Agenda and minutes

The minutes of the previous meeting held on 11 December 2024 were agreed and signed as a true record.

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The meeting was a hearing under the Licensing Act 2003.

The Chair introduced the members of the Sub Committee and the Officers present.

The Sub Committee’s Legal Advisor, Giles Salter, outlined the procedure for the meeting.

The Sub Committee considered the application for the variation of a premises licence to also permit the sale of alcohol for consumption OFF the premises at Heydays, Unit 1 Sideshore, Queen’s Drive, Exmouth EX8 2GD.

The applicant, present and entitled to make representations, was Sam Beaton, accompanied by Andrew Biggs, on behalf of Exe Exe Exe Limited.

Also present, and entitled to make representations, were Cllr Graham Deasy, on behalf of Exmouth Town Council, Martin Heslop and Jenny Heslop.

The Licensing Officer summarised the application and stated that there had been no update since the report was written. 

In response to a question from Members, the Licensing Officer stated that licensing conditions which the committee could consider were set out in Appendix J to the report.  She added that as part of the Licensing Policy, applicants were provided with a Pool of Conditions to guide them on suitable conditions which they could consider, to mitigate any risk that might occur as a result of their licensable activities. 

There were no questions for the Licensing Officer from the applicant or the interested parties.

The applicant made the case for the application and highlighted the following points:

·        Heydeys was a high-end bakery and lifestyle shop where it was intended that patrons could purchase a bottle or local wine or craft bear as a gift or to take home with them. 

·        In addition to Heydeys, the applicant operated two businesses in Dorset and there had been no issues as a result of their off sales.

·        There was no intention to sell alcohol in open containers.

·        Concerns were acknowledged around overconsumption of alcohol on the beach but it was noted that alcohol was on sale already at a small supermarket on the seafront,at a price which was more attractive to younger people.  The applicant was not marketing themselves for this clientele, but to middle-class consumers.  

In response to questions from Members, the applicant confirmed that they had been in business for 3-4 years, initially opening a restaurant in Lyme Regis, and growing organically into their current lifestyle and bakery business.  They stated that it had been important to have car parking available so that locals could drop in for food and a bottle of something, to take home.  The applicant reiterated that there were no plans to sell alcohol in open containers.

In response to a question from the interested party, Cllr Graham Deasy, on behalf of Exmouth Town Council, the Legal Advisor explained that the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in the area did not establish a blanket ban on the sale or consumption of alcohol, but gave the police and authorised officers of the Council the powers to remove alcohol in open containers and issue fixed penalty notices in the event of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 30.