Minutes for Licensing meeting, Jun 3 2010, 7.00PM official page

To receive the apologies of any Member who is unable to attend this meeting.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Banks, Hartnett and Pearce.

To invite Councillors to declare any interests they may have in items on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held on 17th May 2010.

(Minutes to follow)

RESOLVED that

the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 17th May 2010 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

To consider objections received to the proposals to site an additional and an alternative taxi rank on Evesham Road, Headless Cross.

(Report attached)

Members were asked to consider a report that outlined objections to proposals to site additional and alternative taxi ranks on Evesham Road, Headless Cross.

The Licensing Manager reported that further to Minute 25 of the meeting of this Committee held on 25th January 2010, the approved proposals had been publicised as required by the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.  These proposals included the provision of an additional Hackney Carriage rank for 6/7 spaces outside Steps Bistro and the re-siting of the current provision of 3 spaces situated outside the White Hart on the pavement; to the roadside opposite the White Hart public house.

Councillor Gandy, in her role as a Ward Councillor for Headless Cross and Oakenshaw, reported that she had withdrawn her support for the proposals for the following reasons:

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