Venue: Blackdown House, Honiton
Contact: Christopher Lane 01395 517544; email: clane@eastdevon.gov.uk
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Minutes of the meeting held on 28th August 2019 PDF 29 KB Minutes: The minutes of the meeting of the Licensing & Enforcement Sub Committee held on 28th August 2019 were confirmed and signed as a true record. |
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Declarations of interest Guidance is available online to Councillors and co-opted members on making declarations of interest
Minutes: There were no Declarations of Interest. |
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Matters of urgency Information on matters of urgency is available online
Minutes: There were no matters of urgency. |
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Confidential/exempt items To agree any items to be dealt with after the public (including the Press) have been excluded. Thereare no itemswhich officersrecommendshould be dealtwithin thisway.
Minutes: There were no confidential items. |
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Additional documents:
Minutes: Members noted that it was the district council’s current policy that on initial licensing as a private hire, a vehicle must not be less than 1000cc. The policy recognises the positive impact that low and zero emission vehicles have on the environment. Members considered a request to licence a Nissan Leaf with an engine capacity below 1000cc. This was a hybrid electric vehicle with an engine capacity of 0cc and met with the Council’s climate change agenda.
Members noted that it was the intention to change the Private Hire & Taxi Licensing Policy at the October meeting to include reference to Zero Emission electric vehicles with a 0cc engine rating. Bearing in mind that electric only vehicles had a shorter operating range.
RESOLVED that the application to licence a black Nissan Leaf vehicle registration number, WJ19 MHF as a private hire vehicle be approved and an exception be made to the Council’s present policy it was agreed to licence the vehicle. Being a hybrid electric vehicle it falls outside of the criteria in the policy agreed by Council being below 1000cc engine capacity. |