The following licence applications are available for the public to view before a decision is made.
List of current applications
Lightwater Leisure Centre
Reference number: LAPREM/221/24
Name of applicant: Danny Lyons
Premises address: Lightwater Country Park, The Avenue, Lightwater, Surrey GU18 5RG
Type of application: Premises Licence
Details of application:
Retail sale of alcohol Sunday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:00, Friday and Saturday 11:00 to Midnight
Performance of Plays Sunday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:00, Friday and Saturday 11:00 to Midnight
Exhibition of Films Sunday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:00, Friday and Saturday 11:00 to Midnight
Indoor Sporting Events Sunday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:00, Friday and Saturday 11:00 to Midnight
Boxing or Wrestling Sunday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:00, Friday and Saturday 11:00 to Midnight
Playing Live Music Sunday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:00, Friday and Saturday 11:00 to Midnight
Playing Recorded Music Sunday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:00, Friday and Saturday 11:00 to Midnight
Performance of Dance Sunday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:00, Friday and Saturday 11:00 to Midnight
Entertainment similar making Music/Dance Sunday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:00, Friday and Saturday 11:00 to Midnight
Late Night Refreshment Friday and Saturday 23:00 to midnight
Public and national holidays terminal time midnight. New Year's Eve from the start of licensable hours New Year's Eve until terminal time New Year's Day.
The area to be licensed will be the function room and cafe and intended to be used for social gatherings, functions, private parties, conferences, and wakes.
End date for representation: 13 November 2024
Hillier Garden Centre
Reference number: LAFULL/3771/24
Name of applicant: Gill Mayo
Premises address: London Road, Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6LQ
Type of application: Variation to a Premises Licence
Details of application: Retail sale of alcohol Monday to Saturday 07:30 to 21:00 & Sunday 09:00 to 21:00.
A variation is sought to this Premises Licence to permit additional flexibility in the hours they are permitted to be open and to sell alcohol, to change the plans associated with the premises and to update the conditions.
Hours - While there are no current plans to change the existing closing times on a regular basis, the garden centre occasionally opens later on special occasions in the year, for example, to permit gardening club events (such as educational talks) and for late-night shopping (such as in the run-up to Christmas). The hours applied for in this variation, would provide flexibility to occasionally carry out such activities, without the need for a Temporary Event Notice. Additional hours in the mornings, reflects the current opening hours of the Garden Centre.
Plans – There are some adjustments to the associated plans required, to reflect changes to the internal layout of the premises and to incorporate three concessions within the scope of the premises licence. Therefore, this variation also seeks to amend the plans.
As works are ongoing the new plans will take effect once the works have been completed in early 2025.
Conditions
The removal of 4 conditions which are outdated or vague
Alcohol shall be primarily served in conjunction with the café menu - Alcohol is also sold in the shop as an off-sale and as such this condition could be interpreted to reflect the balance of on and off sales. The condition is vague and therefore we would like to see it removed.
Alcohol sold on the premises may only be consumed within the license area as shown on the plan - The new plan shows the licensed area encircled by a red line and as such this condition is no longer required
No children to be permitted to remain in the licensable area after 19.00hrs - It would not be unreasonable for children to be on the premises when ‘late-night’ shopping is taking place. The Licensing Act covers the presence of children on licensed premises sufficiently and there seems no reason for a condition to replicate these existing restrictions.
All staff over 18 shall be authorised to sell alcohol - Not all staff who work at the premises are involved with the sale of alcohol and therefore there is no reason why they should be authorised to do so. The mandatory condition already covers the need for all staff who sell alcohol to be authorised.
The premises is not fundamentally changing its policies or procedures and the nature of the premises remains unchanged. The variation is sought in order to ensure that the Premises Licence is updated and fit for purpose. The applicant does not believe that the changes sought will have any negative impact on any of the Licensing Objectives and that the remaining conditions applied to the Premises Licence are sufficient for purpose.
End date for representation: 31 October 2024
Advice on making representations
The Licensing Act 2003 (the Act) enables thorough scrutiny of applications both by experts and by residents and businesses.
Responsible authorities, including the police, fire authority, trading standards, health and safety and environmental health are notified of every application for a new premises licence, or variation of existing licences, and can make representations to the Council about the effect of the application on the promotion of the four licensing objectives.
Any person can make relevant representations about any application for a new licence or variations to a licence.
This includes the right to raise objections and gives the local community a greater say than ever before in licensing decisions.
Be advised that any representation, along with your details will be released to the applicant and/or their agents as part of the process, unless you indicate that there are exceptional circumstances where you believe that your details should not be released.
Contact the licensing team directly where you believe this to be the case.
Relevant representations
For a representation to be relevant it must be one that is about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives, or if a review, the impact of the premises licence on the objectives.
Any representation will not be relevant if the Council considers it to be vexatious or frivolous.
Representations must be received within 28 days from the day after the date the licence was applied for, as specified in the newspaper and site notice advertisements placed by the licence applicant (or in the case of a review of an existing licence, the notices placed by the Council).
In the case of Minor Variations to existing licences that will not impact adversely on the Licensing Objectives, representations must be received within ten working days from the day after the Council received the application. For more details go to our apply for a minor variations webpages.
Representations received after that time cannot be considered.
Please see the below guidance document for further information.
In the case of a review of a premises licence following a closure order by a Magistrate’s Court, an interested party or a responsible authority has a period of seven days from when the licensing authority receives the order, in which to make representations about the review.
When a licence application is made
Applicants are obliged to advertise new premises applications and major variations of existing licences by:
- displaying a site notice outside the premises for 28 days from the day after the application is given to the Council
- placing a public notice once in a local newspaper during 10 days from the day after the application is given to the Council
For minor variations, there is no newspaper notice, and a site notice is displayed outside the premises for ten working days from the day after the application is given to the Council.
You can also view copies of all application forms at our offices. Please telephone in advance to make an appointment.
Reviews of relevant permissions
A formal review of an existing licence or certificate can be made in writing at any time where a premises is undermining one or more of the licensing objectives.
The Council will advertise the review application for 28 days by displaying notice at, on or near the site of the licensed premises where it can be conveniently read outside. It will also be advertised at Council offices and on this website.
Representations can be made about the review in the same way as those about licence applications