Assessment for the Wickersley area, to support the Licensing Act 2003 Statement of Licensing Policy.