Agenda item

To adopt the draft Southwark statement of licensing policy 2015-2020 as the policy of this council as licensing authority for the area, with effect from 1 January 2016.

(See pages 98 - 111 of the main agenda and supplemental agenda containing appendices, pages 1 - 151)

This report was considered after the guillotine had fallen, therefore in accordance with council assembly procedure rule 1.12 (3) and (4), the report was afforded up to a maximum of 15 minutes.

In accordance with council assembly procedure rule 2.11 (1), Councillor Renata Hamvas, chair of the licensing committee, moved the report.

Following debate (Councillors Adele Morris and Charlie Smith), Councillor Renata Hamvas exercised her right of reply.

The recommendations contained within the report were put to the vote and declared to be carried.

RESOLVED:

1.  That the council’s three current special cumulative impact policy areas (as set out below), be maintained within the Southwark statement of licensing policy for 2015-2020:

·  Borough and Bankside

·  Camberwell

·  Peckham

2.  That the contents of Table 1 (see pages 101 and 102 of the report), be incorporated within the Southwark statement of licensing policy 2015-2020, as this authority’s recommended appropriate operating hours for the guidance of applicants for new licences.

3.  That subject to resolutions (1) and (2) above, the draft Southwark statement of licensing policy 2015-2020, attached at Appendix C to the report, be adopted as the policy of this council as licensing authority for the area, with effect from 1 January 2016.

4.  That officers carry out a review of the current special cumulative impact policy areas, including detailed consideration as to whether cumulative impact policies continue to be appropriate and necessary, and report back to the licensing committee.

5.  That it be noted that the above decisions have had regard to the responses to the public consultation exercise on the revision of the Southwark statement for licensing policy for 2015-20 (Appendix A of the report), together with the further analysis provided by the partnership analyst and the council’s Environmental Protection Team (Appendices B and C respectively) accompanying the report.