Agenda and minutes

To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 29 January 2015 (to be laid on the table half an hour before the meeting).

The Minutes of the Meeting held on 29 January 2015 were confirmed and signed.

To receive apologies for absence and to report any substitutions

Apologies were received from Cllr Jenny Else.

To receive from members declarations of interest in relation to any items included on the agenda for this meeting, in accordance with the Waverley Code of Local Government Conduct.

There were no interests declared under this head.

There were no items for discussion under this heading.

Background Papers

The background papers relating to the following items in Part I and II are as specified in the Agenda for the meeting of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee.

As part of last autumn’s Street Trading Policy consultation, views were sought on whether the existing street designations should be amended in any way. At the Licensing & Regulatory Committee of 18 September these responses were reviewed and officers were requested to instigate a separate process (as the determination of designated streets is not part of the Policy review process).

Two main designation issues arose and at the Committee’s meeting of 29 January 2015 recommendations to Council were made. The Council meeting of 17 February 2015 accepted the recommendation regarding designations in Cranleigh and asked that the Bridge Street, Godalming situation be reviewed in light of further information.  This Committee is asked to consider the request for review and determine whether there is a need for change.

Recommendation

That the Licensing & Regulatory Committee considers the submissions made

and resolves to recommend to Council:

1. that the designation of streets remains unaltered; or
   
   
2. the publication of a notice of intention to pass a resolution to designate Bridge Street, Godalming as a Consent Street

At their meeting on 29 January 2015 the Committee had discussed two main designation issues and had made recommendation to Council. The Council meeting of 17 February 2015 accepted the recommendation regarding designations in Cranleigh and asked that the Bridge Street, Godalming situation be reviewed in light of further information. 

Godalming Town Council had subsequently submitted a street plan and clarified their request to designated Bridge Street as a Consent Street.  The Town Council appreciated that it would not be possible to hold an event in Bridge Street that required a road closure due to the fact that vehicles from Kings Mews or Queens Street would be unable to turn into the High Street to exit the town.  Therefore they intended to only hold events in Bridge Street that would not requirement to close the road.

Following consideration of the clarified submission the Committee

RECOMMENDS that

5.         the publication of a notice of intention to pass a resolution to designate Bridge Street, Godalming as a Consent Street.

The consultation period on Taxi Fees ends on Friday 6 March 2015.  Up until the time of the agenda despatch no representations had been received.  If there are any representations Officers will update at the meeting.

If no representations are received by the deadline the new fees for 2015/16 will come into effect from 1 April 2015.

The consultation period on Taxi Fees ended on Friday 6 March 2015.  Officers updated the Committee and told Members that one comment had been received from a driver which had not been followed up and no other representations had been received.

The Committee therefore noted that as no representations had been received within the consultation period the new fees for 2015/16 will come into effect from 1 April 2015.